WELCOME TO SITA

At SITA, we keep airports moving, airlines flying smoothly, and borders open. Our technology and communication innovations power the success of the global air travel industry.

You’ll find us in 95 of international airports, working closely with over 2,500 transportation and government clients. Each partnership brings unique challenges, and we thrive on delivering fresh solutions and cutting-edge tech to keep operations running like clockwork. We don’t just move the world forward—we’re proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work® by our employees and certified in most of our growing locations. Here, we feel empowered, supported, and inspired to grow.

Are you ready to love your job?

The adventure begins right here, with you, at SITA.

As a Lead Software Developer and Technology Owner, you will lead an established team in developing scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise applications. You will oversee the complete lifecycle of both hosted and customer-deployed solutions, ensuring they adhere to robust architectural principles, incorporate modern design elements, and feature seamless cloud integration. Collaboration with business stakeholders and the portfolio architect will be key to clarifying requirements and defining the solution scope. Additionally, you will establish initial solutions to address these requirements and work closely with the Portfolio Architect and domain experts to guarantee alignment with architectural strategy and organizational policies. This role involves partnering with distributed teams across various locations and time zones to deliver innovative products and services that advance our organization’s strategic objectives.

• Collaborate the Portfolio Architect and team to design, develop, and maintain scalable back-end applications and services using Java.
• Lead team efforts to modernize legacy systems to make them cloud native.
• Lead team effort to build and enhance cloud-native applications leveraging the Azure technology stack, such as Azure Functions, App Services, Azure SQL, and Cosmos DB.
• Lead team effort to maintain and improve a C-based integration platform.
• Lead team effort to develop modern, responsive user interfaces using ReactJS and TypeScript.
• Lead team effort to write and maintain automated integration, regression, and performance test suites for both back-end and front-end applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and distributed teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Lead team efforts to ensure application performance, quality, and security through best practices and rigorous code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across the full software stack to ensure system reliability and availability.
• Mentor junior developers, providing guidance and fostering technical growth within the team.
• Stay current on emerging technologies and contribute innovative ideas to improve products and processes.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of experience in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
• Expertise in secure coding practices and application security fundamentals.
• Expertise building back-end applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience developing modern web applications with ReactJS and TypeScript.
• Experience designing and deploying cloud-native applications on Azure.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL database technologies.
• Experience working with message queue technologies (JMS, AMQP, etc.) for efficient communication between distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes on Azure).

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code using Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with working in teams who employed Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience working with both Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Knowledge of C, including maintenance of legacy codebases
• Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability tools available within Azure.
• Knowledge of state management in React applications.
• Familiarity with the Strangler Fig pattern for incrementally replacing legacy systems.

WHAT WE OFFER

We’re all about diversity. We operate in 200 countries and speak 60 different languages and cultures. We’re really proud of our inclusive environment. Our offices are comfortable and fun places to work, and we make sure you get to work from home too. Find out what its like to join our team and take a step closer to your best life ever.

🏡 Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team’s needs)

⏰ Flex Day: Make your workday suit your life and plans.

🌎 Flex Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.

🌿Employee Wellbeing: We’ve got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health – a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.

🚀Professional Development: Level up your skills with our training platforms, including LinkedIn Learning!

🙌🏽 Competitive Benefits: Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local spanet and employment status.

SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce. In support of our Employment Equity Program, we encourage women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self-identify in the application process.