Java Developer with SpringBoot, SQL, JavaScript, and Shell experience to support and enhance a key internal monitoring tool known as SOFT

Our client is Canada's largest retailer. They are looking for a Java Developer with SpringBoot, SQL, JavaScript, and Shell experience to support and enhance a key internal monitoring tool known as SOFT. This observability platform plays a critical role in monitoring server performance (CPU, RAM, etc.) at the pharmacy level.

The tool enables real-time system health monitoring and automated problem resolution, directly supporting the internal SRE team and providing valuable telemetry to the Observability and Data Analytics teams.

This role is a 50/50 split between supporting existing functionality and developing new features. The successful candidate will also help process telemetry data into meaningful dashboards and alerts, using JavaScript and observability frameworks.

Duration: 4 Months to Start

Location: 2 days/week onsite - Brampton

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing support and maintenance of the SOFT monitoring application.
• Develop and enhance features based on a prioritized backlog.
• Investigate and troubleshoot performance-related issues at the pharmacy server level.
• Collaborate with SRE and Observability teams to ensure accurate and actionable metrics.
• Build and maintain dashboards and alerting systems using JavaScript and telemetry data.
• Work with observability platforms to extract, transform, and visualize system metrics.
• Write and maintain SQL queries for diagnostics and reporting.
• Use shell scripting to automate server tasks, health checks, and monitoring actions.
• Participate in Agile development practices, including sprint planning, code reviews, and daily stand-ups.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of experience with Java, preferably using Spring Boot.
• Solid working knowledge of SQL (queries, joins, performance tuning).
• Experience with JavaScript for frontend scripting and dashboard building.
• Strong Shell scripting skills (Bash or similar) in a Linux environment.
• Basic understanding of server resource monitoring (CPU, memory, disk).
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Good communication and collaboration abilities.

Nice-to-Have / Bonus Skills:

• Experience with Prometheus and writing PromQL queries.
• Familiarity with Dynatrace for application and infrastructure monitoring.
• Exposure to Grafana, Kibana, or other visualization tools.
• Understanding of observability, telemetry pipelines, or performance alerting systems.