Why you’ll love working here:
high-performance, people-focused culture
our commitment that equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to our work environment and business success, which helps employees feel valued and empowered to be their authentic selves
learning and development initiatives, including workshops, Speaker Series events and access to LinkedIn Learning, that support employees’ career growth
membership in HOOPP’s world class defined benefit pension plan, which can serve as an important part of your retirement security
competitive, 100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits for permanent employees, including coverage supporting our team's diversity and mental health (e.g., gender affirmation, fertility and drug treatment, psychological support benefits of $2,500 per year, and newly extended maternity/parental leave top of 26 weeks)
optional post-retirement health and dental benefits subsidized at 50%
yoga classes, meditation workshops, nutritional consultations, and wellness seminars
access to an annual wellness reimbursement program for health and wellness-related expenses for permanent and temporary employees
the opportunity to make a difference and help take care of those who care for us, by providing a financially secure retirement for Ontario healthcare workers
Job Summary
Are you a bold, quick-thinking and driven individual seeking the growth and challenge that comes from working with collaborative teams for a dynamic company? Are you intrinsically passionate as a change agent, influencer of growth and have the desire to “move the needle?”
If you feel satisfaction at seeing your team’s ideas and dreams become reality and answered yes to any of these questions, we want to hear from you!
The IT Pension Solutions Group at HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan) is looking for an experienced individual to fill a permanent, fulltime Sr. Systems Developer role to holistically supporting HOOPP Pension application development activities.
The group’s principles are focused on delivering true customer value in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. They value challenging the status quo, innovative solutions, team collaboration and practicality.
What you will do:
Work closely with your business users to understand business problems, and design cost effective solutions
Participate in design sessions, code reviews, and support the community of developers on the team
Ask powerful questions, create awareness and guide individuals and groups in exploring options and deciding what to do
Develop and sustain standards, patterns, and practices to improve the craft of software development in the department
Negotiate system architecture for projects spanning several systems
Actively participate in Agile Scrum practices such as providing input to the team product roadmap, daily standups, backlog refinement, planning and sprint retrospectives
Contribute during design and planning meetings, write wiki articles and participate in issue and team retrospectives
Provide technical coaching and mentorship in conjunction with team development lead
Create a safe, supportive and participatory environment that produces ongoing mutual respect
Design, build, and support new features and participate in issue resolution across our entire software stack
Prioritize technical improvements to create sustainable software
Participate in the application support rotation schedule. Our application support hours sometimes requires some weekend work or after hours production support (if required)
Diagnose production issues pertaining to specific set of applications and technologies and work with associated team to resolve those issues
Quickly learn, evaluate, and apply new concepts and technologies
Who you are:
7+ combined years of experience in both frontend and backend development
University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to lead and take end-to-end ownership
Excellent knowledge of software development and enterprise design patterns
Understanding of Object-Oriented programming concepts
Experience in designing and building microservice-based enterprise-level applications from ground up
Superior proficiency in C# (.NET Framework and .NET Core), JavaScript, SQL, React/Angular
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and NoSQL/MongoDB
Experience with Azure platform especially Azure Kubernetes, Azure Functions, and Redis Cache etc.
Preferred experience with access control and data access monitoring applications
Skilled in modern development tools and practices, such as Git, CI/CD, unit testing
Experience with DevOps work would be considered an asset