Senior Technology Specialist, Core Systems Developer

Equitable-C; Southwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid benefits

Pension matching

Volunteer day

Dress for your day

Job summary

Equitable seeks a Senior Technology Specialist, Core Systems Developer in Waterloo, ON to build and support cloud-based applications and integrations. You will partner with product teams to design API-driven solutions and drive production stability across Wealth systems.

The role requires 5+ years IT experience, deep .NET/C# expertise, and strong Azure Cloud skills. Hybrid in-office cadence includes 2 days/week in Waterloo and occasional additional days, with competitive benefits and total

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years IT experience with multi-domain expertise
• Proficient in .NET/C#, with 5+ years
• Experience with Microservices architecture
• Experience with Cloud Native Architecture and Azure cloud
• Azure Cloud, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines (Azure Pipelines)
• 3+ years with Azure App Services, Functions, Service Bus, Storage; IaC (Bicep)
• Solid knowledge of SQL Server and T‑SQL with 6+ years
• Experience with testing frameworks (NUnit, MSTest)
• API lifecycle management: gateways, API catalog, CI/CD for deployment
• Design/document HTTP REST with JSON, JSON Schema, Swagger
• Extend core systems via APIs and vendor integrations
• Data modelling and integration layer understanding
• Experience leading other developers
• ORMs like Entity Framework are a plus

Responsibilities

• Build and support applications and integrations using Cloud technology
• Collaborate with product owners/managers to meet business needs
• Analyze production system problems and recommend solutions
• Investigate and solve production problems with minimal guidance
• Lead API domain identification and API lifecycle concepts
• Set up end-to-end processes, standards, governance in vendor platforms
• Promote Enterprise API Strategy and present to stakeholders
• Share knowledge and mentor colleagues to improve performance

Skills

NET/C#

Azure Cloud

Microservices

Cloud Native Architecture

Azure DevOps

SQL Server

REST APIs

CI/CD Pipelines

Entity Framework

Education

Post-secondary degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Azure App Services

Azure Functions

Service Bus

Swagger/OpenAPI

Job description

Senior Technology Specialist, Core Systems Developer

Waterloo, ON, Canada

Job Description

Posted Monday, August 31, 2026 at 4:00 AM

At Equitable, we believe work should be a place where you feel supported, inspired, and empowered to grow. In our caring and collaborative environment, your curiosity is encouraged, your passion is recognized, and your contributions truly matter. Together, we create meaningful impact, for our clients, our communities, and each other.

The Opportunity : Maintain and enhance shared technology solutions and infrastructure. This role will partner with a cross-functional team to develop, test, launch, and refine solutions to optimize the organizations' service experience. Responsible to develop and, implement infrastructure technologies that support business priorities and capabilities for internal and external clients.

Provide technical and practice leadership, and to continuously evolve the capabilities and technologies that enable continuous delivery of Wealth systems

Join one of the region’s top employers and be part of something that truly makes a difference. Work Arrangements: This is a hybrid role. You will work in our office in Waterloo, ON a minimum of two (2) assigned, consecutive days every other week, plus a fifth (5th) assigned day per month. You are welcome to work from the office more than the minimum requirement, and there may be some roles that are required to work in our office more than the minimum requirement.

What you’ll do:

• Build and support applications and integrations using Cloud technology.
• You will work closely with product owners/ Product managers to develop alternative solutions to meet business needs.
• Analyze production system problems and recommend solutions.
• Investigate and solve production problems with minimal to no guidance.
• Working closely with business teams to identify key domains/ capabilities to be offered as APIs.
• Provide leadership in setting up end to end processes, guidelines, standards, protocols, governance and implementation in vendor platforms.
• Evangelize the Enterprise API Strategy and facilitate presentations to a wide audience of internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactively sharing knowledge/expertise with colleagues to improve their resourcefulness and performance.
• Train and coach others to develop their degree of expertise.

What you’ll bring:

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Computer Science or a related field
• 5+ years experience in IT, with multi-domain expertise
• Prominent level of proficiency in .NET/C#, and at least 5+ years of experience
• Experience with Microservices architecture
• Experience with Cloud Native Architecture and Infrastructure Pattern
• Experience in Azure Cloud environment and Azure DevOps, especially developing and deploying CI/CD pipelines (Azure Pipelines)
• Minimum 3 years of experience working with Azure App Services, Azure Function, Service Bus, Azure Storage and Application Insights using Infrastructure-as-Code(Bicep)
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and Transact SQL with at least 6 years of relevant experience
• Hands-on experience using testing frameworks for both client and server code (i.e. NUnit, MSTest, etc.)
• Implementing and supporting multi-platform integration solutions
• Manage the full API lifecycle by configuring API Gateways for secure routing, maintaining a central API Catalogue, and building CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment.
• Design and document HTTP REST services using JSON and JSON Schema, ensuring strict adherence to the HTTP protocol, status codes, and Swagger specifications.
• Extending core systems capabilities by developing custom extensions and integrations via APIs to other enterprise systems and solutions
• Leverage and integrate vendor platforms while holding external partners accountable to architectural and technical standards.
• Deep understanding of business capability definitions, data modelling, integration layers
• Experience leading other developers on projects; task and priority setting, working with business partners, etc.
• Experience with ORMs like Entity Framework is an asset

What’s in it for you:

• Career Growth: Regular learning sessions and developmentopportunities
• Total Rewards: Incentive pay, annual salary reviews, employer-paid benefits and pensionmatching
• Time Away: Competitive vacation plus one paid volunteer day each year
• Flexibility: Healthy work-life balance with employee wellness always top of mind, complemented by a “dress for your day” approach

At Equitable, we’re committed to fair pay and an inclusive, accessible hiring experience. If you need accommodations or alternative formats at any stage, just reach out to us at [e-mail] . We’re happy to help. Your base pay will be based on your skills, qualifications, experience and education. In addition to your salary, this role is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award tied to business performance, plus a wide range of competitive benefits. If you’re selected to move forward, our Talent Acquisition team will walk you through all the details of our total rewards program, so you know exactly what’s included.

Reports To: Technology Manager, Digital Department : Individual IT Term: Permanent Full-Time

This position is open and we are excited to find the right person to join our team. As part of the recruitment process, you will need to go through background screening, as per our company policy.