Application Developer

Being a part of BrokerLink, means you live our values: to act with integrity, be respectful of others, have a customer-driven mindset, strive for excellence and always treat others with generosity. These values drive our diversity and inclusion efforts to ensure a respectful and inclusive work environment is present.

We want like-minded individuals who want to provide the highest level of customer service, who carry themselves with utmost professionalism.

We want to invest in you! Your success is our success and our purpose of "we're here to help people" is what motivates us to keep the amazing talent we attract, for a long time. We want to bring out the best of all our team members! Offering countless opportunities to grow and an environment which values our most important assets, you, our team members. We have over 200 offices across Canada, ask us about our flexible work arrangements!

We are looking for an Application Developer to join BrokerLink and work out of our Toronto, ON office. On a Permanent (FT) Basis.

As part of our employee promise, here are some of the many perks of working with us:

• Flexible health and dental insurance benefits package
• Personal Spending amount to invest in your healthy lifestyle
• RRSP - Registered Retirement Savings Plan with Company matching
• ESPP - Employee Share Purchase Plan (TSX:IFC) program with matching aspect
• 'Dress for your day', dress according to your daily schedule
• Competitive compensation package with bonus aspect
• Employee discount program, including Apple, Bell, Rogers and more!
• Paid Time Off in the form of: Personal days, Volunteer days, Exam/Study Time, Jury Duty and starting at 3 weeks of vacation per year!
• Working for an employer who is regularly recognized as one of Canada's best employers such as Kincentric 2023

What the Role Entails:

• Designing, constructing, and upholding reusable code to improve systems or applications that fulfill user requirements.
• Contributing to the project lifecycle: estimating tasks; delivering programming, testing, debugging, and documentation; adhering to deadlines and updating status.
• Providing technical guidance in requirements analysis and solution design, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
• Designing and conducting acceptance testing to enhance application quality and mitigate risk.
• Proactively detecting and addressing impediments to task completion within estimated timeframes and planning corrective measures with updated estimates.
• Regularly evaluating system performance to uphold quality standards, proposing enhancements, and implementing updates.
• Offering ongoing third-level application support to minimize defect impacts and incidents.
• Engaging in continuous education to suggest and engage in improvements to the development lifecycle and maintenance processes.
• Collaborating with project teams and colleagues, providing support and guidance to achieve deadlines and objectives

The Successful candidate will have:

*If you feel you have the equivalent skills, please apply*

• Post-Secondary Education in Technology
• Microsoft certification preferred
• Minimum 5 years' experience working with Microsoft Technology stack
• Solid data integration hands-on development experience
• Strong customer focus
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities successfully
• Strong analytical and time management, organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to pass a criminal background check and credit check
• Proven experience as an Azure Cloud and .NET Software Developer
• Strong proficiency with Azure Cloud Services including Azure Functions, App Services
• Proficient understanding of data integration using REST API, SOAP Web Services
• Familiarity with web services and XML standards
• Solid experience with .NET Framework, C# development
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficient understanding of OWASP security principles
• P&C Insurance background and Python (nice to have)

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

BrokerLink is committed to providing an accessible environment. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

BrokerLink is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment which embraces our diversities and sees them as our strength! We want to foster a workplace that makes all our team members and customers feel welcome and appreciated.

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At BrokerLink, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that inspires each of us to be the best we can be. Join our team and make a difference!