Senior Specialist, Software Engineering; Middleware Azure

Job Requisition : 11518

Position Status: Permanent Full Time

Position Type: Hybrid

Office Location: Ottawa (ON);
Montreal (QC);
Toronto (ON)

Travel Requirement: Limited

Language Designation: English Essential

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): ZZZ

Security Requirement: Reliability Status

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $  to $  and are based on qualifications and experience.

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What’s in it for you

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a permanent employee:

• Annual Paid vacation.
• Annual individual performance incentive.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.

About the role

Join the Technology and Business Transformation team as part of the Software Engineering – Microsoft Azure group, in the Senior Specialist, Software Engineering position, where the next generation of cloud-based solutions is being built to enable CMHC’s mission.
We are looking for an experienced Azure Developer to design, build, and support cloud native integrations and applications that power our enterprise platforms. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with Azure services, .NET development, serverless architectures, and modern Dev Ops practices, along with the leadership skills to guide technical decisions and mentor others.
You will work closely with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into secure, scalable cloud solutions while supporting continuous improvement across CMHC’s systems.

What you’ll do:

• Be CMHC’s leading expert on Azure cloud solutions, while also guiding and advising other developers in their work by providing mentoring, coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Design and maintain Azure based middleware integrations that enable secure an reliable data exchange across enterprise systems.
• Build backend integrations using Azure Function Apps, Logic Apps, and .NET (C#), following event driven and serverless architecture patterns.
• Integrate Azure solutions with Dynamics 365, APIs, and third party systems.
• Implement automated workflows, API integrations, and data processing pipelines using Azure serverless offerings.

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops (Pipelines, Repos, Artifacts, YAML).
• Manage deployments to Azure environments, including configuration of App Services, Function Apps, Key Vault, API Management, and monitoring tools.
• Ensure secure, reliable, and efficient deployments through automated testing, validation gates, and build/deployment automation.

What you should have:

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 10+ years of experience designing, implementing, testing, and deploying Azure cloud solutions, C# .NET including integrations and serverless components.
• Demonstrated experience as a Subject Matter Expert, providing technical guidance and mentorship to team members to enhance their skills and knowledge, and to foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Strong hands-on experience developing serverless integrations and workflows using:
  Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure App Services and Azure Storage, Service Bus, Key Vault, or other Azure PaaS components.
• Strong proficiency in .NET and C# for building backend and integration components.
• Solid…