BizTalk Software EngineerFully remote (need candidates from PST)12-month contract with possibility to extensionHybrid preferred - CA-ONTARIO and/or fully remote work in PST statesWhat does the ideal candidate background look like?10+ years software development experience.Must have experience in both web and desktop application development.Experience with BizTalk a must.Experience with Cloud a plus.Four-year degree in a related field or equivalent experience.Experience with Agile methodology.What are the top 5-10 responsibilities for this position?Develop, maintain, and optimize enterprise-level software solutions based on Microsoft BizTalk.Develop enterprise-level software that meets business needs using primarily Microsoft technologies.Conform to industry best practices for code construction, software security, data security, scalability, and performance.Interact with stakeholders to understand business requirements and accurately translate them into working code.Provide reliable estimation of work and commit best efforts to delivering work in alignment with those estimates.Consistently maintain a high level of quality in developed code.What skills/attributes are required/What software skills are needed?Extensive experience developing integrated business solutions (EAI, B2B).Extensive experience developing full-stack server applications using Microsoft.Net and SQL Server.C#, ASP.NET MVC and object-oriented programming required.BizTalk, EDI, XML, XSLT, JSON experience required.XML, XSLT, JSON required.T-SQL, query optimization, and relational database design required.Experience practicing SOLID object-oriented design principles, implementing service-oriented application development techniques, and applying common design patterns and architectures (e.g., repository, factory, onion, micro services, event-driven, etc.)What skills/attributes are nice to have?Experience with cloud technologies.Experience working in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery environments.Experience with work item and defect tracking management systems such as Team Foundation Server, Azure DevOps, Rally, Jira, etc.Experience operating in an Agile environment.