Senior COTS Application Specialist

At Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS), we’re more than just a workplace; we’re a proud community dedicated to supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families in their daily lives. We carefully curate and provide programs and services designed to meet their unique needs and enhance their mental, social, physical, financial and familial well-being. CFMWS employees deliver programs and services including recreation, sports and fitness programs, customized financial services, retail services, access to retail savings and discounts and offers family support and organizes charity events.

Our success stems from living our values. Our employees care about their role in supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families and act with integrity in all they do. Thriving in our close-knit environment, we act as one team with one mission. We constantly seek new ideas and creative ways to deliver the best possible programs and services.

As an employer, we offer a commitment to your health, wellness and growth. We provide a diverse range of roles across many locations and a career where you can make a meaningful impact.

This role is responsible for designing and delivering secure, scalable client-facing web portals using Microsoft Power Pages and Dataverse, leveraging Microsoft Entra External ID (Azure AD B2C) for identity and access management. The position requires experience in the financial services and insurance domain, including an understanding of regulatory and security considerations for client data. The individual builds and customizes portals using Power Pages/Power Apps Portals, including web templates, page templates, Liquid, and modern web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and frameworks like React or Angular. They implement role-based access using Web Roles, develop integrations using Power Pages Web API, REST APIs, and Azure services (Logic Apps, Azure Functions), and enable secure data exchange across systems.

Education, Certifications and Licenses

College diploma or certificate in Software Development, Computer Programming or a related field AND several years of experience in software development, support and maintenance

Experience

In off-the-shelf/software application maintenance, support and development

In systems analysis and data administration

In managing the software development lifecycle (SDLC)

In managing the implementation of software solution projects

In applying policies, procedures, and regulations

In developing and managing IM/IT contracts and consulting services.

Competencies

Client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership.

English Essential or French Essential, Bilingual (English and French) an asset

Reading: Functional

Writing: Functional

Oral: Functional

Health Benefits: Drug coverage, healthcare spending account, virtual care (telemedicine), Employee and Family Assistance Program, mental health support, travel insurance, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance.

Work Life Balance: Flexible work options and a wide range of paid/unpaid leave, including paid vacation, family related leave and personal days.

Retirement Planning: A Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Group Savings Plans.

Learning and Development: Payment of professional association memberships, online learning opportunities including a LinkedIn Learning subscription and second language training.

Perks: Discounts through CF One Member Appreciation.

Explore all the benefits CFMWS offers by visiting: https://cfmws.ca/Benefits

This is a hybrid position with an assigned work location allowing the employee to work partly from a corporate office and partly from a home office in accordance with the CFMWS Flexible Work Options Policy, and with approval from the direct manager.

This position is a two-year term.

You may be eligible to receive a Scarce Skills Premium for this position as outlined in the IT Scarce Skills Compensation Agreement.

Skills and Abilities, an asset

• Power Platform (Dynamics 365, Power Automate, Power Pages, Virtual Agent, AI Builder)

• Data: Data Verse, Connectors, SQL Server

• Apps: Model Driven Apps and Canvas Apps, Nintex, DocuSign

• Workflow Automation (Plugin, Business Rule, BPF, Workflow and Processes)

• Customization (JavaScript, HTML, CSS)

• Integration (CRM SDK, XRM Toolbox, Json, OData, APIs)

• Azure (Functions, PIM, Key Vaults, APIM)

• Loggers: Kusto, Retrace, Dot Trace

• Core Development: C#, .NET/.NET Core, ASP.NET, and JavaScript/jQuery

• Power platform CI/CD Setup.

• Platform Environment Administration and Configuration

• Database: MS SQL Server, MySQL, Others

As soon as possible

CFMWS is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who can help us build a workforce that reflects the diversity of Canadian society. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or assessment, you should advise the recruitment team in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.