Senior Software Engineer- 1662

Our client, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join their core application engineering and support team.

In this senior contract role, you will play a critical part in maintaining, developing, and modernizing a robust portfolio of high-volume, containerized Java applications. You will serve as a lead technical authority, balancing active software development with high-tier production support, incident resolution, and platform security compliance. Operating within a highly flexible and collaborative ecosystem, you will partner with cross-functional developers, architects, and business systems analysts to deliver stable, secure, and performant enterprise software solutions.

Duration: 6-Month Contract (with potential for extension)

Work Arrangement: 95% Remote (Occasional onsite attendance required for key training, alignment workshops, or collaborative team sessions at the local office hub)

Work Hours: Flexible start schedule between 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. (Standard 7.5-hour workday)



Advantages
High Remote Autonomy: Enjoy the perfect balance of a 95% remote workspace, supported by modern, seamless digital collaboration tools.

Outstanding Work-Life Balance: Benefit from highly flexible daily core hours, featuring a flexible morning start window and a comfortable 7.5-hour workday.

Complex Technical Sandbox: Lead and contribute to sophisticated software architectures, working with modern cloud-ready platforms and microservices.

Stable & Collaborative Culture: Work alongside passionate, ego-free engineering peers in an ecosystem that actively values innovation, knowledge sharing, and high technical standards.



Responsibilities
Application Support, Analysis & Recovery
Production Stability & Support: Provide ongoing high-tier support for Java-based applications in production and test environments—responding to service requests, leading incident and problem analysis, and driving rapid service restoration.

Security & Vulnerability Management: Conduct proactive security vulnerability remediation, participate in compliance audits, and generate operational status reports.

Continuous Improvement: Enable platform stability through proactive monitoring, robust change management controls, system upgrades, and disaster recovery simulation projects.

Software Engineering & API Development
Java Development & Design: Participate in the design, development, testing, and debugging of Java services and web interfaces, utilizing modern frameworks and container deployments.

Modern Container Pipelines: Deploy and orchestrate services using Kubernetes containers and Docker virtualization.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Interface with other Software Engineers, Business Systems Analysts, and business stakeholders to translate operational needs into secure, production-ready code.



Qualifications
Experience: Minimum 10+ years of progressive professional experience in IT, specifically focused on Java application support, analysis, and software development.

Core Java & Backend Mastery (10+ Years):

Deep, referenceable command of Java, Java Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technologies (Servlet, JDBC, JSP), and the Spring Framework.

Solid understanding of structural enterprise methodologies, including ITIL, CMMI, and Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC).

Comprehensive command of web development languages, including JavaScript, HTML, XML, and CSS.

Modern Frameworks & Containerization (4+ Years):

Practical, hands-on experience developing with ReactJS (React.js) frontend libraries.

Deep functional knowledge of Java Spring Boot microservices architecture.

Production experience with container technologies, specifically Kubernetes and Docker.

Strong familiarity with web security standards, secure coding practices, and OWASP guidelines.

Web Services & Database Engineering:

Demonstrated experience designing and consuming SOAP, REST APIs, Java APIs, and JSON formats.

Strong database proficiency querying and managing SQL, Oracle, or PostgreSQL databases.

DevOps & Integration Tooling:

Solid configuration experience with modern CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools, including Jenkins, Artifactory, Bitbucket/Git, Gradle, Maven, CDD, and Ansible.

Familiarity with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) protocols.

Exposure to Kafka event-streaming and light car proxy integrations.

Education: Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent technical or quantitative discipline.

Soft Skills: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; a continuous learning mindset with strong analysis, debugging, and problem-solving abilities. A team player who is highly adaptable within dynamic, fast-paced enterprise environments.

Nice-to-Have Skills & Assets
Practical exposure to Agile delivery frameworks (Kanban, Scrum).

Direct experience working with cloud-hosted applications and virtual servers on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Active exposure to team collaboration and workspace tools, such as Jira, Confluence, and MS Teams.

Knowledge of middleware technologies such as WebSphere or WebLogic.



Summary
If you are a tech-savvy Senior Software Engineer who pairs an absolute command of Java, Spring Boot, and ReactJS with the systems-level analytical depth required to support and scale containerized applications on Kubernetes, this contract is a premier career fit. Bring your development precision, security-first mindset, and collaborative leadership style to our growing technology team today!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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