Senior Software Designer & Developer
- Pay Rate: $84.75/hour, depending on experience
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Contract Length: 1 year
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Raise is currently hiring a Senior Software Designer & Developer on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our client is responsible for the safe and reliable operation of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System.
Note: The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.
Description
Reporting to the Manager Markets Delivery and Solution Services, the Senior Software Designer/Developer plays a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-grade applications that support ’s core business functions. This role will play a key role in our clients cloud migration initiatives, with responsibility for assessing existing applications and leading the design and implementation of changes required to make them cloud-compatible, particularly within the Azure ecosystem. This includes performing application analysis, identifying technical and architectural gaps, and driving remediation strategies for cloud readiness, performance, and scalability.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end application analysis and remediation for cloud migration (Azure), including assessing application architecture, dependencies, and technical constraints
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Identify and implement design and code changes required to make applications cloud-compatible, including refactoring for microservices, containerization, and cloud-native patterns
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Analyze and optimize database workloads and queries for cloud environments, ensuring performance, scalability, and cost efficiency
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Collaborate with cloud and platform teams to align applications with Azure architecture standards, security, and operational practices
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Evaluate and implement best practices for cloud-native design, including resiliency, observability, and scaling strategies
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Lead technical solutioning for database modernization, including migration from Oracle to PostgreSQL where applicable
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Drive performance optimization and troubleshooting of applications running on cloud platforms
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Designs and develop scalable, high-performance applications using modern object-oriented and distributed architecture principles
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Lead the development of complex, end-to-end enterprise solutions using Java and J2EE technologies
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Translate business requirements into technical solutions and detailed system designs
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Define and document architecture, design patterns, and development standards
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Develop and maintain backend services, APIs, and event-driven integrations (REST, JMS, etc.)
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Designs and develop user interfaces with JavaScript, JSP, Html, CSS
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Integrate applications with internal and external systems, ensuring reliability and data integrity
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Contribute to API design, microservices architecture, and cloud-ready solutions
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Ensure code quality through unit testing, automation, code reviews, and best practices
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Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application performance and scalability
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Provide accurate effort estimation and contribute to sprint planning and delivery commitments
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Ensure adherence to development standards, security policies, and governance practices
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Produces application functional design specifications and documentation
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Provides high-level and detailed estimates for assigned project work and tasks
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Provides maintenance support of critical systems which may include 7x24 technical support to System Controllers and business users
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Maintains detail log of IS service calls and resolution steps
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Ensure that development work meets the specifications, standards and quality requirements as provided to the developer by the Project Manager or designate
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Collaborate closely with product owners, business analysts, architects, and cross-functional teams
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Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance across teams
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Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes, tools, and frameworks
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Drive innovation by evaluating and adopting new technologies where appropriate
Qualifications
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Proven experience in application modernization and cloud migration, preferably to Microsoft Azure
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Strong experience analyzing legacy applications and defining cloud migration strategies (rehost, replatform, refactor)
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Experience in Java-based application refactoring for cloud-native environments
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Minimum 10 years’ experience in application systems development, business analysis, design, integration and maintenance
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Minimum 10 years’ “hands-on” development experience in Java
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Minimum 10 years’ experience designing and implementing complex, end-to-end J2EE solutions
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Minimum 10 years’ experience in Web services, JavaScript, HTML and PL/SQL
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Minimum 5 years’ experience in application integration with JMS, API
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Familiarity with DevOps practices, containerization (Docker), and Linux environments
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Ability to work well in a team environment, work well independently and have good problem-solving skills
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Solid knowledge of Java and object-oriented design/programming techniques, domain driven design methodology, design patterns, refactoring, unit testing
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In-depth knowledge of popular Java frameworks like Spring, Spring Boot, JUnit
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Experience in IT support and/or data analysis
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Experience with object-oriented design techniques and domain driven design methodology
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Experience with complex data model design, DML and DDL scripting
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Good understanding of physical database design principles in an Oracle and SQL Server environment
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Familiarity with JMS and RESTful API design and development
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Experience with Linux and Docker virtual environments
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Experience with ReactJS, Redis, automated testing with Selenium and REST Assured
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Working knowledge of application server and networking concepts.
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Education and Certifications
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Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
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Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.
We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.
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