Cold Fusion Developer

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States; Remote

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.

About the Project

The applications use different ColdFusion implementations and authentication models, including Windows single sign-on through Active Directory and local application-level user accounts. They also support document storage and retrieval through a ColdFusion file I/O layer. This role will work alongside the Stantec project team to resolve technical issues, improve documentation, and help client technical staff build long-term familiarity with the systems.

Key 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
• 8+ years of hands-on ColdFusion/CFML development experience, including CFCs, Application.cfc, and standard ColdFusion data-access and templating patterns