Position Title: Technical Lead
Department: Application Portfolio Delivery
Location: 6300 Steeles Ave West, Woodbridge
Work Arrangement: On-site
Potential Total Compensation: $130,000-$170,000
Position Summary:
407 ETR is seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Sr. Developer to design and develop for the Strata platform, a mission-critical revenue-generation system supporting tolling operations and customer transactions.
The role is responsible for doing development for technical modernization initiatives across C++, Java/Spring Boot services, API development, Oracle database integration, DevOps enablement, and platform engineering. This individual will serve as the senior technical Developer for application design, development, standards, technical reviews, and production support while remaining actively engaged in software development activities.
Solution Design & Development:
C++ Platform Development
- Contribute to the design, development, and modernization of legacy and modern C++ applications.
- Refactor and modernize existing codebases to improve maintainability, performance, and reliability.
- Establish coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices.
Java & API Development
- Design and develop RESTful APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
- Lead service-oriented architecture modernization initiatives.
- Ensure integration services meet performance, scalability, security, and reliability requirements.
Database Development
- Design and optimize Oracle database interactions.
- Support SQL tuning, data access frameworks, stored procedures, and performance optimization.
- Collaborate with DBA teams on database modernization and Oracle transformation initiatives.
Technical Delivery
- Participate in estimation, planning, design reviews, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
- Perform complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis for critical application issues.
- Contribute hands-on code to modernization, enhancement, and remediation initiatives.
DevOps Enablement
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve deployment automation and release management.
- Support CI/CD pipeline implementation and modernization.
- Promote Infrastructure-as-Code and automation best practices where applicable.
Production Support
- Serve as senior escalation point for complex production issues.
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective action planning.
Technical Skills Required
Development Technologies
- Expert-level C++ development experience.
- Strong Java development experience.
- Spring Boot and REST API development.
- Object-oriented design and design patterns.
- Multi-threaded and high-performance application development.
Database Technologies
- Oracle Database.
- SQL performance tuning and optimization.
DevOps & Engineering Practices
- Source control systems (Git preferred).
- CI/CD tools and deployment automation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.
- Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
- 10+ years of software development experience.
- 5+ years leading technical development and design for complex software initiatives.
- Experience working on large-scale, mission-critical enterprise platforms.
We are actively seeking to fill this role as it is a current vacancy.
About 407 ETR
Highway 407 ETR is an all-electronic open-access toll highway located in the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. The highway spans 108 kilometres from Burlington in the west to Pickering in the east.
407 International Inc. is the sole shareholder of 407 ETR and is owned by:
- Cintra Global S.E., a subsidiary of Ferrovial S.A. (48.29%)
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and other institutional investors with non-controlling interests (44.20%)
- Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) (7.51%)
Learn more at 407etr.com
Note: At 407 ETR, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment. We value the unique perspectives and backgrounds of all individuals, and we firmly believe that our individual differences make us stronger as a whole.
Our commitment to inclusion extends beyond recruitment and encompasses an inclusive workplace culture through raising awareness, ongoing training, and encouraging feedback. We aim to create a safe and supportive environment where all employees can thrive.
Accommodation for disabilities or other grounds protected by human rights legislation are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the employment selection process. 
