Software Developer – Senior

Job Title: Software Developer - Senior

Location: Toronto ON

Work Model: Onsite

Duration: 5 months

Extension: 1 Time

Must Haves

• Extensive experience across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including design, coding, testing, debugging, deployment, and maintenance.
• Proficient in Java and related technologies including Spring Boot, JPA, EJB, Angular, NodeJS, Jasper Reports, and PDF generation.
• Strong experience in building and integrating RESTful and SOAP-based web services.
• Skilled in developing microservices-based applications and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Cloud services and DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, containerization (e.g., Docker), and infrastructure automation.
• Proven expertise in developing complex applications using IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM).
• Experience integrating with IBM Business Automation Workflow (BAW) for process orchestration and automation.
• Experience with JEE application servers, including IBM WebSphere and Liberty 8.x.
• Strong experience with PL/SQL, including writing complex queries, stored procedures, migration scripts, and designing staging tables for data transformation and migration.
• Experience working with OpenText Content Management System APIs, with a focus on updating and maintaining metadata accuracy and integrity.
• Experience developing AODA-compliant user interfaces and accessible documents (including PDFs).
• Familiarity with Ontario Government IT standards (GO-ITS 54) and accessibility best practices.
• 10+ years of experience designing and developing JEE components.
• Experience with OPS permitting platforms or similar public sector modernization initiatives.

Description / Responsibilities / Skills

Description

• Support successful implementation of Modernization of Property Information (MPI) initiative ensuring permission-related documents in OPSDocs are enriched with necessary metadata.
• Phase 1: Develop, test, and implement enhancements to apply approximately 23 new metadata fields to documents and sub-folders created after implementation date.
• Phase 1 includes aligning PEP OPSDocs folder structures with the new MECP CIS model by migrating the root folder.
• Phase II: Develop, test, and implement scripts to apply the same 23 metadata fields to historical documents already existing in PEP OPSDocs.
• Project will be executed using an Agile development methodology called Scrum for each phase.

Responsibilities

• Required to translate technical systems specifications into working, tested applications.
• Developing detailed programming specifications.
• Writing and/or generating code, compiling data-driven programs, maintaining, and conducting unit tests.
• Resolves and troubleshoots technical problems which arise during the use and operation of software packages, including technical assistance in implementation, conversion and migrations.

Database & Data Migration

• Proficient in relational and hierarchical database technologies.

Content Management & Compliance

• Experience working with permitting platforms within the Ontario Public Service (OPS) or other public sector environments.

Documentation & Quality Assurance

• Experience updating and maintaining design and architecture documentation to reflect evolving system components and integration points.
• Skilled in producing technical documentation, deployment guides, and user/system manuals.
• Committed to delivering defect-free, well-tested code through unit, functional, load, and regression testing.
• Skilled in conducting design/code reviews and providing accurate effort estimates.
• Experienced in reporting progress in Kanban settings and leading project meetings.

Deliverables

• Apply approximately 23 new metadata fields to documents and sub-folders created after implementation date.
• Migrate PEP OPSDocs root folder structure to align with new MECP CIS model.
• Apply 23 metadata fields to historical documents existing in PEP OPSDocs prior to Phase I.
• Translate technical systems specifications into working, tested applications.
• Deployment packages coordinated across multiple environments.

Experience & Skill Set Requirements

Development Experience 35%

• UI development using modern frameworks like Angular and NodeJS.
• Strong experience with RESTful and SOAP Web Services.
• Experience developing microservices and Spring Boot applications.
• Experience with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, AJAX, and JDBC/SQL.
• Experience developing AODA-compliant user interfaces and accessible PDFs.
• Strong experience interfacing Java services with BPM tools such as IBM BAW.

Technologies Experience 35%

• Experience with presentation and server-side frameworks: Struts, Spring, EJB, JPA.
• Experience with SOA design and development, including WSDL, Web Services, and REST APIs.
• Experience with IBM WebSphere and Liberty 8.x application servers.
• Experience with Azure Cloud, DevOps (CI/CD, Docker), and middleware/gateway integration.
• Development of complex applications using IBM ODM (Operational Decision Manager).
• Experience with OpenText CMS APIs for metadata management.
• Strong PL/SQL experience including migration scripts and staging tables.

Programming and Analysis Experience 15%

• Full SDLC experience: analysis, design, coding, testing, and implementation.
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum and RAD methodologies.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure in fast-paced environments.

Technical Skills and Compliance Experience 10%

• Experience developing and coding components compliant with AODA.
• Familiarity with Ontario Government IT standards (GO-ITS 54).
• Strong focus on quality assurance: unit, functional, load, and regression testing.
• Experience with technical documentation, estimation, and Kanban-based reporting.