Co-operators

Sr Systems Development Consultant

Co-operators • $100K — $120K *
Guelph, ON N1C 1A1In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years of IT experience or equivalent education and experience
  • Diploma or degree in Information Technology or Computer Science
  • In-depth knowledge of multiple enterprise applications and technologies
  • Expertise in SDLC and architectural standards
  • Strong knowledge of strategic and tactical planning

Responsibilities

  • Formulate and modify procedures to solve complex problems
  • Design systems and solutions for business needs
  • Provide technical leadership and consulting to project teams
  • Lead design review and validation across various stakeholders
  • Evaluate software packages and prepare implementation proposals
  • Perform quality assurance to confirm adherence to development standards
  • Execute comprehensive unit and integration tests

Benefits

  • Training and development opportunities for career growth
  • Flexible work options and paid time off
  • Holistic well-being programs including physical and mental health support
  • Paid volunteer days for community involvement
  • Comprehensive total rewards package including retirement savings and health coverage
Full Job Description
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Company: CGL
Department: Advisor Tech Platform
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid (2 days in office)
Language: This role operates in English.
Additional Information: This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant

The Sr Systems Development Consultant formulates and modifies procedures to solve complex problems, proposes and designs systems and solutions to address business needs, and liaises with other technical/functional areas to ensure guidelines are adhered to within development projects. As a senior level in the Systems Development job stream, the Sr Systems Development Consultant provides system development expertise, technical leadership, and consulting to project teams across multiple phases of systems development and technology and provides advanced leadership and guidance to less experienced IT staff.

Technologies you have experience with:

  • We have a diverse tech stack supporting our Digital Document Solutions You don't need to be an expert in everything, but it would be an asset if you had exposure to some of these.
  • Vendor applications such as Inspire, OneSpan or OnBase.NET/C#
  • Cloud technologies such as Azure or AWS,
  • CI/CD Pipelines, Git Hub or Azure DevOps
  • Working with 3rd party API's

How you will create impact:

  • Perform technical analysis and formulate design and solutions for a complex system or for integration with multiple systems, including verifying integration across multiple hardware platforms and development environments.
  • Thinking big and taking ownership of end-to-end technical solutions
  • Ensure the overall design considers all aspects (environment, strategy, key business need, user demand, integration with related systems, financial implications, etc.) and all design/system components are feasible, maintainable, usable, scalable, and work with the overall technical design of the system(s) or solution.
  • Lead design review and validation with peers, business systems analysts, subject matter experts, Enterprise Architecture, infrastructure & operations, information security, legal and audit to ensure it is complete, compliant, and follows the standards, guidelines, and recommendations of the SDLC process and Enterprise Architecture.
  • Evaluate software packages and prepare proposals, recommending implementation of changes to systems architecture.
  • Perform quality assurance of the proposed solution to confirm adherence to development standards and guidelines.
  • Write new code and leverage existing code.
  • Lead and plan unit testing and work with business systems analyst on system testing, coordinating the setup of test environments to verify that functionality and data integrity is maintained.
  • Execute unit and integration tests that are comprehensive in nature, and support system and user acceptance testing.

To join our team:

  • You have experience designing and building complex
  • You have a can-do attitude and are willing to dig in, spend the time to learn not only the technology, but also the business knowledge.
  • At least 8 years' experience in IT, or equivalent combination of education and experience, along with a Diploma or degree in Information Technology or Computer Science.
  • Knowledge of strategic and tactical plans.
  • In-depth knowledge of multiple enterprise applications and the technologies used.
  • Expert in SDLC and architectural standards.

How you will succeed:

  • You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
  • You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
  • You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
  • You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

What you need to know:

  • You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

What's in it for you?

  • Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
  • Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
  • A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
  • Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
  • In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program.


Salary information

Expected salary/hourly range $X - $X" (min-max, full range).

OR

Salary to be discussed with successful applicants" (where a range is not published).

Salary placement

The salary amount for the successful candidate is determined by Co-operators in its discretion and will vary depending on several criteria including but not limited to: local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualification, experience and education.

Incentive/Variable pay

Employees may also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn additional compensation tied to individual and/or business performance, or other business metrics.

Sales Roles

Expected salary/hourly range $X - $X (min-max, full range). This role is eligible to participate in a sales incentive plan for additional compensation with an annual target of X%.

OR

A target range of X% - X%" (agency roles).

About Co-operators

Co-operators provides auto insurance, home insurance, life insurance, commercial insurance, farm insurance, and group insurance, as well as investment products and property development. They provide travel-related insurance products, hospital and medical coverage, accidental death and dismemberment, vehicle replacement, and hospital and medical coverage insurance.

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