HM Note: This hybrid contract role is two (2) days per month in office. Candidates resume must include first and last name.

Description

Assignment Deliverables:

• Provides input from a systems perspective
• Develops and provides effort estimates for design and development activities across their area of expertise
• Refactor and migrate legacy code and systems to new cutting-edge technologies
• Proficient knowledge in the application domain
• Practiced ability to influence strategy within the application domain and related domain
• Designs components within their specific software application/technology
• Translate functional requirements and wireframes into working technology
• Deploy established development tools, guidelines, and conventions and advocate solutions for the application/solution
• Develops real time and batch interface programs and scalable and high-performance interfaces
• Develops small/midsize applications where there is no commercially available solution
• Analyzes current and new information systems requirements
• Writes programs to extract, translate, load, and verify data using an enterprise messaging layer (i.e. Kafka)
• Develops programs to address requirements for data conversions and other data transformations
• Ability to configure SaaS, COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) Software with training
• Participates in system and application upgrades and other support activities as needed
• Assists users in solving programs and answers systems and application-related questions
• Develops programs for automatic correction of erroneous data
• Adheres to programming standards when performing analysis, writing documentation, and testing components
• Develop code utilizing modern development practices such as Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and agile methodologies
• Participate in Secure Code reviews
• Develop Unit test cases and validates test results during testing
• Tests and debugs application in conjunction with business
• Utilize test-driven development and automated testing frameworks
• Develops documentation for the programs written or modified
• Provide input for training materials
• Participate in triage meetings involving all the required stakeholders, to discuss actions on any defects and issues the testing team has found during testing
• Investigate, resolve and escalate problems and develop recommendations for resolution.
• Identifies need for technical assistance to help in problem resolution
• Escalates issues as appropriate

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Post-Secondary education in Computer Science, Information Technology or related areas OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Significant experience in Systems Integration and Application Development
• Experience within the Retail or B2B Systems industry is an asset
• Certification in Microsoft Dynamics AX and D365 is an asset
• 3+ years of experience with developing websites and web-based applications
• Experience with database technologies such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL
• Strong working proficiency in cloud- based services (Azure / AWS / GCP) environment
• 3+ years of experience of Java application and programming best practices
• Ability to provide production support and respond quickly
• Resolve production incidents with SME level of knowledge
• Comfortable to use Jira, Confluence, Figma and related tools in day-to-day activities
• Ability to work in Agile methodology
• Strong analytical data-driven thinking skills
• HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, JavaScript, jQuery, React. Shopify Liquid Theme development with 3+ years of modern JavaScript framework experience
• Experience with Shopify API specifications and development skills including RESTful API (OpenAPI, Admin API, Storefront API and Ajax API)
• Experience with Shopify liquid themes, Algolia, Canada Post, Google API's, Google Analytics and Middleware back-end integration
• Experience building on eCommerce Platforms
• Experience building and integrating web-interfaces with Web APIs using REST (JSON) and XML / JSON parsing techniques
• Experience with Visual Studio Code, Accessibility Tool like Axe, NVDA, Jaws, VoiceOver in Safari, TalkBack in Android, Shopify CLI Tools and Gulp
• Experience with Apache, Maven, RabbitMQ queues, Spring and SpringBoot, Swagger, and Postman.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong understanding of Shopify and Java Modules
• Strong understanding of day-to-day agile operations, month end and year end close process

Must Haves:

• 5+ years experience - HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, JavaScript, jQuery, React. development with 3+ years of modern JavaScript framework experience
• 3+ year Experience building on eCommerce Platforms
• 3+ year Experience building and integrating web-interfaces with Web APIs using REST (JSON) and XML / JSON parsing techniques
• 1+years experience using Jira, Confluence, Figma and related tools in day-to-day activities
• 3+ years experience of Java application and programming best practices

Nice to Have:

• Ability to work in Agile methodology
• Shopify Liquid Theme