.Net Developer

Client: Insurance Client

Role: .Net developer

Job Type: Contract (6 month)

Location: Twice a month in either Downtown Toronto / Waterloo office

Your New Company

Our client, a very well-known Insurance company looking for a skilled and motivated .NET developer/consultant to join a delivery squad in the Business Process Automation (BPA) team.

Your New Role:

To convert several legacy tools (VBA and Excel-based tools) into modern, .NET solutions. This includes software design, development and testing of the new solutions. The successful candidate will have strong technical and problem-solving skills and will show initiative, be accepting of responsibility and be accountable for results.

The technical environment includes the following platforms / technologies: Microsoft Access, VBA, SQL Server, Microsoft .Net, C#.

· Reverse-engineer existing legacy tools. Produce both high-level and detailed-level designs based on findings, as well as new business requirements and defined architecture guidelines

· Develop, define and document requirements for data, workflow, logical processes and articulate them to both technical and non-technical teams.

· Develop and encourage others to build well-structured code, implement modularity and always considering code reusability and scalability

· Unit testing and debugging

· Be a team player for peers on your scrum teams and within the developer group

· Build, adopt and encourage good coding practices with other developers

· Collaborate with architects, designers, business system analysts, application analysts and testing specialists to deliver high quality solutions

· Propose new ideas to continuously improve practices and processes

· Review and analyze organizational needs and goals to determine future impacts to applications and systems

· Produce and maintain documentation and records in compliance with the SDLC

· Ensure information security standards and requirements are incorporated into all solutions

· Contribute to defining timelines and project plans; analyze and estimate feasibility, cost, time and scope

· Contribute to the ongoing support, stability and performance of application systems in production including problem analysis, resolution, escalation and reporting as necessary

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

· Must have - Min. 5 years’ experience with MS Visual Studio, .Net, C# and source code management tools

· Must have - Working knowledge of Excel, MS Access, VBA Excel & Access Programming

· Understanding of MSSQL technologies including Stored Procedures

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders and adapt approach when dealing with technical and non-technical audiences

· Ability to work both independently and as part of a strong, collaborative multi-site team

· Excellent organizing, planning and time management skills with the ability to multi-task

· Self-directed and proactive; thinks beyond the immediate problem with ability to analyze situations/problems systematically and deliver effective right-sized solutions in a timely manner

· Customer and results focused

· Flexible and adaptable with the ability to align to changing priorities

Assets:

· Pega Robotics experience, Python and SSIS

· Knowledge of the financial and insurance industries, Group Benefits and/or Group Retirement products.

· Experience with Agile methodology

· Working experience in a technical lead role

What You’ll get in Return

The client is offering 6-month engagement, with a high likelihood of extension.

Interested?

If you’re available and interested in this role, please reply to Shivangi.gupta@hays.com as soon as you can attaching your updated resume and hourly rate requirement.