Technical Specialist – Software Development (MP5)

📌 We Are Hiring: Technical Specialist – Software Development (MP5) | Job ID 26-077
👩‍💼 Recruiter: Valerie Dziawa
💲 Hourly Rate: $90-95/hr +HST
🗓️ Resume Submission Deadline: Friday, July 3rd, 2026 (5:00PM EST)
👥 Number of Positions: 1
📅 Contract Duration: 36 months
⏰ Work Hours: 35 hours/week
📍 Location: 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, ON (100% Onsite)

🔧 Key Responsibilities:
– Technical Specialist role focused is on elevating engineering excellence, driving technical strategy, and influencing software development practices for one or more teams.
– This role involves mentoring engineers, defining architectural direction, and collaborating with stakeholders to align technology with business objectives.
– Drive engineering excellence by leading system design and architecture decisions, resulting in robust and scalable technical solutions.
– Enhance team performance and software quality by mentoring engineers to improve their technical skills and problem-solving capabilities.
– Elevate development quality and security by advocating for and implementing standards and best practices across teams, leading to consistent and secure software delivery.
– Align technical solutions with business objectives by collaborating with leadership and stakeholders, fostering innovation and strategic growth.
– Strengthen engineering culture by sharing knowledge and fostering cross-team collaboration, contributing to organization-wide technical strategies and improved team synergy.
– Accelerate software development capabilities by evaluating and implementing new technologies, enhancing efficiency and innovation.
– Influence strategic direction by participating in discussions and providing technical expertise to leadership and stakeholders, ensuring informed decision-making.
– Fulfill additional responsibilities as needed to support organizational goals and initiatives.

🎯 Qualifications & Experience
✅ Must-Have
– This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired through the completion of 4 years of university in computer science, software engineering or a related field.
– Requires relevant experience in software development and leadership. Proven ability to mentor engineers, improve team performance, and drive technical excellence. Strong expertise in system architecture, design patterns, and cloud technologies.
– Experience with Agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and modern software development workflows.
– Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of influencing technical direction across teams.
– A period of over 6 years and up to and including 8 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.

Interested applicants please send your resume to careers@cpus.ca and reference job# 26-077 or apply here: https://lnkd.in/g5DUAPUz