Senior Full stack Developer to support and develop Java-based applications using Java,SpringBoot,Kubernetes,and Job Toronto area

Duration: 6 months (Possibility of extension or conversion to FTE)

Location:

Toronto or Waterloo (95% remote; occasional onsite attendance for training, working sessions, or team needs)

After‑Hours Support:
Required on a rotational basis (1–2 evenings/week for deployments)

* Must be eligible for Reliability Clearance (Must have lived in Canada for the past 5 years and not have traveled outside for a period longer than 6 months at a time)

Join a fast-paced application support and development environment supporting critical insurance industry systems. This role focuses on Java-based production and test environment support, application development, security remediation, troubleshooting, and deployment activities using Kubernetes containers. The position involves collaboration with global Business Analysts and software engineering teams while contributing to stability, system renewal, and Disaster Recovery initiatives. This 6-month contract includes potential extension or conversion opportunities based on performance.

Must Haves

10+ years of information technology experience in Java application support and development

10+ years experience in:

Java, JavaScript & web development languages like HTML, XML, CSS

Java Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technologies such as Servlet, JDBC and JSP

Spring framework

Understanding of enterprise methodologies, such as ITIL, CMMI, and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

4+ years experience in:

ReactJS/ React.js

Container technologies – Kubernetes, Docker

Java Spring Boot

Web Security/OWASP

Web services and frameworks such as SOAP, REST API, Java APIs, JSON

Database technologies like SQL, Oracle, POSTGRES

Dev Ops tools - Jenkins, Artifactory, Bitbucket/Git, Gradle, Maven, CDD, Ansible

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Experience with Kafka and light car proxy

Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent discipline

Nice to Have

Exposure to Agile framework (Kanban, Scrum)

Experience working with cloud hosted applications / servers on AWS.

Exposure to team collaboration tools like Confluence, JIRA, MS Teams

Knowledge of Middleware technologies such as Web Sphere/Web Logic

Responsibilities

Provide ongoing support of Java based applications in Production and test environments including responding to Service requests, Incident & Problem analysis, Service restoration and recovery, Security vulnerability remediation, Audits and reporting as necessary.

Participate in design, develop, test and debug programs for Java services. Deployment is done using Kubernetes containers.

Interface with other Software Engineers, Business Systems Analysts, and other stakeholders to deliver high quality solutions and maintain a stable application environment.

Enable stability through proactive monitoring activities, security compliance, change management, troubleshooting issues and conducting root-cause analysis.

Identify and participate in continuous improvement opportunities, system renewal, stability, upgrade, and Disaster Recovery projects.

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