• Design, develop, and maintain both front-end and back-end components of software applications on J2EE based platform.
• Implement and maintain scalable, modular, and reusable code.
• Ensure the responsiveness and performance of applications across various devices.
• Develop detailed program specifications.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, adherence to coding standards, and best practices.
• Develop, test, and deploy necessary fixes and application upgrades in collaboration with partners and other IT support teams. Participate in integration and regression testing
• Write documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, and corrections.
• Participates in tier 3 application support activities including incident management and supports the assessment and delivery of application upgrades and patches.
• Troubleshoot application/database/system issues, and provide a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) working effectively with partners and/or Open Source communities.
• Provide off-hour support to avoid any service impact to the customer.
• Develop/build enhancements to solution as required by customer and business.
• Participate in code reviews – peer and junior.
• Participates in team-based projects, many of which may be matrix managed; must be accustom to completing deliverables within time and budgetary constraints.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, and provide recommendations for adoption.
• Perform other technical duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology / computer science or related disciplines e.g. Engineering
• Must have a minimum of 7 years of experience in developing, implementing, and/or supporting large and complex web-based applications using Java, Spring Framework, Open Source frameworks, 3rd party COTS, and relational database (Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL).
• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer with expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies.
• Fluent and current in HTML5, CSS and JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, Angular, JQuery etc.
• Excellent knowledge of industry standards for design and application development.
• Exceptional skills/talent troubleshooting and fixing complex web-based application/system issues.
• Strong working knowledge in SDLC and Agile process.
• Solid understanding of highly available architecture and experience supporting mission-critical services. Experience implementing and supporting Disaster Recovery.
• Hands-on technology experience in JBoss App Server, Angular JS, Node JS, Java, Python, MySQL, Apache Tomcat,
  
  Microsoft Windows, and Redhat OS.
• Familiarity and experience supporting the Government of Ontario IT Standards (GO-ITS) is a plus.
• Must possess a strong sense of ownership and urgency in supporting a mission-critical business environment.
• Ability to work under limited supervision.

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