Lead Technology Specialist, Digital Developer

The Opportunity: At Equitable our focus is on making a meaningful impact in the lives of Canadians by putting clients at the heart of everything we do. We lead with empathy act with intention stay curious and support one another every step of the way. If youre looking for purpose-driven work in a collaborative and inclusive environment where your voice is heard and your growth is encouraged wed love to Lead Technology Specialist position offers a compelling opportunity within one of our Individual Wealth agile this role you will collaborate closely with key leaders to comprehend business needs and support strategic objectives through technological solutions. We invite you to join our team to develop and implement technologies that serve both internal and external clients while also providing technical and practice leadership to continually enhance our capabilities and position entails partnering with a cross-functional agile team to develop test launch and refine solutions aimed at optimizing the Individual Insurance servicing experience. The responsibilities include designing developing and unit testing code while delivering on the objectives set by business partners. The Lead Technology Specialist must adhere to best practices and guidelines ensuring a comprehensive understanding of objectives requirements and specifications in collaboration with the delivery one of the Waterloo Areas Top Employers for 2025 and Southwestern Ontarios Top Employers for 2024 and be part of something that Title:Lead Technology Specialist Digital DeveloperReports To: Senior Technology Manager DigitalDepartment: Individual Wealth IT Term: Permanent Full-TimeWork 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 you will be doing:You will be responsible for designing developing and unit testing code delivers 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 experience & understanding in Infrastructure-as-code applied to DevOps DevSecOps cloud security best practices and well architected least 7 years of development experience in React C# and SQLStrong experience with tools and development frameworks such as PowerShell NPM VSC Git ReactJS especially Vite & Create-React-App (CRA)Minimum 4 years of experience working with Azure App Services Durable Functions and Azure infrastructure in generalHands-on experience & proficiency working with Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) technologiesHands-on experience using testing frameworks for both client and server code (i.e. NUnit Selenium etc.)Demonstrated knowledge of responsive web design (mobile/tablet) and object-oriented programming practicesSupport the implementation of corporate policies standards and procedures that provide effective architecture governance and hands-on configuration and troubleshooting of hardware and/or application technical leadership for more junior team members oversee solutions to solution implementation to ensure compliance with security and IT Management in handling escalations within a team of Technology others in planning and executing and in so doing gains their 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 on-call you will bring:7 years experience in IT: 3 years in Senior Technology role with multi-domain -secondary degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in the following or related discipline: computer science computer systems engineering software advanced technical certifications in technologies mentioned in this job descriptionHands on working knowledge of React NET C# PWAs APIs Azure DevOps/Cloud Azure Pipelines Azure Durable Functions SQL and Design Library SystemsExperience with agile practices scrum delivery test automation and Azure PipelinesExperience leading other developers on projects; task and priority setting working with business partners working with Product Owners stakeholders and business SMEs to understand business needs and act as a bridge between business & technical teamsWorking knowledge of responsive design and grid principlesWhats in it for you:A workplace where care passion and curiosity arent just values theyre how we work grow and succeed together every day.A healthy work-life balance with employee wellness top of mindAnnual bonus program annual vacation allowance and company-paid benefits program Generous vacation package with one volunteer day to give back to a charity of your choiceImmediate enrollment in the companys pension program with employer matchingEmployee resource groups that support an inclusive work environmentTuition support and specialized program assistance An onsite full-service cafeteria with a variety of daily optionsDiscounts on company products and services and access to exclusive employee perks Regular EQ Together events focused on company togetherness and collaborationAs part of the recruitment process candidates may be asked to complete an assessment and will be required to undergo background screening in accordance with company 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 were happy to base pay will be based on your skills qualifications experience and addition to your salary this role is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award tied to business performance plus a wide range of competitive youre selected to move forward our Talent Acquisition team will walk you through all the details of our total rewards program so you know exactly whats included.