Senior Application Developer

Date Posted: 03/09/2026
Req ID: 47235
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Department: Faculty IT Office
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00059246
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:

The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering is a world-renowned community of researchers and students dedicated to solving some of the world's most pressing challenges through collaborative and multidisciplinary research and experiential education. Through rigorous technical training, and unparalleled extracurricular and professional experience opportunities, we prepare the next generation of engineering leaders and change makers to unlock the future's boundless potential.

Our leadership team provides an open, professional environment that fosters a culture built on respect, goal orientation, self-motivation, accountability, and teamwork. We believe in recognizing and valuing our employee’s contributions to the advancement of the department’s goals while promoting a strong commitment to work-life balance among our employees.

The Faculty's Information Technology (FIT) office provides the technological vision and leadership for the development and implementation of information systems, processes, and associated technology to support Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering academic mission and administrative operations. The Faculty IT (FIT) office works closely with academic departments across the Faculty to provide timely, quality service and technological solutions.

Your opportunity:

As a highly motivated member of the Faculty IT team, you will be leading technical design and implementation of Faculty-wide applications and workflow capabilities, providing enablement and automation of business processes based on assessment of stakeholder needs.

You will actively participate in all stages of the product life cycle including planning, design, development, testing, implementation, production monitoring, troubleshooting, and ongoing operational support in alignment with industry best practices and in compliance with University policies, standards, and requirements.

In this role you will also provide technical leadership, application expertise, and support to other technical staff, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing. The incumbent operates with a “one team” mindset, contributing to solutions and supporting colleagues in addressing complex issues that affect Faculty-wide systems and services.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Writing complex technical code
• Analyzing the security and integrity of highly complex system problems and/or implications of any new or changed procedure or technology
• Developing and updating architectural framework for highly complex and confidential university-wide applications
• Evaluating programming code to ensure it has validity, compatibility, and that it meets appropriate standards
• Leading and planning IT projects, including developing technical application implementation plans

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field or acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience with application development
• Five or more years of progressive experience in full-stack design, development, integration, testing, documentation, and operational support of secure, database-driven web applications and web services.
• Five or more years of experience securely configuring web application and database server environments for production and non-production use, both on-premises and in Microsoft Azure.
• Strong experience developing and maintaining secure web services and applications using C#/.NET (ASP.NET Core, Web API) and PHP (Laravel).
• Strong experience building full-stack applications using C# and JavaScript, primarily leveraging .NET / ASP.NET Core, Angular, TypeScript, and Bootstrap, with integration across enterprise backend systems and RESTful APIs.
• Strong experience with relational database design and development (SQL Server preferred), including complex queries, stored procedures, views, performance tuning, and data integration tools (e.g., Entity Framework, Azure Data Factory, SSIS).
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and coordinating code and database deployments across development, testing, and production environments (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization standards in web applications
• Strong understanding of application security, accessibility standards, and responsive design principles.
• Experience working in Agile development environments and contributing to sprint planning, estimation, and release cycles (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Demonstrated strong debugging, bug tracking, code review and technical documentation skills.
• Must be self-motivated, results oriented, a quick learner with a strong customer service focus and impeccable attention to detail.
• Works well under pressure in a fast-paced environment, meets strict deadlines and has sound judgment.
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience working in a post-secondary environment preferred
• Familiarity with the ROSI/Acorn system data, database and web services
• Experience working within ServiceNow environment
• Experience working with Microsoft 365 no-code/low-code tools (e.g., Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint)

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Meticulous
• Motivated self-learner
• Proactive
• Problem solver
• Team player

Closing Date: 03/17/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 16 -- $103,367. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $132,188. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Information Technology (IT)
Recruiter: Sarah Chim

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

A job description is available upon request