Programmer/Analyst (NB/NS/NB/PEI/ON/QC – Remote)

Job Description

What makes us a different kind of employer?

As a national health solutions partner, Medavie is committed to improving the wellbeing of Canadians — and in our digital-first culture, technology is key to providing the products, services and solutions that increase access to care and improve health outcomes. 

Our technology team is the backbone of our organization with over 500 employees and growing. We are constantly creating, testing, and learning to enable personalized, digital experiences in all we do. 

When you join us, you’ll be part of an in-house, innovation led team focused on cutting edge digital health solutions that help provide the best care possible, when and where it’s needed.

The Role

As a Software Developer, you’ll work on a team that employs leading-edge technologies for mission critical high-performance applications. We’re looking for candidates with both back-end and front-end development experience who will work on the core insurance applications that serve as the backbone to our diverse and critical products offerings.

This is an exciting opportunity to engage in a positive and creative work environment and one where you can build a meaningful career as we continue to do exciting work and together fulfill our mission of improving the wellbeing of Canadians.

You will work in a highly collaborative team that functions efficiently even in a remote work setting. You will have flexibility to work from home, at the office (located in one of our Atlantic Provinces, Ontario or Quebec), or in a hybrid capacity.  Let us know what works for you!

We offer:

• A diverse team of colleagues with multiple fields of expertise
• A stimulating and flexible working environment
• Comprehensive health and dental plan that is 100% employer paid and, they start the same day you do… and they include your family
• Emphasis on work life balance, providing wellness benefits, health resources and fitness center discounts
• An organization where we encourage personal learning, growth and giving back to our communities

What you need to succeed:

• Need at least 1+ year of experience as a Java backend developer – for us, it’s more about attitude, drive and a passion for software development!
• Relevant diploma or bachelor’s degree (Computer Science) or equivalent work experience
• Good understanding of Java, Spring, Hibernate, SQL, NoSQL
• Good understanding of Micro-service architecture and design patterns
• Good understanding of REST API
• Good understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git Using
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience with Frontend web technologies

What we’re looking for:

• A highly motivated and dynamic professional
• A problem-solving mindset and ability to translate business requirements into secure and scalable code
• A friendly willingness to collaborate and play nice with others
• Someone with a love for project-based work and staying on top of your technical game
• Open-minded and willing to adapt to existing development standards and structure
• Capacity to manage priorities and deadlines as efficiently as possible
• Ability to work independently in a rapidly evolving environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have (but not necessary): 

• Quality control
• Experience with Agile project management services
• Feature driven development
• Experience with cloud (AWS, Azure, Salesforce)
• Relational databases (Oracle)

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005  and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Medavie Blue Cross will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.  If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Medavie Blue Cross Human Resources staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.  All personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

We would like to thank all candidates for expressing interest.  Please note only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

In order to keep our employees, candidates, and community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of our employees are working from home within Canada. All interviewing, onboarding and most work takes place remotely at this time. For those employees who must work in our offices, we have taken every precaution to ensure the health and safety of our people by providing strict protocols/practices to meet legislated client and company needs, as well as modifications to the worksites to mitigate the risks for everyone’s protection.

At Medavie, everything we do is to improve the wellbeing of Canadians.  We have implemented a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy as part of our ongoing efforts to protect the health and safety of our employees, partners, plan members and the communities where we live and work. Proof of full vaccination is required for all employees at Medavie Blue Cross.