This position requires in-person collaboration up to five days a week. This arrangement is subject to change based on business requirements.
Overview of role: WestJet is looking for an innovative and collaborative individual on their Middleware to drive our technology and business forward. As a Senior Developer you play a critical role in delivering high quality agile solutions that enable our business for the future.
Do you enjoy solving challenging problems? Are you driven to deliver a high standard of excellence? Do you like to have fun? If so, this may be the role for you.
Key deliverables / responsibilities include:- Develop and deliver innovative, enterprise solutions by designing and writing robust, extensible, high-quality code that meets business, technical and quality requirements
- Collaborate with Architects and Engineers to provide input around solution design
- Understand, challenge, and develop WestJet's coding standards and style guidelines
- Documentation and knowledge sharing of delivered applications and services
- Actively promote software development best practices, methodologies, and standards
- Engage in daily stand ups, requirements/estimation sessions, code reviews and sprint retrospectives
- Works closely with Business Analysts and product owners to ensure a clear understanding of business requirements
- Works closely with the QA team to collaborate on acceptance criteria and provide support through the testing process
- Provides prompt, efficient production technical support for Middleware technologies, including IBM MQ, APIs, messaging platforms, and integration services
- Provide off business hour on-call support for Integration Solutions on a weekly rotation
- Deploy/Implement solution updates/upgrades into multiple environments
- Guide and mentor technical staff, and provides input/feedback to Engineers and leadership
- Provide recommendations for the integration roadmap related to solutions, platforms, resiliency, scalability, and security
- Participate in requirements gathering and analysis for multiple products and initiatives
- Regularly makes decisions under minimal guidance that have a significant impact on the organization
- Manage different priorities and collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Implement and support a variety of deployment strategies across multiple environments
Experience and qualifications:- 8+ years of experience in software development supported by a bachelor's degree
- 8+ years working with agile DevOps teams
- 8+ years of experience in Java development
- 5+ years of experience with cloud and enterprise integration technologies, including Kubernetes, Azure API Management, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Function Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure Kubernetes Service, Kafka, and IBM MQ.
- 5+ years' experience CI/CD, terraform, SDLC, and SCRUM/Agile framework
- 5+ years of experience in ORM frameworks (Hibernate, JPA) and Web services (REST, SOAP)
- Expert knowledge of Microservices development with Spring Boot
- Experience with XSLT, Apache Camel, IBM MQ, Kafka and Azure API Management
- Experience with containers (Docker) and serverless workloads
- Experience mentoring/coaching developers and students
- Broad knowledge of all aspects of IT, including application development, network and system administration, quality assurance, and application and data management
- Nice to have automated testing frameworks/tools, IIB and DataPower experience
- Experience with ITIL considered an asset
The benefits of being a WestJetter:WestJet provides all WestJetters with a competitive total rewards package. On top of that, we offer:
- A fun and friendly culture with colleagues who work together to win
- Travel privileges for you and your family, effective from your start date
- Savings and Benefit programs that are flexible to meet your specific needs
Think we're a great fit? Apply now!
