Azure Integration Developer

We are seeking a highly accomplished and technical Azure Integration Developer for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier leadership and engineering capacity within the application integration stream, specializing in the design, construction, and deployment of complex, technology-enabled middleware solutions.

As a principal integration lead, you will bridge the gap between distributed legacy infrastructures, third-party vendor systems, and cloud-native digital environments. Operating within a hybrid work model, you will translate abstract business needs into highly scalable data transfer pathways, establish robust CI/CD pipeline automation, and enforce strict technical, functional, and security standards to ensure the seamless exchange of confidential enterprise data.

Location: Toronto, ON

Assignment Type: Hybrid (with expectations of going onsite in the future)

Contract Duration: 9 months (with a 3-month extension option)

Advantages
Multi-Stack Integration Domain: Direct, hands-on architectural ownership over both modern cloud-native systems and traditional enterprise middleware layers.

Advanced DevOps Automation: Drive automated code drops and release engineering utilizing cutting-edge toolsets like GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and APIOps.

End-to-End Delivery Scope: Oversee the complete integration loop, from early technical requirements gathering with vendors to post-deployment stabilization and root-cause analysis.

Strategic Autonomy: Formulate scalable solution recommendations that optimize data normalization, processing models, and business workflow automation.

Responsibilities
Technical Architecture & Code Delivery
Design, develop, and deliver high-quality application and integration components based on enterprise standards and industry best practices.

Formulate and implement logical data models and processing models by determining data requirements, normalization rules, and distribution structures.

Create and update application schemas, wrappers, middleware adapters, and functional interfaces utilizing modern software solution frameworks.

Research integration best practices and emerging design patterns to continuously introduce innovative, creative, and cost-effective digital solutions.

Provide necessary after-hours support for applications, integration components, and middleware environments to maintain absolute operational excellence.

Ecosystem Integration & Vendor Management
Interact with cross-functional business units, third-party vendors, and technical infrastructure teams to gather detailed requirements for software onboarding.

Design secure, encrypted data synchronization workflows to seamlessly transfer confidential data between core repositories and external service providers.

Conduct and participate in rigorous technical design walkthroughs, system specifications reviews, and structured peer code reviews.

Manage multi-environment deployment activities, including coordinating software installations, preparing clear code-drop release notes, and organizing implementation activities.

Testing, DevOps & Support
Collaborate with project support clusters to coordinate, execute, and document System Integration Testing (SIT) activities and detailed test scenarios.

Engineer, modify, and optimize robust automated deployment pipelines to enable continuous delivery across cloud and on-premise staging environments.

Lead comprehensive root cause analysis and technical troubleshooting sessions to isolate, communicate, and resolve complex software and connectivity issues.

Participate actively in defect triage meetings, report project milestones to delivery managers, and provide structured technical documentation to facilitate team knowledge transfer.

Qualifications
Core Technical & Integration Experience
Professional QA & Dev Tenure: Minimum of 10 years of progressive, hands-on software development experience operating as a dedicated Integration Developer or Tech Lead within enterprise environments.

Azure Integration Stack Mastery: 5+ years of dedicated technical experience designing, configuring, and maintaining solutions utilizing the Microsoft Azure Integration Services stack of tools.

Cloud & Hybrid Development Depth: 7+ years of comprehensive experience running cloud development practices alongside 7+ years of specialized integration design across a wide range of distributed systems.

Modern Containerization & Microservices: 5+ years of deep working knowledge with containerized deployment layers, microservices architectures, and associated frameworks including Kubernetes, Docker, Azure services, and Spring Boot.

Legacy Middleware Frameworks: 5+ years of hands-on platform design, development, and maintenance experience operating within IBM MQ and IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) platforms.

Automated CI/CD Pipeline Engineering: 5+ years of working experience implementing and configuring delivery automation tools, specifically GitHub Actions, BitBucket, Azure DevOps, and APIOps frameworks.

Release & Lifecycle Management: 5+ years of proven success leading deployment activities, executing system configurations, drafting release documentation, and managing software lifecycles across Agile (Scrum or Kanban) delivery models.

Communication & Analytical Strength
Consultative Articulation: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with polished ease when discussing development approaches, technical specifications, and system architectural alignments with senior management and external stakeholders.

Problem Solving Acumen: Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, and decision-making capabilities to execute root cause analysis and propose implementable solutions under tight deployment windows.

Collaborative Mindset: A detail-oriented, self-motivated team player with strong organizational and multi-tasking abilities who functions effectively inside multidisciplinary squads.

Summary
If you're interested in the Azure Integration Developer role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

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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