Job Description

Job ID: 9599

Employment Type: Existing Role.

Working Business Language : role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal and external stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language for this role is English. As such the successful candidate must be fully proficient in English.

Salary: At Wawanesa salary is only one component of a holistic comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our addition to salary full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time personal days premium free benefits and pension plan.

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. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $85000 - $115000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

About Us
At Wawanesa we 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 may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg MB; Wawanesa MB; Vancouver BC; Calgary AB; Edmonton AB; Lethbridge AB; Toronto (North York) ON; Kitchener ON; Ottawa ON; Montreal QC; Quebec City QC Moncton NB; Dartmouth; NS.

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (Wawanesa Mutual) founded in 1896 is one of Canadas 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 3300 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. We are also proud to be recognized as one of Manitobas Top Employers. To learn more visit .

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

Working under moderate supervision this candidate will be part of our Life Reporting and Data Extracts & Analytics team and contributes to Wawanesa success by maintaining supporting and enhancing operational reporting data integrations and analytical dashboards used by stakeholders across all functional areas of the business.

The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a small agile scrum team model that facilitates rapid design development and implementation of changes that embodies a passion for continuous improvement and whole-team quality. You will have experience in ETL concepts & development report development and have relevant technical proficiency with software technologies/tools such as Informatica Cloud Services (IICS) and Python.

Job Responsibilities

• Design develop and test software.
• Prepare technical specifications from requirements.
• Ensure successful completion of developer assignments by estimating and tracking progress of assigned work.
• Maintain the operation of business systems and applications.
• Diagnose troubleshoot and resolve application incidents.
• Participate in planning activities.
• Create and update relevant documentation.
• Improve upon and ensure the adherence to the established practices processes and guidelines.
• Keep current with relevant technologies.
• Mentor other Application Developers
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Completion of Post-secondary degree or diploma in software development or equivalent experience.
• At least 2 years of practical experience (preferably 4 to 7 years) performing an application development role building software using current programming languages/techniques and working with relational database systems and structured query languages.
• Experience developing with Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS). Experience with other ETL tools such as AWS Glue and Microsoft SSIS is considered an asset.
• Experience coding in Python or PowerShell would be an asset.
• Experience with peer code review.
• 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 with Microsoft Power BI would be an asset.
• Experience using software development tools such as JIRA Confluence Source Code Management and RunMyJobs is considered an asset.
• Experience with Unix; Windows; Oracle; Microsoft SQL Server; Java is considered an asset.
• Certifications in relevant technology is considered an asset.
• Knowledge and experience in the Insurance industry is considered an asset.

Diversity Equity Inclusion& Belonging

At Wawanesa we are committed to Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people this is supported by having a representative workforce.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates including racialized persons women Indigenous Peoples persons with disabilities members of the 2SLGBTQIA community gender-diverse and neurodiverse individuals and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas.

We aim to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process please reach out in confidence to .

All Wawanesa job applicants are subject to Wawanesas .

Please note that this position may involve the use of AI tools to screen assess or select applicants. All final decisions are taken or reviewed by human recruiters and human hiring leaders in compliance with all applicable legislation.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Internship, Work at office, Local area, Remote work, 2 days per week,

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