Sr Systems Development Consultant - Digital Platforms Technology

Company: CGL

Department: Digital & Advisor Tech

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Work Model: Hybrid

Language: This role operates in English.

The Opportunity:

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That's why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

Disruptive technology, emerging trends, and new ways of doing business are redefining the future of insurance, with digital at the heart of it. Our Digital team is made up of experts who put our customers at the centre of what we do, creating engaging experiences that drive business outcomes. We are creative and inventive agile enthusiasts who value transparency and collaboration as we deliver scalable, robust, and innovative digital solutions. Join us as we transform our digital platforms and build a visionary experience of seamless and compelling journeys for our clients, advisors, and operational teams across Canada.

The Sr Systems Development Consultant has a technical leadership role on the Digital Technology Channels team. You will drive the technical roadmap, formulates and modifies procedures to solve complex problems, proposes and designs systems and solutions to address business needs, and liaises with other technical/functional areas to ensure guidelines are adhered to within development projects. As a senior level in the Systems Development job stream, the Systems Development Consultant provides system development expertise, technical leadership, and consulting to project teams across multiple phases of systems development and technology and provides advanced leadership and guidance to less experienced IT staff.

Technologies you have experience with:

• We have a diverse tech stack supporting our Digital platforms. You don't need to be an expert in everything, but it would be an asset if you had exposure to some of these.
• Building client facing web applications.
• Modern version of Angular (16+) and related libraries.
• Node using Express and Typescript for API's.
• Node.js using nest.js framework for API's.
• .NET/C# or Sitecore.
• Cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, Kong and/or OpenShift.
• CI/CD Pipelines Git Actions, Git Workflow or, Azure DevOps.
• Working with 3rd party API's.

How you will create impact:

• Thinking big and taking ownership of end-to-end technical solutions.
• Guide our technical roadmap and make crucial decisions that advance our platform strategically.
• Conduct technical analysis and develop designs and solutions for complex systems or for integration with multiple systems. This includes verifying integration across various hardware platforms and development environments.
• Ensure the overall design considers all aspects (environment, strategy, key business need, user demand, integration with related systems, financial implications, etc.) and all design/system components are feasible, maintainable, usable, scalable, and work with the overall technical design of the system(s) or solution.
• Lead design review and validation with peers, business systems analysts, subject matter experts, Enterprise Architecture, infrastructure & operations, information security, legal and audit to ensure it is complete, compliant, and follows the standards, guidelines, and recommendations of the SDLC process and Enterprise Architecture.
• Evaluate software packages and prepare proposals, recommending implementation of changes to systems architecture.
• Guide quality assurance of the proposed solution to confirm adherence to development standards and guidelines.
• Write new code and leverage existing code.

How you will succeed:

• You possess a logical, innovative mindset focused on continuous improvement and operational efficiency, with the ability to influence change.
• You will be identifying opportunities to align systems with the target architecture.
• You see the "big picture" and can map out how to get to a destination.
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

To join our team:

• You have experience designing and building complex public facing digital systems.
• You have a can-do attitude and are willing to dig in, spend the time to learn not only the technology, but also the business knowledge of the Digital Insurance domain.
• At least 8 years' experience in IT, or equivalent combination of education and experience, along with a Diploma or degree in Information Technology or Computer Science.
• Knowledge of strategic and tactical plans.
• In-depth knowledge of multiple enterprise applications and the technologies used.
• Expert in SDLC and architectural standards.

What you need to know:

• Detail oriented work that requires a high degree of mental concentration for extended periods of time.
• You will travel occasionally.
• Rotational on-call schedule, with shifts during evenings and weekends.
• You will be subject to a background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

What's in it for you?

• Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
• A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
• Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
• A comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive salary, bonus, pension and benefits.