This is a hybrid position in Ottawa, Canada.Position SummaryThe Senior Software Developer will be working to design, develop, test, build and productize OneWelcome and STA solutions for authentication, Identity and Access Management for Enterprise and CIAM customers. This position will be working with R&D teams located in both Austin, Ottawa and Noida/India and interact with Solution Architects, Product Management and UX teams to meet business objectives. The role will require also keeping in mind scalability, performance, operation and user experience, and overall architecture of the solution. It will also require active involvement in the various scrum team activities and overall SAFe planning and commitments, as well as participation in technical community of knowledge. It will also involve working with Innovation team on next generation solution.
Key Areas of Responsibility Design, implement and test features (frontend and backend) with scalability, performance, deployment / operation and end-user experience in mind. Apply coding/implementation best practices to produce elegant, high quality and reusable code. Collaborate with other developers, UX designers and product managers to improve look and usability Collaborate with other developers to share knowledge and improve overall product/solution. Implement Proof of Concept to validate UX concepts or new technology/features prior to product implementation. Follow the agile and SAFe (Scaled Agile) methodology used for the project, which includes writing user stories and creation of corresponding tasks in JIRA. Implement and follow security best practices for web applications. Monitor and evaluate new technologies and their evolution in order to keep our products/technologies up-to-date and our team continuous improvement. Write good quality design and specification documents, in Confluence. Regularly archive source code and assets into source code repository (Git). Perform code review of other team members and provide feedback/guidance. Coach junior developers. Participate in issue investigation and deployment of applications and new releases in testing/integration environment as needed. Interface with the geographically distributed teams in Austin, Ottawa, Noida on a regular basis.
Basic Qualifications Bachelors degree in computer science or other relevant field of study.
Skills and Abilities:
7+ years of industry experience in designing and developing web based client-server applications using Java (Java Spring Boot) with strong focus on Test Driven Development (Junit) and test automation as well as Web UI test methodologies, frameworks, and tools, such as Selenium.
3 years of web development and UI development experience is required (frontend and backend). Proficient understanding of web markup, protocol, and client-side scripting technologies in general, including RESTful APIs, React or Angular (optional)
Experience as a Scrum Master (optional) highly desirable and experience with Agile/SAFe/Scrum methodologies. Familiarity with tools such as JIRA and Confluence
Ability to effectively communicate design, specification, test, and implementation details as well as a the ability to work independently on assigned tasks. Strong attention to details, high aesthetical taste, and ability to apply user-centric design approach to produce a delightful and highly usable UI/UX.
Experienced with security and identity management (access management, authentication, identity providers) as well as a monitoring framework (Datadog or similar).
Experience working with DBs: MSSQL, MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, Cassandra, etc...
Experience with cloud technology (GCP or AWS) and micro-services development: Docker and orchestration (Kubernetes), as well as building and maintaining CI pipelines for automation of CI/CD (optional) (Helm/Skaffold with pipelines in Gitlab, CircleCI or Jenkins)
Physical Demands Prolonged periods sitting and working on a computer.
Special Position Requirements
Schedule: Core Business Hours Monday-Friday
What We Offer
Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:
Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.
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Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.
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