Senior Software Developer – Identity & Access Management, .NET, Azure & Application Modernization

• Lead development activities to maintain, enhance, and modernize existing branch platforms, including EDCS and Picasso.
  
• Translate technical system specifications into detailed programming specifications, application designs, and working, tested software.
  
• Design, develop, code, compile, test, debug, document, deploy, and maintain enterprise applications.
  
• Develop and enhance .NET applications deployed within three-tier architectures, including load-balanced presentation and application tiers.
  
• Develop and maintain applications using C#, ASP.NET, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Web API, AngularJS, Entity Framework, LINQ, Oracle, and Crystal Reports.
  
• Develop reusable, maintainable, and scalable software components that support multiple applications.
  
• Troubleshoot application defects, production incidents, integration issues, and technical problems.
  
• Support application implementation, system conversion, data migration, and post-implementation activities.
  
• Analyze existing business processes and recommend improvements to maximize application effectiveness.
  

• Design, develop, test, debug, and support IAM solutions using Microsoft Entra ID and/or Oracle IAM tools.
  
• Develop a custom, reusable authorization-layer service that can be flexibly integrated across multiple applications.
  
• Support IAM modernization initiatives, including application integration, authentication, authorization, and related enterprise services.
  
• Evaluate existing IAM implementations, identify technical gaps, and recommend improvements to security, maintainability, and integration.
  
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, application development, and enterprise architecture teams to resolve IAM-related issues.
  

• Manage source control systems, including branching, merging, version control, and development workflow standards.
  
• Configure, administer, and maintain automated build systems and continuous integration (CI) environments.
  
• Establish and maintain build and deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps Pipelines or comparable tools.
  
• Work with tools such as Azure DevOps, BuildMaster, CruiseControl.NET, NAnt, or equivalent build automation technologies.
  
• Support automated compilation, testing, packaging, and deployment processes.
  
• Identify and resolve build, integration, and deployment failures.
  
• Lead code reviews and implement consistent coding standards, quality practices, and development guidelines across the team.
  

• Develop, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot applications and services within Microsoft Azure.
  
• Support infrastructure-related work and cross-project initiatives, including analytics platform improvements.
  
• Develop reports and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI and work with other Business Intelligence (BI) solutions.
  
• Support enterprise reporting, data integration, and analytics requirements.
  
• Conduct performance testing, application monitoring, and troubleshooting using tools such as Application Insights (App Insights).
  
• Identify performance bottlenecks and recommend improvements to application reliability, scalability, and responsiveness.
  

• Design, develop, test, and maintain web applications that comply with WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility requirements.
  
• Ensure application compatibility across multiple web browsers and browser versions.
  
• Incorporate accessibility, usability, and cross-browser testing into development and quality assurance processes.
  
• Apply relevant accessibility standards and demonstrate awareness of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related regulations.
  

• Configure, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows and Linux or other UNIX-based operating systems.
  
• Support application infrastructure and investigate issues involving operating systems, services, connectivity, and deployment environments.
  
• Configure, administer, and troubleshoot TCP/IP networks.
  
• Collaborate with central IT services and infrastructure teams to resolve networking and connectivity issues.
  
• Support applications deployed across multi-tier environments, including load-balanced presentation and application tiers.
  

• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including build books, programming specifications, application designs, deployment procedures, and support documentation.
  
• Conduct technical design walkthroughs and participate in code reviews and development planning.
  
• Work closely with project managers, business stakeholders, subject matter experts, infrastructure teams, and other IT professionals throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  
• Elicit, analyze, and document business and technical requirements from diverse stakeholders.
  
• Provide technical recommendations to project managers and senior leadership.
  
• Support quality assurance from a technical perspective and help resolve post-implementation issues.
  
• Contribute to delivery planning, risk identification, problem resolution, and achievement of project deadlines.
  

Requirements

1. Identity and Access Management: Designing, developing, and debugging IAM solutions using Microsoft Entra ID and/or Oracle IAM tools.
   
2. Source Control and Azure DevOps: Managing source control systems, including branching and merging, and configuring pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps.
   
3. Reusable Authorization Services: Developing custom, reusable authorization-layer services that provide flexible authorization capabilities across multiple applications.
   
4. Automated Builds and CI: Managing and maintaining automated build systems and continuous integration environments.
   
5. .NET Enterprise Applications: Designing, developing, testing, and debugging .NET applications deployed on three-tier infrastructure with load balancing across both presentation and application tiers.
   
6. Accessible Web Applications: Developing web applications that meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility requirements and operate across multiple browsers and browser versions.
   
7. Microsoft Azure: Demonstrated application development experience using Microsoft Azure.
   
8. Business Intelligence and Reporting: Developing reports using Microsoft Power BI and working with other Business Intelligence solutions.
   
9. Performance Testing and Monitoring: Conducting performance testing and application monitoring using tools such as Application Insights.
   

1. Operating Systems: Configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Microsoft Windows and Linux or other UNIX-based operating systems.
   
2. Networking: Configuration and administration of TCP/IP networks, including collaboration with central IT services to resolve networking issues.
   
3. Application Development Technologies: Designing, developing, testing, and debugging enhancements using:
   
• C#
  
• Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
  
• Web API
  
• Crystal Reports
  
• ASP.NET
  
• AngularJS
  
• Entity Framework
  
• LINQ
  
• Oracle
  
4. Continuous Integration and Build Systems: Setting up and administering CI environments and build systems such as Azure DevOps Pipelines, BuildMaster, CruiseControl.NET, NAnt, or equivalent tools.
   
5. Technical Leadership and Code Quality: Leading code reviews and implementing coding standards and development best practices across a team of developers.
   

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Effective interpersonal, collaboration, and negotiation abilities.
  
• Demonstrated ability to present technical recommendations to project managers and senior leadership.
  
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  

• Experience working with public sector project delivery methodologies, processes, and standards is an asset.
  
• Familiarity with government IT environments, enterprise governance, accessibility obligations, and public sector delivery practices is beneficial.
  

• Strong programming and systems analysis capabilities.
  
• Experience with structured software development methodologies throughout the application lifecycle.
  
• Proficiency in application design, coding, testing, debugging, documentation, deployment, and troubleshooting.
  
• Experience with object-oriented and/or third-generation programming languages.
  
• Experience with relational and hierarchical databases and query languages.
  
• Familiarity with communications protocols, middleware, and gateways.
  
• Experience supporting Internet-ready applications and rapid application development (RAD) methodologies.
  
• Ability to analyze and modify installation scripts, including encoding, testing, and debugging.
  
• Understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices.
  
• Ability to produce user and system documentation and provide ongoing application support.
  
• Experience conducting technical design walkthroughs with project teams.
  
• Strong teamwork, organization, and time-management skills, with a consistent record of meeting deadlines.
  

• Conducting impact assessments for Oracle E-Business application customizations and extensions.
  
• Conversion experience involving Accounts Receivable (AR) and Collections modules.
  
• Programming with Oracle Database, PL/SQL, SQL, XML, UNIX shell scripts, and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI).
  
• Business knowledge of General Ledger (GL), Accounts Receivable (AR), Collections, Accounts Payable (AP), and Inventory (INV) modules.
  
• Understanding Oracle E-Business Suite table structures related to GL, AR, Collections, AP, INV, and FND.
  
• SQL performance tuning and partitioned tables.
  
• Data warehousing, ETL methodologies, and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE).
  
• Java and Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) experience is an additional asset.
  
• Strong communication and leadership abilities to oversee technical quality assurance.