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Lead Technology Specialist, Digital Developer
2 hours ago
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, 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 you're looking for purpose-driven work in a collaborative and inclusive environment where your voice is heard, and your growth is encouraged we'd love to connect.
The Lead Technology Specialist position offers a compelling opportunity within one of our Individual Wealth agile teams. In 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 technologies.
This 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 team.
Join one of the Waterloo Area's Top Employers for 2025 and Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers for 2024 and be part of something that matters.
Position Title:
Lead Technology Specialist, Digital Developer
Reports To
: Senior Technology Manager, Digital
Department
: Individual Wealth IT
Term
: Permanent Full-Time
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.
What 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 specifications.
- Strong experience & understanding in Infrastructure-as-code applied to DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud security best practices and well architected framework.
- At least 7+ years of development experience in React, Angular, .NET, C# and SQL
- Strong 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 general
- Hands-on experience & proficiency working with Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) technologies
- Hands-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 practices
- Support the implementation of corporate policies, standards, and procedures that provide effective architecture, governance, and management.
- Perform hands-on configuration and troubleshooting of hardware and/or application software.
- Provide technical leadership for more junior team members, oversee solutions to solution implementation to ensure compliance with security, and governance.
- Support IT Management in handling escalations within a team of Technology Specialists.
- Involve others in planning and executing, and in so doing, gains their buy-in.
- 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 on-call shifts.
What you will bring:
- 7+ years experience in IT: 3+ years in Senior Technology role with multi-domain experience.
- Post-secondary degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in the following or related discipline: computer science, computer systems engineering, software engineering.
- Multiple advanced technical certifications in technologies mentioned in this job description
- Hands on working knowledge of React, NET, C#, PWAs, APIs, Azure DevOps/Cloud, Azure Pipelines, Azure Durable Functions, SQL, and Design Library Systems
- Experience with agile practices, scrum delivery, test automation and Azure Pipelines
- Experience leading other developers on projects; task and priority setting, working with business partners, etc.
- Experience working with Product Owners, stakeholders and business SMEs to understand business needs and act as a bridge between business & technical teams
- Working knowledge of responsive design and grid principles
What's in it for you:
- A workplace where care, passion, and curiosity aren't just values, they're how we work, grow, and succeed together every day.
- A healthy work-life balance with employee wellness top of mind
- Annual 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 choice
- Immediate enrollment in the company's pension program with employer matching
- Employee resource groups that support an inclusive work environment
- Tuition support and specialized program assistance
- An onsite full-service cafeteria with a variety of daily options
- Discounts on company products and services, and access to exclusive employee perks
- Regular EQ Together events focused on company togetherness and collaboration
As 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 policy.
This position is available due to an existing vacancy.
We're dedicated to inclusive and accessible hiring practices. If you require accommodations or alternative formats, please contact us
