Intermediate Application Support Developer - Application Support

Manitoba Blue Cross; Manitoba; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Manitoba Blue Cross is looking for an Intermediate Application Support Developer to enhance their team. This position involves supporting and improving existing applications across the tech stack, while ensuring high-quality code and efficient problem resolution. Ideal candidates should possess strong Java and SQL skills, as well as experience with front end development technologies.

Benefits

Onsite fitness center

Casual dress code

Personal and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-3 years related work experience.
• Proficiency in Java and SQL required.
• Experience with front end technologies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage critical incident resolution and troubleshoot application problems.
• Develop and maintain high-quality code for existing applications.
• Coordinate testing and deployment processes.

Skills

Java

SQL

HTML

CSS

Webflow

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Tools

Spring MVC

Docker

Job description

599 Empress St, Winnipeg, MB R3G 3P3, Canada

Job Description

Posted Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM | Expired Friday, April 4, 2025 at 5:59 AM

About Manitoba Blue Cross

We’re a Manitoba-based, not-for-profit, health benefits provider with a vision to be the trusted and essential health and wellness partner for all Manitobans. Every dollar made is reinvested in our infrastructure, our people, and our province with the goal of providing better care for our members, expanding our community impact and broadening our health care knowledge.

Why work for us?

Manitoba Blue Cross, is a Manitoba Top Employer. We are empowered to give back to the community, and we know that caring needs to start in our workplace with our own Manitoba Blue Cross team. We actively foster a culture that focuses on your satisfaction, development, diversity, and growth.

Culture of Caring

We strive to succeed at reaching our organizational goals, but we always make time to celebrate our successes. Having fun as a group and rewarding our employees for their accomplishments is an essential part of our workplace culture.

We want our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve, and we're committed to creating a fair and respectful workplace. We offer a work environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance and support to advance your career that includes:

• Fully equipped onsite fitness center.
• Casual dress code to promote diversity and inclusivity.
• Personal and professional development.

Are you a driven, dedicated, and enthusiastic individual who wants to work in a friendly and rewarding environment? If so, we are looking for someone like you! The following position is open to anyone residing in Winnipeg and surrounding areas with valid work authorization.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Intermediate Application Support Developer provides support and makes changes to previously built applications. This position works on all aspects of the technology stack, front end UI/UX, backend APIs, databases and data access.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works on resolving Jira tickets according to priority & scheduling.
• Manages critical and high priority incident resolution.
• Troubleshoots application problems and makes appropriate modifications to correct them.
• Improves performance of existing software by diagnosing and resolving critical issues.
• Develops and maintains high-quality code that satisfies customer needs and strives for simplicity, clarity, and testability.
• Investigates and proposes solutions to development and design problems.
• Complies with specifications, standards, architectural guidance and best practices.
• Documents applications, testing and deployment as required.
• Creates and maintains unit and integration tests and conducts functional and performance testing where appropriate.
• Participates in code reviews or uses collaborative programming techniques to promote high quality business outcomes.
• Coordinates testing with all stakeholders to ensure quality releases.
• Collaborates with team to understand functional and non-functional requirements.
• Performs application release management and deployment.
• Defines scope of work and development estimates.
• Performs other special assignments and related duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Dedicated to the principles of exceptional service; committed to responding to, anticipating, and addressing customer needs, for both internal and external customers.
• Minimum of 1-3 years related work experience.
• Proficiency in Java and SQL.
• Experience with front end development languages and tools including HTML CSS and Webflow preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to deal with all levels within the organization.
• Strong team player enjoys collaboration and shares knowledge openly.
• Takes personal responsibility for assigned work as well as team goals to achieve success.
• Strong problem solving / analytical skills with an attention to detail.
• Effective communicator with strong verbal and written skills.
• Exercises judgment, tact and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Experience with one or more frameworks and platforms (e.g. Spring MVC, Docker) is seen as an asset.
• One or more relevant industry certifications is seen as an asset.

Ready to Apply? We are excited to meet you!

If you would like to join our team, you are invited to apply by submitting your resume and cover letter by clicking the "Apply" button below by April 3, 2025

To learn more visit: https://www2.mb.bluecross.ca/about-us/careers

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those being considered will be contacted.

Manitoba Blue Cross is committed to the principles of diversity, equity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring for everyone. We want our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve, and we're committed to creating a fair and respectful workplace.

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. If you require an accommodation during the hiring process, please let us know.

599 Empress St, Winnipeg, MB R3G 3P3, Canada