Developer jobs in Canada

Working under minimal supervision, this job contributes to Wawanesa success by maintaining, supporting and enhancing business systems and applications.

• Design, develop, and test software.
• Prepare technical specifications from requirements.
• Ensure successful completion of developer assignments by estimating and tracking progress of assigned work.
• Maintain the operation of business systems and applications.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve application incidents.
• Participate in planning activities.
• Create and update relevant documentation.
• Improve upon and ensure the adherence to the established practices, processes, and guidelines.
• Keep current with relevant technologies.
• Mentor other Application Developers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Completion of post-secondary degree or diploma in software development or equivalent experience.
• Four years practical experience performing an application development role building software using current programming languages and working with relational database systems and structured query language.
• Detail oriented with analytical and problem-solving skills to recognize and identify issues and take proper action to resolve them.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner with style fitting for the audience and message.
• Strong planning and organizing skills, with the ability to develop and implement plans by prioritizing and multi-tasking.
• Good leadership skills, with the ability to facilitate high team morale by encouraging and coaching team members.
• Effective decision making skills, with the ability to direct team members to achieve goals through clear instruction.
• Experience using software development tools, such as JIRA, Confluence, Source Code Management and TeamCity is considered an asset.
• Experience with Policy Center is considered an asset.
• Experience with Unix; Windows; Oracle; Microsoft SQL Server; Java is considered an asset.
• Certifications in relevant technology or processes is considered an asset.
• Knowledge and experience in Insurance industry is considered an asset.

At Wawanesa, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people – this is supported by having a representative workforce.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including racialized persons, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender-diverse and neurodiverse individuals, and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas.

We aim to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out in confidence to jobs@wawanesa.com.

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Please note that the recruitment process for this position may involve the use of AI tools to screen, assess, or select applicants. All final decisions are taken or reviewed by human recruiters and human hiring leaders in compliance with all applicable legislation.