Cold Fusion Developer

Stantec•Los Angeles, CA

6d•Remote

About The Position

Stantec is seeking an experienced, hands-on ColdFusion developer to support ongoing application maintenance, backlog delivery, and documentation and knowledge-transfer activities. The work centers on legacy ColdFusion applications that support environmental review, permitting, data management, and regulatory reporting. This is a part-time, hourly, as-needed role. The developer will fix defects, implement enhancements, help triage and document the technical backlog, and contribute to documentation and knowledge-transfer materials throughout the engagement. This role is well suited for someone who can work independently, move fluidly between hands-on coding and technical writing, and quickly understand legacy ColdFusion code they did not originally develop.

Requirements

8+ years of hands-on ColdFusion/CFML development experience, including CFCs, Application.cfc, and standard ColdFusion data-access and templating patterns
Demonstrated experience maintaining legacy ColdFusion applications developed by others, with the ability to read, trace, and troubleshoot unfamiliar code
Demonstrated experience maintaining legacy ColdFusion applications you did not originally build — comfortable reading and tracing unfamiliar code
Strong SQL skills and experience troubleshooting relational database schemas in a production application context
Experience with version control systems (SVN and/or Git)
Ability to write clear technical documentation (architecture notes, data flow, troubleshooting guides) in addition to writing code
Comfortable working independently on an as-needed, variable-hours basis with limited day-to-day supervision
Based in the United States, with availability for periodic remote coordination during Pacific business hours
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical findings to non-technical stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting municipal, government, utility, or similarly regulated IT environments
Experience working across split version-control environments
Experience with issue-tracking platforms such as Jira, including backlog/workflow configuration
Background in SDLC process, requirements analysis, and object-oriented design patterns (relevant to assessing Fusebox/MVC-style ColdFusion applications)
Experience hardening or modernizing legacy ColdFusion applications, credential handling, SQL injection remediation, LDAP/AD integration
Prior experience as an independent consultant or self-directed contractor, managing multiple concurrent client priorities

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot and resolve reported defects across ColdFusion applications, including search functionality issues, Team page defects, workflow/notification failures, and reporting-impacting bugs
Diagnose document-retrieval issues and authentication/role-based access issues
Implement prioritized enhancements and usability improvements drawn from the governed backlog
Reproduce, fix, and validate changes in development/test environments; prepare releases for client approval and deployment
Document root causes and recurring patterns, distinguishing correctable application bugs from limitations rooted in the underlying ColdFusion architecture
Provide technical input to categorize incoming issues: defects, technical debt, enhancement requests, security findings, and modernization candidates
Help populate and maintain the backlog platform (Jira or equivalent) with accurate technical detail so the client and project administrator can prioritize effectively
Flag dependency and sequencing risks between tickets based on hands-on knowledge of the codebase
Validate and update system documentation, architecture, database schemas and data flows, module/workflow descriptions, and integration points against actual current system behavior
Reconstruct code-level documentation through direct code tracing where existing documentation is absent, outdated, or unreliable (common in legacy ColdFusion codebases of this age)
Contribute to user guides, support playbooks, and troubleshooting quick-reference materials
Participate in hands-on working sessions with client staff, using real code and recent fixes as training material