Application Developer II - 12 month term

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Date: Nov 20, 2024

Location: Winnipeg, MB (Hybrid), CA

Company: Wawanesa Insurance

Job ID: 8660 


Working Business Language: English.

Salary: 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. 

 

About Us
At Wawanesa, we’re proud to 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 work. You may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg, MB; Wawanesa, MB; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Lethbridge, AB; Toronto, ON; Kitchener, ON; Thunder Bay, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Moncton, NB; Dartmouth; NS 
 

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (“Wawanesa Mutual”), founded in 1896, is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD). Wawanesa Mutual, with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada, and we are home to more than 3,600 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate. We give back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations, including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change. To learn more visit wawanesa.com. 


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.
 

Job Overview

This job opportunity as an Application Developer II will be part of our Core Application Delivery team and will contribute to the success of Wawanesa by maintaining, supporting, and enhancing business systems, applications, and integrations. 

  

The Core Applications team provides foundational functionality working with the Guidewire Suite of Applications, typically "systems of record", that are used directly by internal Wawanesa employees and as the reliable data sources for our external applications.  Our agile teams collaborate continuously from inception to implementation, striving to deliver business value with quality. 

  

The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a small agile scrum team model that facilitates rapid design, development and implementation of application changes that embodies a passion for continuous improvement and test-driven development.  You will have experience in client/server applications design and development and have relevant technical proficiency with software technologies/tools such as Java, and preferably with Guidewire (Gosu). 

 

Note: this role is a term position, expected to be up to 12 months in length. 

 

Job Responsibilities 

  • Design, develop, and test software. 
  • Prepare technical specifications from requirements. 
  • Maintain the operation of business systems and applications. 
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve application incidents. 
  • Participate in planning activities. 
  • Estimate and track progress of assigned work. 
  • Create and update relevant documentation. 
  • Follow established practices, processes, and guidelines. 
  • Keep current with relevant technologies. 
  • Perform other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

  • Completion of post-secondary degree or diploma in software development or equivalent experience 
  • Two years of practical experience performing an application development role building software using current programming languages/techniques and working with relational database systems and structured query languages such as Java.  Guidewire development (Gosu) experience is considered an asset. 
  • Detail oriented with analytical and problem-solving skills to recognize and identify issues and take proper action to resolve them. 
  • Effective communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner with style fitting for the audience and message. 
  • Strong ability to work collaboratively in a team environment by making quality contributions and supporting fellow team members. 
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to self-manage a fluctuating workload, with various situations and changing priorities. 
  • Possesses a willingness to learn while keeping abreast of developments in field and have the ability to apply learning to new situations. 
  • Experience using software development tools, such as JIRA, Confluence, Source Code Management and TeamCity is considered an asset. 
  • Experience with Unix; Windows; Oracle; Microsoft SQL Server; Java is considered an asset. 
  • Guidewire certification is considered an asset. 
  • Knowledge and experience in the Insurance industry is considered an asset. 


Wawanesa is proud to be one of Manitoba’s Top Employers, a Kincentric Best Employer in Canada and a Forbes Best Employer in Canada recognizing an exceptional place to work!


Diversity Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Wawanesa is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is equitable and inclusive for all. Wawanesa provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual’s protected status: race/ethnicity, colour, religion, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family or marital status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, or any other protected status. Disability or medical-related accommodations are available upon request throughout all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. Candidates requiring reasonable accommodations may contact, in confidence, jobs@wawanesa.com.   

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