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Waterloo, ON, Canada Job Description 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 At Equitable, we believe great things happen when we work together. Were a Canadian mutual company driven by purpose putting people first and helping Canadians protect today and prepare for tomorrow. If youre passionate about making a difference and growing your career in an inclusive and collaborative environment, wed love to hear from you. Our culture is built on care, passion and curiosity. We put people above all else, strive to be our best and welcome new ideas to deliver positive outcomes. Role Overview The Senior Technology Specialist role is an exciting opportunity with one of our Individual Insurance agile teams to work directly with key leaders to understand the business needs and help support their strategies with technology solutions. Join our team to develop and implement technologies that support both internal and external clients, while also providing technical and practice leadership to continuously evolve our capabilities and technologies. 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. Responsibilities - You will be responsible for designing, developing and unit testing code, delivering on objectives established by business partners. You will understand and adhere to best practices and guidelines, and work with a delivery team to ensure understanding of objectives, requirements and specifications. - Code experience in .NET, C#, (SQL, KQL is a plus) - Strong experience with tools and development frameworks such as PowerShell, NPM, VSC, GIT, Docker, K8S - Strong experience & understanding in Infrastructure as code applied to DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud security best practices and well architected framework. - Demonstrated knowledge of web/mobile design and objectoriented programming practices. - Support the implementation of corporate policies, standards, and procedures that provide effective architecture, governance, and management. - Perform handson configuration and troubleshooting of hardware and/or application software. - Provide technical leadership for more junior team members, oversee solution implementation to ensure compliance with security, and governance. - Involve others in planning and executing, and in so doing, gains their buyin. - May be required to complete work outside of normal business hours to meet project deadlines and support weekend implementations, may be required to participate in rotating oncall shifts. Qualifications - Minimum 5 years experience in IT with multidomain experience (Insurance domain preferred). - Postsecondary degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in the following or related discipline: computer science, computer systems engineering, software engineering. - Handson working knowledge of .NET, C#, PWAs, APIs, Azure DevOps/Cloud, SQL, Design Library Systems, Experience with scrum delivery, Testing Automation and Automating Pipelines. - Experience leading other developers on projects; task and priority setting, working with business partners, etc. Benefits - Career Growth: Regular learning sessions and development opportunities. - Total Rewards: Allowance provided in place of vacation pay and benefits. - Flexibility: Healthy worklife balance with employee wellness always top of mind, complemented by a dress for your day approach. At Equitable, were 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 [email protected]. Were happy to help. Reports To: Technology Manager, Core Systems Department: IT Individual Insurance Term: Temporary FullTime, eight (8) month contract. #J-18808-Ljbffr