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This is not a traditional development-only role. The position combines application development, production support, operational maintenance, ticket-driven work, and technology lifecycle management across our application landscape.\nThe ideal candidate should possess a strong support attitude, ownership mindset, troubleshooting expertise, and the flexibility to work across development, maintenance, incident resolution, and operational activities while ensuring application stability and service excellence.\nIn this role, you will\nDevelop, enhance, and maintain applications using C#, .NET Framework, .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, SQL Server, and Azure services.\nAnalyze, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues while ensuring service availability and stability.\nHandle ticket-based work including incidents, service requests, defects, changes, and maintenance activities.\nPerform root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes for recurring problems.\nDesign, develop, and support RESTful APIs and backend services.\nCreate and optimize SQL Server queries, stored procedures, functions, and database objects.\nSupport application deployments, releases, patching, and environment maintenance activities.\nParticipate in Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) initiatives, including upgrades, remediation, and end-of-life transitions.\nSupport vulnerability remediation and security compliance efforts in partnership with infrastructure and security teams.\nDevelop automation scripts and tools to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.\nMonitor application and Azure resource health and proactively address issues.\nMaintain technical documentation, support runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge articles.\nParticipate in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, testing activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nProvide timely communication, status updates, escalation management, and stakeholder coordination.\nTake end-to-end ownership of incidents, service requests, defects, and enhancement activities.\nBalance development work with production support, troubleshooting, operational maintenance, and documentation.\nWork across multiple applications and technologies based on account priorities.\nCollaborate effectively with application, infrastructure, database, cloud, and security teams.\nWork model:\nWe strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Canada. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.\nNote: The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.\nPrimary Required Skills\n.NET, SQL Server, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Azure\nWhat you need to have to be considered:\n6+ years of experience in application development, maintenance, and production support using Microsoft technologies.\nStrong hands-on experience with C#, .NET Framework, .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, and Web API.\nStrong proficiency in SQL Server, including complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, performance tuning, query optimization, and troubleshooting.\nExperience working with Microsoft Azure services and cloud-based application support.\nExperience with Azure App Services, Azure SQL Database, Azure Storage, Azure Key Vault, and monitoring tools.\nExperience managing incidents, requests, defects, and operational support activities through ticketing platforms.\nStrong debugging and troubleshooting skills across application, API, database, and cloud environments.\nExperience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and release management processes.\nUnderstanding of application security, vulnerability remediation, software upgrades, and lifecycle management.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.\nAbility to work independently while collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams.\nFlexibility to support both project development and operational priorities.\nThese will help you stand out\nExperience supporting healthcare, insurance, or enterprise-scale applications.\nKnowledge of ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms.\nExperience with automation using PowerShell, C#, Python, or similar scripting technologies.\nExposure to microservices architecture and API integrations.\nFamiliarity with Docker, Kubernetes, SonarQube, and security scanning tools.\nMicrosoft Azure certifications are preferred.\nExperience supporting applications hosted in hybrid cloud environments.\nWe're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.\nTotal compensation:\nWe regularly assess market data to ensure we offer a competitive compensation package for our associates. The base salary for this position ranges between CAD 75,000 - 95,000 per year. Where the successful candidate may fall within the range depends on relevant education, work and/or management experience and other business-related and job-necessary qualifications. 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