Desjardins Group

Tech Lead Guidewire

Desjardins Group$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University certificate in a related field
  • 8+ years of relevant experience
  • French language proficiency
  • Advanced English proficiency for client interactions
  • Consideration for alternative qualifications and experience levels

Responsibilities

  • Develop complex execution strategies for business products and solutions
  • Analyze, design, and document software products, ensuring best practices
  • Write and document procedures and guidelines for training
  • Collaborate with business partners to standardize IT solutions
  • Identify and analyze opportunities for system optimization
  • Lead software installations, testing, and in-house application deployment
  • Resolve complex operational problems during major incidents

Benefits

  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan for stable retirement income
  • Group insurance including telemedicine services
  • Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
Full Job Description
As Tech Lead Guidewire, you participate in IT efficiency and quality by analyzing, designing, configuring, developing, maintaining and upgrading software products in accordance with the organization's requirements. Your skills in technology and your ability to anticipate innovation actively help develop, standardize and implement large-scale IT systems, programs and applications. You analyze client and partner requirements and you recommend appropriate IT solutions. You plan, prioritize and coordinate work to stay on schedule and meet objectives. Your projects and initiatives require in-depth, extensive knowledge of your line of work. You help solve highly complex problems that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and the line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with different stakeholders working in many other fields. You lead and serve as a systems specialist for your team, clients and stakeholders. More specifically, you will be required to:
  • Develop complex execution strategies, analyze, design and document business products and solutions
  • Analyze and develop software products (design, code, automate and run tests), while applying development, data and security best practices
  • Write procedures, guidelines and development methods. Help develop documentation that is prepared and delivered for training purposes to peers and users
  • Cocreate with business partners and architects to standardize solutions accordingly
  • Actively look for system optimization opportunities while taking into consideration possible impacts. Analyze, diagnose, follow up on and resolve highly complex operational and conceptual problems during major incidents
  • Lead software package installations and testing as well as inhouse application deployment


What we offer*
  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

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What you bring to the table
  • University certificate in a related field
  • A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
Action oriented, Complexity, Customer Focus, Differences, Nimble learning, Plans and aligns, Tech savvy

Trade Union (If applicable)

Job Family
Information technology (FG)

Unposting Date
2026-08-24

About Desjardins Group

Desjardins Group is a Canadian cooperative financial group with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. It was founded in 1900 and has since grown to become the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, with over 7 million members and clients. The group offers a range of financial services including banking, insurance, wealth management, and investment services. Desjardins Group operates primarily in Quebec and Ontario, but also has a presence in other Canadian provinces as well as in the United States and Europe. The group is committed to social responsibility and sustainability, and has implemented various initiatives to promote these values.
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48,200 employees
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