Senior Technology Specialist, Digital Developer

at  Equitable CA

At Equitable, we realize that your work life is not just about performing a job; it’s about being part of a workplace that helps you grow and reach your full potential. Within our friendly and collaborative work environment, we recognize that the key to our growth and success is a dedicated, motivated and client-responsive staff. Join Equitable today.
Position Title: Senior Technology Specialist, Digital Developer / Senior Full Stack Developer (.NET/React)
Reports To: Senior Technology Manager, Digital IT Savings and Retirement
Department: IT, Savings and Retirement
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.
The Opportunity: Don’t miss the opportunity to join one of Waterloo Area and Southwestern Ontario’s Top Employers for 2024!
Put your knowledge of the latest technologies to work creating solutions to some of the insurance industry’s toughest challenges. Work directly with key leaders to understand their business needs, advise them on how technology can support their strategies, and build innovative responses to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
We work using a wide variety of web and mobile possibilities using .NET, React, Angular, HTML5, CSS3 and other evolving technologies. Your team is a diverse band of talented, engaged, and fun professionals who thrive on finding a better way. Your work will be part of changing the way Equitable helps clients get the help they need when they need it most.

• Lead a team of developers to design and program high-performance, scalable multi-tiered web applications and database solutions
• Build and support mobile and web applications using React, .NET, and JavaScript
• Create, recommend, and implement system designs based on long-term IT organization strategy
• Work closely with business and systems analysts, and QA to develop alternative solutions to meet business needs
• Help the team succeed by meeting sprint objectives through agile planning and continuous integration/delivery
• Analyze production system problems and recommend solutions
• Investigate and solve production problems with minimal to no guidance
• Research and recommend technologies to the team and management to help keep our tech stack up to date
• Mentor junior and intermediate team members in good coding practices and new technologies