Senior Software Developer - Front End

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer - Front End to lead the design, development, testing, and maintenance of accessible, responsive, and user-facing capabilities for enterprise web applications. In this role, you will translate approved wireframes, user stories, and design specifications into reusable, component-based front-end applications. Utilizing modern JavaScript and Type Script frameworks, you will integrate user interfaces with RESTful APIs, identity services, and security gateways, while ensuring strict adherence to web accessibility standards (AODA/WCAG), secure coding practices, and Agile delivery workflows.

Location:

Toronto, ON (Fully Onsite – 5 days/week required)

Duration: 11-month contract

• Modern Front-End Stack:
  Hands‑on development using Type Script, modern JavaScript frameworks, and component‑based architectures.
• Enterprise Integration Scope:
  Direct experience connecting client‑side applications with RESTful APIs, identity services, and OAuth 2.0/JWT security gateways.
• Agile & CI/CD Tooling:
  Work within structured Agile teams utilizing Azure Dev Ops for source control, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Dedicated Onsite
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Collaborate directly alongside UX designers, backend leads, and architects in a focused Toronto workspace.

• Front‑End & UI Component Engineering:
  Translate technical specifications, wireframes, and prototypes into responsive, accessible, and maintainable front‑end components using modern JavaScript or Type Script frameworks.
• API & Security Integration:
  Integrate client‑side interfaces with backend RESTful APIs, RESTful web services, identity services, and security gateways employing OAuth 2.0, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), and SSL certificates.
• Accessibility & Design System Compliance:
  Build component‑based user interfaces compliant with AODA and WCAG accessibility standards, ensuring consistent user experiences across multi‑client platforms.
• Testing & Quality Assurance:
  Create, execute, and maintain automated unit, component, integration, and accessibility tests to ensure software reliability and performance.
• Agile Collaboration & Dev Ops:
  Participate actively in sprint planning, code reviews, design walkthroughs, and backlog refinement using Azure Dev Ops for source control, work item tracking, and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Troubleshooting & Production Support:
  Diagnose and resolve complex browser compatibility, performance, security, and integration issues, providing ongoing post‑implementation support.
• Technical Documentation:
  Author detailed programming specifications, user‑interface documentation, build guides, and deployment records.

• Large-Scale Web Development:
  Extensive experience designing and developing large-scale, multi-client, Internet-ready web applications (Strictly Required).
• JavaScript & Type Script Frameworks:
  Strong hands‑on experience with modern JavaScript or Type Script frameworks and responsive, component-based application development (Strictly Required).
• Agile & Azure Dev Ops:
  Proven experience with Agile methodologies, Azure Dev Ops, unit testing frameworks, source control, and technical documentation (Strictly Required).
• REST APIs & Security Protocols:
  Demonstrated experience with RESTful APIs, RESTful web services, security gateways, OAuth 2.0, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), and SSL certificates (Strictly Required).
• Database & Query
  
  Experience:
  
  Familiarity using relational or hierarchical databases and query languages to retrieve and present application data (Strictly Required).

• Prior software development experience within a public sector or enterprise environment.
• Deep knowledge of web accessibility standards, including AODA and WCAG 2.1 AA requirements.
• Experience…