Location: Ottawa, ON, Hybrid
Language: English, strong written and spoken communication required
Duration: 1 year contract
Background Check Requirement: Must be eligible for or currently hold Government of Canada Reliability Clearance
Rate: $70–85 per hour, incorporated

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About the Opportunity

Our client in the public sector is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support enterprise client applications in a complex, security conscious environment. This role sits at the intersection of technology, operations, and user experience, ensuring applications remain current, secure, and aligned with evolving business needs.

You will partner closely with Package Management and End User Computing teams, acting as a technical liaison between business users, vendors, and internal IT stakeholders. Your work will directly impact application stability, compliance, and the day to day experience of end users across the organization.

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What’s In It for You

You will gain exposure to large scale enterprise environments where governance, security, and operational excellence matter. This is an opportunity to influence application lifecycle strategy while working alongside collaborative, knowledgeable teams.

Expect a culture that values accountability, technical curiosity, and continuous improvement, with room to introduce automation and process enhancements that create measurable impact.

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Your Responsibilities

• You’ll own and maintain a portfolio of client application packages, ensuring versions remain current, supported, and aligned with business requirements.
• In this role, you’ll coordinate with Package Management to publish updates, validate deployments, and retire obsolete applications.
• You’ll monitor vendor releases, patches, and security advisories, assessing impact and planning timely upgrades.
• You’ll act as the primary technical point of contact for business users, translating technical issues into business friendly language.
• You’ll troubleshoot issues across desktop, SaaS, and plugin environments, collaborating with vendors and internal teams as needed.
• You’ll ensure applications meet security, compliance, and audit standards, including vulnerability remediation.
• You’ll introduce automation, repeatable processes, and clear documentation to strengthen lifecycle management practices.

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Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting or engineering enterprise applications in production environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing application lifecycles, including upgrades, patching, and retirement.
• Hands on experience with Windows client applications, plugins, and SaaS platforms.
• Strong scripting and automation experience, PowerShell preferred.
• Familiarity with software packaging, deployment, version control, and Azure DevOps or similar tooling.
• Proven stakeholder management skills with excellent communication and a customer service mindset.

Assets: Experience with endpoint management and packaging tools, security patching or vulnerability management, exposure to risk and legal applications, Azure or Microsoft certifications.

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