Senior Backend Developer

Duration: 18 month contract (potential extension)

Location: Toronto or Kingston, ON (On-site, 5 days per week)

Language: English, advanced written and verbal communication skills required

About the Opportunity

Join a high-impact technology team supporting the modernization and delivery of enterprise applications within a large public sector environment. This opportunity is ideal for a senior developer who enjoys solving complex integration challenges, building scalable cloud-native solutions, and contributing to initiatives that directly support services used across Ontario.

Working alongside architects, developers, business stakeholders, and technical specialists, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and supporting modern applications deployed within Microsoft Azure environments. This position offers the opportunity to contribute across the full software development lifecycle while helping drive cloud transformation initiatives.

What’s In It for You

A chance to work on meaningful projects that support large-scale digital transformation initiatives

Exposure to modern cloud technologies, enterprise integration platforms, and DevOps practices

An opportunity to collaborate with experienced technical professionals in a highly collaborative environment

A workplace that values knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and innovation

Your Responsibilities

• You'll design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-native applications and backend services within Microsoft Azure environments

• You'll build and integrate RESTful APIs, middleware solutions, and enterprise application integrations

• You'll develop server-side business logic and support scalable, high-availability application architectures

• You'll contribute to CI/CD pipeline development, automation initiatives, and DevOps best practices

• You'll troubleshoot production incidents, provide post-implementation support, and resolve technical issues

• You'll prepare technical specifications, implementation plans, testing documentation, and deployment materials

• You'll participate in design reviews, testing walkthroughs, status reporting, and knowledge transfer activities

Skills and Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in cloud application development and software engineering

• Strong expertise with Microsoft Azure, including App Services, Azure Functions, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes or OpenShift, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines

• Advanced proficiency in Java, Python, SQL, or JavaScript/TypeScript with Node.js, including REST API development

• Experience with cloud security, IAM, encryption, observability, monitoring, logging, and enterprise integration patterns

• Knowledge of ETL/ELT processes, Azure data services, and scalable cloud architecture principles

• Previous Ontario Public Service (OPS) experience is required

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