Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Oct 10, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 4,122
Employers: 1,535

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $114,718Across 470 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $143,404Across 105 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $52.07Across 93 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 10%395 listings
Hybrid: 41%1,698 listings
On-site: 49%2,002 listings

Not specified: 1% (27 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (115), Genetec (63), Electronic Arts (55).

Sources & calculation notes

These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

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IAM (SailPoint) Software Engineer

Ottawa, ON, Canada

On-site

Contract

This opening has closed.

The original listing is kept below for reference.

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Job details

Job type: Contract
Workplace: On-site
Closing date: Apr 4, 2027
Experience: 3+ years of software engineering or application development experience, preferably with IAM or cybersecurity solutions.
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 6, 2026

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Original job description

Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.

Job Title: IAM (SailPoint) Software Engineer

Department: Information Security / Cybersecurity / Technology

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Ottawa, ON

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced IAM Software Engineer to design, develop, implement, and support secure Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions across the organization. The successful candidate will have strong software engineering capabilities combined with hands-on experience in IAM technologies, identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, and security integration.

This role will work closely with cybersecurity, infrastructure, application development, and business teams to build scalable identity solutions that improve security, automate access management, and enhance the user experience.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain IAM solutions supporting workforce, customer, application, and privileged identities.

Develop and integrate IAM services, APIs, workflows, connectors, and automation.

Implement identity lifecycle processes including joiner, mover, and leaver (JML) workflows.

Develop solutions for provisioning, deprovisioning, role management, access requests, and access reviews.

Integrate IAM platforms with enterprise applications, databases, directories, cloud services, and SaaS platforms.

Develop and maintain integrations using REST/SOAP APIs, LDAP, SCIM, SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect.

Support authentication and authorization solutions, including SSO and MFA.

Automate IAM processes using scripting and programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or PowerShell.

Develop and maintain IAM workflows, rules, policies, and custom components.

Troubleshoot production issues and investigate identity and access-related incidents.

Participate in application onboarding and identity integration projects.

Implement security controls aligned with organizational policies and industry standards.

Work with cybersecurity teams to identify and remediate identity-related vulnerabilities and risks.

Develop unit tests, integration tests, and automated testing for IAM solutions.

Participate in code reviews, technical design reviews, and architecture discussions.

Maintain technical documentation, system diagrams, integration specifications, and operational procedures.

Contribute to continuous improvement of IAM architecture, automation, scalability, and reliability.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

3+ years of software engineering or application development experience, preferably with IAM or cybersecurity solutions.

Hands-on experience developing and integrating IAM solutions.

Strong programming experience in one or more languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or PowerShell.

Experience developing and consuming REST APIs.

Strong understanding of identity protocols and standards including:

o OAuth 2.0

o OpenID Connect

o SAML

o SCIM

o LDAP

Experience with identity lifecycle management and automated provisioning/deprovisioning.

Experience integrating applications with IAM platforms.

Understanding of authentication, authorization, RBAC, ABAC, SSO, and MFA.

Experience working with relational databases and SQL.

Familiarity with Git-based source control and CI/CD practices.

Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with one or more of the following IAM platforms:

SailPoint IdentityIQ or IdentityNow/Identity Security Cloud

Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD

Okta

CyberArk

Ping Identity

ForgeRock

Saviynt

Additional experience with:

AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud

Kubernetes and containerized environments

Terraform or Infrastructure as Code

Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps

Microservices and event-driven architectures

DevSecOps practices

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)

Access certification and entitlement management

Technical Skills

IAM: IGA, SSO, MFA, RBAC, ABAC, JML, provisioning, deprovisioning, access reviews

Programming: Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, PowerShell

Protocols: SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM, LDAP

Integration: REST APIs, SOAP APIs, web services, enterprise applications

Cloud: Azure/Entra ID, AWS IAM, GCP IAM

Development: Git, CI/CD, automated testing, Agile/Scrum

Databases: SQL, relational databases

Soft Skills

Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Ability to work effectively with security, development, infrastructure, and business stakeholders.

Strong attention to detail and commitment to security.

Ability to translate business and security requirements into technical solutions.

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, enterprise technology environment.

Strong documentation and technical writing skills.

Ability to independently troubleshoot complex technical issues.

What Success Looks Like

Within this role, the IAM Software Engineer will help the organization:

Automate identity lifecycle management.

Reduce manual access-management processes.

Improve application onboarding and IAM integration.

Strengthen authentication and authorization controls.

Improve identity governance and audit readiness.

Build scalable, reliable, and secure IAM services.

Reduce identity-related security risks.

Please note that this is the most up to date version of job description available at this time – During Interview you will receive additional information – variance may apply!

About employer

More about this job

Responsibilities

Design, develop, integrate, and support secure IAM solutions, including identity lifecycle workflows, provisioning, access governance, authentication, and authorization. Build and maintain integrations, APIs, automation, and tests while troubleshooting production issues and collaborating with security, infrastructure, application, and business teams.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience, at least three years of software engineering or application development experience, and hands-on IAM development and integration experience. Candidates should have programming and REST API experience, knowledge of identity protocols and lifecycle management, and familiarity with SQL, Git, and CI/CD practices.

Skills

SailPoint
Identity And Access Management
Java
Python
JavaScript
PowerShell
REST APIs
OAuth 2.0
OpenID Connect
SAML
SCIM
LDAP
Identity Lifecycle Management
Provisioning And Deprovisioning
Single Sign-On
Multi-Factor Authentication

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Identity And Access Management
SailPoint IdentityIQ
SailPoint IdentityNow
Identity Security Cloud
Identity Governance And Administration
Privileged Access Management
Identity Lifecycle Management
Joiner-Mover-Leaver Workflows
Provisioning
Deprovisioning
Access Reviews
Role-Based Access Control
Single Sign-On
Multi-Factor Authentication
OAuth 2.0
OpenID Connect
SAML
SCIM
LDAP
REST APIs
SOAP APIs
Java
Python
JavaScript
PowerShell
SQL
Git
CI/CD
Microsoft Entra ID

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