Senior Developer Jobs in Whitby, ON (NOW HIRING)

Our Technology team wakes up every day with one goal in mind - connecting Canadians to the people and things that matter most. Together, we are proud to support 30 million Canadians each month through managing a robust portfolio that champions leading-edge technology. We drive large-scale, complex, and high-visibility technology projects and programs that shape the future of technology in Canada and expand connectivity from coast to coast. If you are interested in being a part of this, consider applying for the following opportunity:

Who we are looking for:

Do you enjoy working on high-scale, complex, and high visibility projects and programs?  If yes, consider the following opportunity:

Senior Developers are responsible for server-side development of next generation products and services. The role handles all the development tasks of building services, system interfaces, and/or user interfaces

What you will do:

• Responsible for the technical / systems analysis, design, development, unit testing, system integration testing, implementation and support of software applications, using existing and emerging technology platforms. Role includes custodian of the established architecture assuring that documented standards and procedures are adhered to and ensure the smooth interpretability of the applications. 
• Collaborating with IT Platform Management, work with the business/BSA to obtain the necessary clarity of the requirements at a function point context. Work with project managers, sponsors and other stakeholders to develop and plan technical strategies, agree upon project priorities and deliver applications that support business requirements. Work with the front end developers, server-side developers and tech lead to design and build API services. Also responsible for the Systems integration testing of applications prior to code release to Quality Assurance. 
• Responsible for writing new systems of moderate complexity, working with basic application designs and specifications, utilizing standard procedures and techniques.
• Lead and Coordinate the development of design requirements, designs, unit and system integration tests, perform code reviews, document and implements systems and programs.
• Provides application and user support, troubleshooting, application testing, system integration testing and post-implementation review of new/changed applications. Reviews release notes and other relevant documentation.  
• Applications Development professionals are responsible for working with their managers to assure their own continuing professional development for both technical and soft skills and that of their teams.  At the more senior levels, application developers are expected to train others, participate in company and industry working groups, and encourage learning, sharing culture that supports development of innovative and effective business solutions. 
• Applications Development professionals will develop a thorough understanding of the businesses they support along with well-developed people and project management skills. They may apply these skills either within a narrow business focus or broadly across the firm.

What you bring:

• A university degree in computer science or equivalent education
• 4-6 years of experience using Java/J2EE, Rest/Soap Web services, Spring framework and Spring Boot, Kafka, Git, Maven, Nexus, Bitbucket, Artifactory,
• 4-6 years of experience with Databases for both relational and NoSQL databases (Oracle, Cassandra, MongoDB, Postgres)
• Understanding of Docker, Play/Akka, Cassandra, ElasticSearch, Kibana, Azure, Jenkins, Nginx, and Unix preferred
• Experience in creating prototype designs for a product very rapidly with a wide range of techniques.
• Experience with Agile tools and Methodologies (e,g - Atlassian suite)
• Understanding and knowledge with utilizing/implementing operational tools such as Dynatrace, Datadog, Splunk, PagerDuty, etc.
• Strong organizational and estimation skills
• Operates with minimal supervision and performs moderate to difficult technical tasks independently
• Excellent Team Player and acts as mentor in own area
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Has functional knowledge of multiple applications
• Incorporates risk planning and mitigation into work efforts.   
• Proven experience facilitating collaborative processes

Other Qualifications:

• Strong business acumen
• Extends understanding of business and IT strategies, drivers, and processes at the project to department level.
• Extends awareness of risks associated with application development and of potential impacts within IT, the business, and or the firm's reputation.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with the customer and team members
• Can work on multiple medium to large sized projects
• Good presentation skills to be able to present during demo sessions
• understanding of entire development cycle, from concept to deployment and monitoring is a bonus

To protect our people, brand and assets, a pre-employment background check will be conducted. As part of our selection process, all candidates must clear a criminal background check. Additionally, a credit check and drivers abstract may be required depending on the role.

Schedule: Full time
Shift: Day
Length of Contract: Not Applicable (Regular Position)
Work Location: 8200 Dixie Rd (341), Brampton, ON 
Travel Requirements: Up to 10%
Background Check(s) Required: Criminal Record and Credit Check 
Posting Category/Function: Digital & eCommerce
Requisition ID: 339394

To support career growth, collaboration, and high-performing teams, all Corporate Employees are expected to work onsite. We believe that in-person connection strengthens our culture and drives industry-leading performance.

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Posting Notes:  Technology