Senior Developer - Group

At Equitable Life of Canada, we realize that your work life is not just about performing a job; it's about being part of a workplace that helps you grow and reach your full potential. Within our friendly and collaborative work environment, we recognize that the key to our growth and success is a dedicated, motivated and customer-responsive staff. Join Equitable Life today.
Position Title: Senior Developer, Group Systems
Reports To: Manager, Group Systems Development
Department: Group IT
Term: Full-time Permanent
W ork Arrangements: 100% remote working is available for candidates across Canada outside of Waterloo Region and surrounding areas in Ontario. If local - will be moving to a hybrid model when our office renovation is complete (approximately September 2023), coming into the office 25% of the time (4-5 days a month).
The Opportunity: We are looking for an experienced developer to join the Group IT team who is motivated, self-directing and recognizes opportunities to improve our process. We encourage new ideas but also look for someone who is willing to roll up their sleeves to help in every aspect of the SDLC including designing, unit testing, implementing, and maintaining complex software. As a Senior Developer you’ll analyze production system problems and recommend workable solutions, but also act as an internal consultant and provide mentorship and strategic design recommendations for your peers.
This is an exciting time to work in insurance and to make an impact on the ever-changing technological landscape. If you’re looking to innovate and introduce best practices, don’t miss your opportunity to share your talents with one of Kitchener-Waterloo’s Top Employers for 2023!
What you’ll do:

• Mentor and guide team members by researching and applying best practices, standards, design patterns, and alternate approaches to coding challenges
• Document all program and system changes for ease of future support
• Investigate and analyze production system problems and recommend workable solutions
• Recommend and implement system designs based on long-term IT organization strategy
• Lead a team of developers to design and develop high-performance, scalable applications and database solutions
• Contribute business and technical expertise to the development and planning process
• Provide on call production support
• Research and recommend technologies to the team and management to help keep our tech stack up-to-date
• Work with other developers to create and support mobile and web applications using HTML5, CSS3, React, Angular and PWA

What you’ll need:

• A working knowledge of API development including RESTful services and tools such as Postman and Swagger
• A strong technical background with high proficiency in Visual Basic 6, .Net 4.8 and CORE, C#, and Windows Forms with at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Degree or diploma in Computer Science or a related field
• Hands on experience using testing frameworks with priority on MSTest
• A solid knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, Transact SQL, ADO.NET and Entity Framework with at least 5 years of relevant experience; SSRS, SSIS (assets)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills
• Experience with cloud platforms like Azure
• Working knowledge of source control like TFS and GIT
• Experience working as part of an agile team (an asset)
• General knowledge of insurance industry (an asset)
• Experience with Office products (Word, Excel, Visio)
• A working knowledge of technologies like LINQ, Regex, JSON, XML, XSD, SOAP, and WSDL
• Experience with CI/CD like Azure DevOps

What we offer:

• We value open, honest communication between team members, challenging each other to continually improve
• A company subsidized cafeteria with a variety of daily options
• Flexible work arrangements and remote work arrangements for those who meet the distance qualification. We also give an additional day off each year so that you can spend that time helping a charitable organization
• A great bonus structure and generous vacation allowance
• We take our work seriously, but ourselves a little less so. Events are planned throughout the year to celebrate our successes, be it backyard BBQs, bowling, or game nights
• We care about your career and foster a culture of learning. We provide dedicated time to improve your skills, lunch and learns, online and live courses, knowledge sharing between team members, and many more opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance and employee wellness. We want you to enjoy your life outside of work

As part of the recruitment/offer process you will be required to:

• Provide two professional references (minimum one supervisor and above)
• Undergo a criminal background check

To learn more about Equitable Life, we encourage you to explore our organization.
At Equitable Life, we are committed to providing equal access to employment opportunities across our organization. Please contact our HR team at [email protected] if you would like to receive our job postings in an alternative format or require an accommodation with the application process.
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