On behalf of our Vancouver-based client, we are looking for a Senior Software Development Leader. Our client is an insurance company that has been a leading player in the Vancouver market for over 20 years. We love this company because of the stability, work life balance, and interesting work they offer their employees. The Senior Software Development Leader is responsible for providing technical direction and managing the companys development staff. Reporting to the Business Support Services (BSS) Manager, the Senior Software Development Leader is responsible for the end-to-end development and architecture of the companys proprietary business and IT applications, making effective and efficient use of all the companys development resources. The incumbent must have a successful track record of launching projects with C# and MVC computing technologies on an SQL platform.

Here is what you will do on a day to day basis:

• Lead from a place of understanding, develop an intimate understanding of the underlying technical architecture, and contribute to the future direction of the platform.
• Gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of existing in-house developed systems; develop and implement strategies for improving or further leveraging existing technologies
• Research emerging products, services, protocols, and standards in support of systems software development efforts
• Define and enforce application architecture standards, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability.Understand and translate business needs into technical solutions and vice versa
• Provide direction and approval for service level standards, policies, and operational guidelines as they pertain to the development environment
• Document, analyze and continually improve procedures, problems and their resolution in the development team
• Work closely with other IT teams to ensure development handover, proper integration, testing support and business analysis support as required
• Provide incident and problem management support for all operational systems.
• Ensure coding standards, best practices and secure development processes are followed.
• Architect, design and develop high-performance, scalable web and API solutions using .net Core/.Net Framework.
• Work with the BSS Manager and other IT leaders to establish and execute short and long-term architectural roadmaps for the business
• Provide strong development leadership, guidance, and support; build and maintain an effective development team through coaching and mentoring
• Provide operational back-up for all members of the development team.

Here is the type of person we are looking for:

• A technical or college degree in Information Systems or Computer Science
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer App Builder certification required
• 10+ years of relevant hands-on experience in a complex production environment
• 5+ years experience recruiting, managing performanceand leading a software development team
• Prior experience working within the insurance industry is an asset
• Proficient in OOAD/OOP/UML
• Must have .NET application development skills and be proficient in the following technologies:
• C# & T-SQL and be a current user
• SQL and SQL administration functions and query, and programming skills
• JavaScript (AJAX/JSON) and be a current user
• MVC (Razor), jQuery, LINQ, Angular and Entity Framework,
• Web application development (HTML & CSS)
• Related .Net technology stack
• It would be an asset to have experience with:
• Recent experience using Knockout.js
• VB.NET experience
• Must have experience writing design documents
• Must have experience using .NET diagnostic tools to investigate and profile .NET applications
• Proven training and experience in maintaining high-volume .net-based client-server business systems
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, REST APIs, MS architecture, Git, and version control practices.
• Ability to take initiative and provide direction to self and others
• Proven ability to motivate others and work in a team environment
• Able to manage relationships with internal stakeholders and vendor partners to facilitate decision-making and problem resolution
• Excellent ability to analyze problems, find innovative solutions, translate technical details into business language and present those details to non-technical peers/managers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Salary: 140-150K

If you are interested in exploring this position, please apply now!

Our client is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at their company

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