RQ11719 – Software Developer – Senior

Job summary

Design, develop, integrate, test, deploy, and maintain complex Java applications and Azure-based microservices, including user interfaces, APIs, integrations, and database components. Provide technical leadership through mentoring, code reviews, delivery coordination, and support for security, quality, performance, and production readiness.

Job details

Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement – RQ11719 We are seeking a Senior Software Developer with extensive experience developing complex enterprise and public-facing applications using Java and Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will have strong technical leadership skills, including experience leading and mentoring development teams, guiding technical direction, conducting code reviews, and ensuring alignment with approved architecture and delivery objectives. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, integrating, testing, deploying, and maintaining cloud-based application components while ensuring security, quality, performance, reliability, and maintainability. Role Snapshot Job Title: RQ11719 – Software Developer – Senior Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Work Location: 222 Jarvis Street, 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Work Arrangement: Onsite – 5 Days per Week Estimated Start Date: November 2, 2026 Estimated End Date: September 28, 2027 Business Days: 230.00 Extension: Probable after the initial mandate Hours: 7.25 hours per day Security Level: No Clearance Required Must Have Experience leading teams and managing development teams. Demonstrated experience providing team and solution leadership, including guiding technical direction, coordinating development activities, and ensuring alignment with approved architecture and delivery objectives. Experience mentoring developers and providing technical guidance within multidisciplinary teams. Experience developing complex enterprise or public-facing applications. Experience implementing user interfaces, APIs, services, integrations, and database components. Experience developing and deploying applications in cloud-based environments. Experience with APIs, integration patterns, automated deployment, and configuration management. Experience developing automated tests for user interfaces, APIs, and databases. Nice to Have Prior Ontario Public Service (OPS) or public sector experience. Description Develops, configures, integrates, tests, deploys, and maintains complex application components in accordance with approved architecture, technical designs, security requirements, and coding standards. Provides technical leadership and supports the quality, reliability, performance, and maintainability of the solution. Experience Experience developing and maintaining complex enterprise applications using Java. Experience translating technical specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria into working software. Experience developing user interfaces, APIs, integration services, business logic, and database components. Experience building automated unit, integration, API, database, and user-interface tests. Experience developing and deploying cloud-based microservice architecture solutions in Microsoft Azure, including deployment pipelines, configuration management, and application monitoring. Experience reviewing code and enforcing development, security, documentation, and testing standards. Experience troubleshooting complex defects and resolving performance, reliability, and integration issues. Experience implementing secure coding practices and addressing identified vulnerabilities. Experience supporting deployments, production-readiness activities, and post-implementation stabilization. Demonstrated experience providing team and solution leadership, including guiding technical direction, coordinating development activities, and ensuring alignment with approved architecture and delivery objectives. Experience mentoring developers and providing technical guidance within multidisciplinary teams. General Skills / Duties Design, develop, configure, test, and maintain Java application components. Build and maintain cloud-based microservices in Microsoft Azure, including interfaces, APIs, integrations, data-access components, and automated tests. Participate in solution design and technical planning. Review code and provide practical feedback to development team members. Diagnose and resolve defects, performance issues, security concerns, and integration failures. Support continuous integration and deployment activities. Prepare and maintain technical documentation. Estimate development work and contribute to sprint and release planning. Support test teams, business acceptance testing, deployment, and implementation. Identify technical risks, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement. Experience And Skill Set Requirements Software Development Experience — 40% Experience developing complex enterprise or public-facing applications. Experience implementing user interfaces, APIs, services, integrations, and database components. Experience applying object-oriented, structured, and Agile development methodologies. Cloud, Integration, and Deployment — 25% Experience developing and deploying applications in cloud-based environments. Experience with APIs, integration patterns, automated deployment, and configuration management. Experience supporting application monitoring and operational readiness. Testing, Security, and Quality — 20% Experience developing automated tests for user interfaces, APIs, and databases. Experience applying secure coding and code-quality practices. Experience troubleshooting defects and improving application performance and maintainability. Communication and Technical Leadership — 15% Experience providing technical guidance and conducting code reviews. Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills. Ability to communicate technical issues and recommendations clearly. How to Apply If you are interested and your profile matches the requirements, kindly send the following mandatory documents to hrsmss@smsoftconsulting.com by Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST. Mandatory Documents Updated Resume in Word format (Mandatory) References (Mandatory) Expected Hourly Rate (Mandatory) Visa Status (Mandatory) LinkedIn ID (Mandatory) Without the mandatory documents, we cannot submit a candidate. WhatsApp Group For daily job updates, you can also join our WhatsApp group using the link below: Join our WhatsApp Group Note Onsite – 5 days per week. Email is the best way to reach us. 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What you’ll do

Design, develop, integrate, test, deploy, and maintain complex Java applications and Azure-based microservices, including user interfaces, APIs, integrations, and database components. Provide technical leadership through mentoring, code reviews, delivery coordination, and support for security, quality, performance, and production readiness.

Requirements

Extensive experience developing complex enterprise or public-facing applications with Java and deploying cloud-based solutions in Microsoft Azure is required. Candidates must also demonstrate team leadership and mentoring, API and integration experience, automated testing, secure coding, troubleshooting, and clear technical communication.

Listed skills

• Microsoft Azure · Preferred
• Automated testing · Preferred
• Java · Preferred
• Integration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Java
• Microsoft Azure
• Enterprise Application Development
• Microservices
• Technical Leadership
• Team Mentoring
• API Development
• Integration
• Automated Testing
• Continuous Integration and Deployment
• Configuration Management
• Secure Coding
• Code Reviews
• Application Monitoring
• Performance Troubleshooting
• Agile Development

Job areas

• Software
• Technology
• Management & Leadership
• Government & Public Sector

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