Technical Lead - Toronto, Canada - Definity

Definity

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Technical Lead - Guidewire Policy Center:
Job

ID :
6316

Category :
Technology Solutions

Brand :
Definity

Regular/Temporary :
Regular

Fulltime/Parttime :
Full Time

Location :
Toronto, Canada

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Definity includes some of Canada's most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance.

With strong roots that date back to 1871, we've grown to become a digital leader in the insurance industry. We're proud to help our clients and communities adapt and thrive in a world of constant change.

Our promise to you:
It's better here. Why? Because we CARE, and we provide an employee experience that's collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.

Our ambition is to be one of Canada's leading and most innovative P&C insurers. Come be a part of our journey, and love what you do.

Definity offers a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with.

Leader's partner with their teams to find the right balance of on-site and remote work that best meets the needs of their teams, colleagues, brokers and customers, while ensuring collaboration, teamwork and accountability for goals.

What can you expect in this role?

Provide a strong technical direction involves establishing a technical vision, resolving technical disagreements and managing the technical quality of team deliverables
Responsible for leading a team and alignment of the technical direction.
Contribute to future Guidewire development as a key member of the development team
Design, develop, configure and unit test Guidewire PolicyCenter enhancements and defects within an agile setting.
Debug and deploy plugins from predefined patterns, along with using Java methods or GOSU
Transform messages by using mappings.

Design and develop associated maps using XPath functions, including self-defining XML, predefined and undefined data formats

Help with production support for the platform by analyzing logs and identifying potential problems and defects, and root cause analysis of problems for the highly available business solution
Support all the above in a fastpaced, exciting environment while supporting regular release rollouts into the Production environment
Follow design and development procedures, processes, standards and tools that align with Definity's methodology and best practices
Assists in the translation of requirements into a story map
Ensure that software designs and coding practices result in a highquality product that follows Definity's architectural principles and direction and meets both functional and nonfunctional requirements
Follow secure coding practices
Ensures that projects are completed on time

What do you bring to the role?

Effective technical leadership ensures the team uses appropriate development practices
At least 8 years experience in Object Oriented Programming languages using JAVA technology
At least 5 years experience in designing, developing and testing with Guidewire Policy Center, including configuration and using GOSU
Highly comfortable using Unix / Linux
Sound knowledge of writing mapping rules and other business logic in GOSU
Experience configuring operational parameters such as roles/permissions, user attributes, regions, and so on.
Strong verbal and written communications skills
A selfstarter with a "cando" mentality who engages in challenging situations with a sense of ownership and urgency, while being comfortable adapting to changing priorities and juggling concurrent activities to drive results that exceed business expectations
Experience with Production Support
Experience working in agile settings
Experience creating UML diagrams
ITIL Foundational certification or above

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Go ahead and expect a lot — you deserve it, and we've got it:

Hybrid work schedule for most roles
Company share ownership program
Pension and savings programs, with companymatched RRSP contributions
Paid volunteer days and company matching on charitable donations
Educational resources, tuition assistance, and paid time off to study for exams
Focus on inclusion with employee groups, support for gender affirmation surgery, access to BIPOC counsellors, access to programs for working parents
Wellness and recognition programs
Discounts on products and services

Background checks
This role requires successful clearance of a background check (including criminal checks and leadership references).

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