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Job Summary
Job ID:10310
Employment Type: Existing Role
Work Environment: We offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg MB; Wawanesa MB; Vancouver BC; Calgary AB; Edmonton AB; Lethbridge AB; Toronto (North York) ON; Kitchener ON; Ottawa ON; Montreal QC; Quebec City QC Moncton NB; Dartmouth; NS.
Working Business Language: English. This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English.
Salary: At Wawanesa salary is only one component of a holistic comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our addition to salary full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time personal days premium free benefits and pension plan.
The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors including but not limited to: your work location local labour market conditions external market salary data internal pay equity and the knowledge skills experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $85000 - $115000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.
About The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
Founded in 1896 The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is one of Canadas largest mutual insurers 100% owned by its members with more than $4.1 billion in annual revenue and $12.5 billion in assets. Headquartered in Winnipeg Wawanesa is the parent company of Wawanesa Life which provides life insurance solutions throughout Canada and Western Financial Group a leading national distributor of personal and business March of 2026 Wawanesa entered into an agreement to acquire Everest Insurance Company of Canada to strengthen its commercial insurance capabilities and advance its long-term growth strategy.
Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.8 million members and we are home to more than 3000 employees across Canada. The company actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities donating more than $4 million annually to charitable organizations including more than $2 million each year in support of people on the front lines of climate change. Learn more at .
We are currently looking for dedicated driven and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.
The Solution Analyst (Intermediate or Senior) will be part of our Life Data Squad Delivery team and contribute to Wawanesas success by analyzing designing documenting testing and supporting technology solutions that meet business stakeholder requirements.
The ideal candidate enjoys working in an Agile Scrum team that delivers rapid high-quality solutions through collaboration continuous improvement and quality-driven practices. You will bring experience in business systems and/or quality analysis along with strong technical proficiency in databases system integrations and data-driven applications.
The successful candidate will have a strong technical foundation including proficiency in SQL understanding of data flows between integrated systems and familiarity with data modeling concepts. Candidates who demonstrate curiosity or experience in applying AI technologies to improve analysis automation or decision-making or operational efficiency will be well-suited to this evolving role.
- Lead the analysis design and documentation of both system and business requirements for application enhancements and projects.
- Lead the requirement sessions with business and system teams.
- Collaborate with multiple functions to ensure quality software.
- Provide technical and business leadership for developers and Analysts.
- Lead the resolution of system and business requirement issues.
- Create test strategy plans and cases based on requirements documentation and defect resolutions.
- Coordinate/support planning and execution for projects and initiatives including allocation of resources.
- Estimate and track progress of assigned work.
- Follow established practices processes and guidelines.
- Identify and Lead process and procedure improvements.
- Maintain a high level of knowledge on current system standards and IS department established methodologies.
- Engage with business partners to understand current and emerging business needs while keeping up with industry trends (business and technology).
- Lead the communication of system solutions in business and technical terms.
- Analyze and interpret SQL queries to support data validation reporting and troubleshooting.
- Investigate and document integration payloads (e.g. JSON XML) exchanged between applications to ensure data accuracy and system compatibility.
- Collaborate with developers and architects to understand and contribute to data modeling efforts.
- Explore and evaluate opportunities to leverage AI or machine learning tools to enhance solution analysis data insights and process efficiency.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- 3 years of experience in business analysis systems analysis data analysis quality assurance or a related role; 5 years preferred.
- Post-secondary degree diploma certificate or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience supporting enhancing and troubleshooting business-critical applications data solutions and operational processes.
- Strong analytical problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with the ability to identify root causes and recommend effective solutions.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to translate business needs into scalable technology and data solutions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to effectively engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing business needs.
- High attention to detail and commitment to delivering quality results.
- Demonstrated leadership facilitation mentoring and collaboration skills.
- Experience working effectively within cross-functional teams using Agile Scrum and continuous delivery practices.
- Experience analyzing business and data requirements data flows integrations and end-to-end system processes across multiple platforms.
- Strong understanding of relational databases SQL concepts data modeling fundamentals and system integrations.
- Ability to interpret analyze troubleshoot and validate SQL queries.
- Experience creating Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) user stories process flows functional requirements and solution documentation.
Diversity Equity Inclusion& Belonging
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 .
All Wawanesa job applicants are subject to Wawanesas .
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.
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About Company
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