Software Developer – Senior

Job Title: Software Developer - Senior

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Work Model: 3 days in office, 2 days remote

Duration: 6 months

Submission Deadline: July 22, 2026 at 1pm

Must Haves

• 5+ years Experience with Cloud IaaS and PaaS (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)
• 10+ years Experience in developing and implementing small and large Enterprise applications
• 5+ years Experience designing and developing event-driven microservice architectures for systems that process near real-time data.
• Location: 3 days in office, 2 days remote
• Public Sector Experience: must have

Description / Responsibilities / Skills

ACCOUNTABILITY STATEMENT

• provide technical specific development skills and experience the Transit Operations product portfolio
• solutions for tracking trains and buses and managing customer information through applications like Trip Manager, TrainTrac, CCMS, Open API, CAD/AVL, GO Tracker

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS

• Be an active participant in the further development of Solution Architecture practice. Drive the adoption of solution architecture's best practices, architecture processes and tools
• Deliver communication / presentation at the different levels of the organization, from Business to the development teams, planning and supervising the execution of the work

Customer/Stakeholder

• Provides subject matter expertise and consultation to senior management and officials on a range of issues
• Facilitates dialogue and discussion between the business and internal and external providers to assist with prioritizing between competing objectives
• Interacts and/or works with cross functional teams, advisory committees, Boards and stakeholders to progress projects and initiatives
• Develops and maintains effective partnerships/relationship with business leaders to develop a solid understanding of all lines of business

Technical Competencies

• Experience in developing and implementing Enterprise applications using C#, ASP.NET MVC, .NET Framework 4.5 10, Core Web API/REST, WCF/SOAP, SQL/LINQ/Entity Framework, Java, JSP
• Experience in developing front end solution using HTML5, Javascript / ES6, React/Redux, CSS / Preprocessors, REST. Node.Js experience is an asset
• Experience with DevOps tools such as GitHub, Jira and Jenkins; Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with containerization such as Kubernetes and Docker; Experience with Cloud solution stacks such as OpenStack

Experience & Skill Set Requirements

Technical Competencies

• Familiarity with relevant legislation (e.g. Metrolinx Act, Places to Grow Act, Planning Act, Revised Statutes of Ontario (RSO), Municipal Act) is an asset
• Project management principles and practices, including budget and schedule controls, to lead and direct cross functional teams and consultants engaged in simultaneous projects
• Service-focused management, leadership, and influencing skills to provide senior technical and administrative direction to an operating or functional unit
• Experience in developing and implementing small and large Enterprise applications developed with Microsoft Visual Studio using C#, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.Net Forms, Windows Batch Scripting, .NET Framework 4.5 10, Core Web API/REST, WCF/SOAP, SQL/LINQ/Entity Framework with a strong ability to write SQL code, Java, JSP, JSTL, Google Tag Manager
• Basic understanding/exposure of SignalR, RabbitMQ, REDIS, MongoDB technologies or similar technologies, and working with real time data
• Experience in developing front end solution using HTML5, Javascript / ES6, React/Redux, CSS / Preprocessors (less, sass, stylus, etc ), REST. Node.Js experience is an asset
• Experience with DevOps tools such as GitHub, Jira and Jenkins
• Experience with Cloud solution stacks such as OpenStack
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with containerization such as Kubernetes and Docker
• Basic understanding of CQRS/EventStore/Microservices concepts would be considered an asset
• Knowledge and experience of source control systems (in particular JIRA); used throughout the SDLC is an asset
• Familiarity with the Agile Software Development process is desirable

Key Contributions

• Produce and deliver design of a common applications platform for the Real-time scheduling, fare and customer communications ecosystem including applications and tools, data models and data life cycles, configurations, security, and deployment
• Be an active participant in the further development of Solution Architecture practice. Drive the adoption of solution architecture's best practices, architecture processes and tools with the focus on Transit Operations and Communications
• Develop, enhance and maintain solution architectures for the Real-time scheduling framework (Trip Manager, TrainTrac, CCMS, TIS, TMS, Open API, CAD/AVL, GO Tracker)
• Deliver communication / presentation at the different levels of the organization, from Business to the development teams, planning and supervising the execution of the work being done
• Ensure the Transit Operations and Communications ecosystem is properly architected and integrated with other systems based Enterprise Architecture and Cybersecurity strategic directions

Customer/Stakeholder

• Provides subject matter expertise and consultation to senior management and officials on a range of issues, assists in interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data for evidence-based decision-making
• Facilitates dialogue and discussion between the business and internal and external providers to assist with prioritizing between competing objectives (i.e. run meetings, focus groups, joint sessions, workshops)
• Assists the business to prepare business cases, understand scope limitations, and manage expectations during project implementation
• Interacts and/or works with cross functional teams, advisory committees, Boards and stakeholders to progress projects and initiatives, manages distribution of information, provides updates and utilizes influencing skills to achieve desired outcomes
• Prepares communications plans, communicates the implementation of initiatives, standards, and designs to various business units
• Develops and maintains effective partnerships/relationship with business leaders to develop a solid understanding of all lines of business that facilitates and guides business efforts

Operational Excellence

• Identifies, assesses, develops a full range of services, strategies associated with achieving business plans; develops and identifies and recommends changes as required to meet strategic objectives
• Maintains current knowledge of best practices, market trends, and legal/regulatory requirements to assist in the strategic development, implementation, and administration of business policies and programs
• Implements change management and intervention strategies to support major projects and transformational plans that have impact on the business
• Uses existing data to research, review and analyze various issues, trends, legislative issues, systemic issues, and policy/process concerns
• Contributes to development of policies, reporting tools, directives, procedures, and program implementation to identifies improved methods / techniques related to business activities and functions
• Ensures that quality standards are adhered to during the development and implementation of projects; recommends solutions and improvements to business processes on behalf of management