Senior Software Designer

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc; Magog; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid environment

Competitive retirement savings plan

Employee share purchase plan

EFAP (Employee and Family Assistance)

Vacation, wellness & personal dev days

Ergonomic furniture program

Performance bonus

Discounts on iA products

Job summary

iA Financial Group is looking for a Senior Software Designer to lead the design and evolution of high-performing software across distributed architectures and microservices. You will provide technical leadership, mentor teams, and collaborate with architects to translate strategy into concrete REST API integrations.

You will steer AI-enabled solutions, ensure security best practices, and drive DevOps and observability maturity while coordinating with multiple internal teams and legacy systems to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another relevant field.
• Over 10 years in IT with at least 5 years in software solution design.
• Strong leadership and ability to communicate complex issues across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design high-performing, innovative and reusable software solutions in distributed/microservices architectures.
• Contribute to design, integration and deployment of AI capabilities with specialists.
• Translate architectural direction into concrete software solutions, esp. REST APIs.
• Act as a technical leader, maintain design integrity, oversee implementation, mentor teams.
• Collaborate with multiple teams on interdependent systems, including legacy ones.
• Evolve practices/tools/methods and stay current with technology trends.
• Ensure standards compliance and maintain up-to-date technical documentation.
• Support configuration, deployment, observability and operationalization of solutions.
• Promote DevOps, observability, security and AI-assisted development.

Skills

Distributed architecture

REST API design

Agile/Lean

DevOps

Observability & logging

Security (NIST/ISO27001)

Data management & analytics

SQL/NoSQL/Snowflake

Azure & related tools

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Azure DevOps

Visual Studio

Visual Studio Code

GitHub Copilot

Git

Postman

SQL Server Management Studio

Dynatrace

Kafka

Kubernetes

Microsoft Azure

Terraform

Camunda

Job description

• Other Possible Location(s): Montreal, Quebec
• Job category: Systems Software Development

Are you passionate about designing high-performing technology solutions and eager to contribute to the purpose of a company that aims to help its clients feel confident and secure about their future?

As a Senior Software Designer, you will play a key role in the design and evolution of innovative, robust and reusable software solutions, while providing technical leadership to teams.

This position is a great opportunity to showcase your skills and fully realize your potential within a caring and trustworthy company. Here, people and their development are at the heart of our priorities, fostering an environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.

What you'll accomplish with us

As a Principal Software Designer, you'll be at the core of our mission. Here are the main responsibilities:

• Design high-performing, innovative and reusable software solutions and components in distributed architecture and microservices environments;
• Contribute to the design, integration and deployment of artificial intelligence capabilities within business solutions, in collaboration with the appropriate specialists;
• Work closely with architects to translate architectural direction into concrete and detailed software solutions, particularly for REST API integration and the orchestration of complex business processes;
• Act as a technical leader, maintain design integrity, oversee implementation, and mentor internal and external resources;
• Collaborate with multiple teams responsible for interdependent systems in an environment combining modern and legacy systems;
• Evolve the practices, tools and methods within the discipline while staying current with technology trends;
• Ensure compliance with standards and maintain comprehensive, up-to-date technical documentation;
• Support the configuration, deployment, observability and operationalization of solutions;
• Promote best practices in DevOps, observability, security and AI-assisted development.

What could accelerate your success in this role

We're looking for someone who:

• Holds a bachelor's degree in computer science or another relevant field of study at an equivalent level;
• Has more than 10 years of experience in information technology, including at least 5 years in IT software solution design;
• Is recognized for their technical leadership and ability to effectively communicate and explain complex issues, solve problems, and guide decision-making in collaboration with various stakeholders;
• Has extensive expertise in software design within distributed and microservices architectures, as well as in the design and integration of REST APIs;
• Has strong knowledge of Agile and Lean methodologies, continuous deployment concepts and tools, and DevOps practices;
• Has strong knowledge of observability and logging best practices, as well as error and vulnerability detection;
• Has a very good understanding of regulatory requirements, information security frameworks such as NIST and ISO 27001, and security best practices;
• Has good understanding of data management and integration, database development, data warehousing, data modelling and data analysis;
• Has experience with data-related technologies and languages, including SQL, PL/SQL, NoSQL and Snowflake, as well as Master Data Management and Reference Data Management solutions (MDM and RDM);
• Has strong knowledge of or relevant experience with .NET 10, SQL Server, Kafka, Kubernetes and Microsoft Azure, as well as Azure DevOps, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, GitHub Copilot, Git, Postman, SQL Server Management Studio and Dynatrace;
• Knowledge of Terraform and Camunda is considered an asset;
• Professional information security certifications such as CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CGEIT or COBIT are considered assets;
• Knowledge of the insurance and financial services industry is considered an asset;
• Demonstrates an excellent ability to understand the nuances and complexities of a sophisticated business domain;
• Has an advanced level of French and an intermediate level of English proficiency, as the role involves weekly collaboration by videoconference and email with internal English-speaking colleagues.

Why you'll love working with us

• A work environment where learning and development merge with a collective pursuit of excellence;
• AI is in everyone's hands, empowering you to increase your personal effectiveness while supporting the organization's growth;
• A healthy, safe, fair, and inclusive environment where potential can be freely expressed and developed;
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, supported by flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces.
• Competitive retirement savings plan;
• Employee share purchase plan;
• Vacation program, wellness days, and personal development days;
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP);
• Ergonomic furniture program;
• Performance bonus;
• Discounts on iA products;
• And much more!

Company Overview

iA Financial Group is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 10,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than five million clients and 50,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management.

With over $235 billion in assets, we're a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 130 years, we have believed that it's by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability.

Please note that if you need help or assistance to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, write to us . Someone from our team will be happy to assist you.