Application Developer Job in Ottawa K1j 9B8, Ontario Canada

ENCON Group Inc. is one of Canada's leading insurance management companies which develops and administers insurance programs and distributes them through a network of licensed agents and brokers to individuals, professionals, organizations and employers.

 

At ENCON, we believe our people are our most important asset.  We offer a dynamic and challenging work environment, training and development opportunities, a competitive total rewards package and believe in work/life balance. 

 

We are currently recruiting for an Application Developer in our Ottawa Office.  Under supervision of the Vice President of Information Systems, the Application Developer will work with the Application Development team as we move into the world of .Net for the applications support of our business.

Responsibilities:

·         Development lifecycle duties include: requirements gathering, analysis, planning, development and testing of  integrated business solutions

·         Assist in the current migration project to move application systems from the HP-3000 mainframe environment into n-tier architecture by offering ideas, explanations, training and best practices in the .Net environment 

·         Develop and adhere to standards for coding, documentation and security

·         Work with the IS management team to refine the IS strategic plan for post-migration

·         Inform Vice-President of Information Systems on project status, needs and recommendations for the development team

·         Keep current on state-of-the-art technology, equipment and systems

 

Qualifications:

·         University degree in Computer Science or Business in Information Technology OR a college diploma in Information Technology

·         5-7 years related experience OR an equivalent combination of experience and education

·         Programming Skills required: .Net technologies (.Net Framework, ASP.Net, C#, VB.Net, ADO.Net), XML, SQL/T-SQL, Web Services/SOAP, XAML, HTML, Windows Presentation Foundation, jQuery, CSS, Business process re-engineering and Business process analytics. Please include years of experience in these specific programming skills on your resume or cover letter.

·         Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills in order to work effectively with the IT team as well as directly with our business users

·         Excellent analytical, organizational, creative problem solving and decision making skills

·         Superior written and oral communication skills in both technical and business writing in order to communicate effectively with the members of the IT team, our business users, and senior management

·         Track record in meeting strict deadlines

·         Highly self motivated with a drive to deliver and exceed expectations

·         Ability to lead and train team members

·         Assets for this job would include:

§  MOSS 2007 experience

§  Microsoft certification (MCAD, MCSD or MCPD)

§  PMP designation  

§  Experience in a leading, motivating, training and mentoring teams

§  Professional background in the insurance industry