Application Developer, API (Toronto)

Job description

IBM Global Business Services (GBS) is a vibrant group of Business, Strategy and Technology professionals, designed specifically to be the source of market-leading Industry consulting, Application and Business process management, supported by the industry's most sophisticated outcome based delivery model, all designed to become the Digital Reinvention partner for leading clients across the world. IBM GBS provides Value-led and Asset-powered end to end solutions with global footprint in over 170 countries and empowers clients to build upon their tremendous heritage in Application Innovation processes and also to transform them for a Cloud, Cognitive and Social centric world.

The Application Developer, API analyzes and translates IT requirements using modernization frameworks into components of a modernized solution. S/he has expertise in legacy asset analysis, code restructuring and refactoring, code conversion and business logic extraction into executable business rules. They have expertise in one or more legacy platforms and integration and service exposure mechanisms to interface components for reuse by Systems of Engagement. They are familiar with development and testing of applications in cloud environments. They participate in Delivery/Engagement teams. They also reuse and enhance Digital modernization assets, methods and collateral.

You will:
·  Build API definitions using Swagger and RAML;
·  Implement API cross cutting capabilities - Logging, Audit, Monitoring, Metering, Throttling;
·  Understand the user of Inner APIs and Outer APIs and how they apply / are used;
·  Support API Security implementation using OAuth2 and knolwedge of all grant types and flows; including tokens - JWT, SAML, KERBEROS;
·  Have the ability to work with architects to decompose monolithic architectures into single-function microservices;
·  Use Agile development techniques - scrum, SAFE, daily stand-ups, sprints, backlog management;
·  Understand and use git for source control management and the requisite branching strategies; You have:
·  3+ years working in a true Agile & DevOps environment
·  Experience in writing Junit test cases
·  Experience developing custom microservices applications using SpringBoot, Docker, and Kubernetes
·  Ability to migrate applications from AngularJS to Angular 5/6
·  Cloud-native development experience on IBM Cloud, Amazon, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
·  Knowledge of application containerization using Docker and container orchestration using Kubernetes How we'll help you grow :
·  You'll have access to all the technical and management training courses you need to become the expert you want to be;
·  You'll learn directly from expert developers in the field; our team leads love to mentor;
·  You have the opportunity to work in many different areas to figure out what really excites you.
Auto req ID

187577BR
Required Education

Associate's Degree/College Diploma
Role ( Job Role )

Application Developer
State / Province

ONTARIO
Primary job category

Technical Specialist
Company

(0026) IBM Canada Limited - IBM Canada Limitee
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
ERBP

Yes
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

Up to 75% or 4 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements)
IBM Business Group

GBS
Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree
City / Township / Village

TORONTO
EO Statement

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Front End
·  6+ years' hands-on experience as UI developer
·  2+ years' Angular versions 6/5/4/2
·  Experience with Redux patterns
·  Experience with typescript, ECMAScript 6, Object Oriented Programming in Java Script
·  Experience with Bootstrap, Responsive design, HTML5/CSS3, SCSS/LESS
·  Experience with automation tasks using Grunt or Gulp
·  Experience creating re-usable components Back-end
·  6+ years' hands-on experience developing Java / J2EE / Spring applications
·  Experience with REST service design patterns / development, OpenAPI (aka swagger)
·  GIT, Maven, Jenkins (for agile build environment)
Country/Region

Canada
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

·  API Gateways such as API Connect, Apigee, Mulesoft, Akana
·  DevOps experiences including unit test automation (jUnit), continuous integration with technologies such as Jenkins, Maven and Selenium would be an assets
·  Heavy emphasis on open source projects: nodejs, etc
·  Experience with React (nice to have)
·  Experience with NodeJS (nice to have)
Secondary Job Category

Services Specialist
Eligibility Requirements

Candidate must have the ability to work in Canada without a current or future need for visa sponsorship. Selected candidates may not need to travel for all projects outside of their metro area. However, all candidates must be able and willing to travel based on assigned project demand. Travel requirements may vary but could be up to 100%. Candidates are not able to refuse project based on travel.
Position Type

Professional
Early Professional Track

Not Applicable - Professional Hire
New Collar Role

Yes