Quadient Developer
Maarut•Montréal-Est, QC
•Hybrid
About The Position
We are currently seeking an experienced Developer for a critical infrastructure project. Our organization is migrating its enterprise Customer Communication Management (CCM) platform from Thunderhead to Quadient Inspire. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in analyzing existing Thunderhead templates, business logic, and data structures, and architecting/developing their exact or improved equivalents within the Quadient ecosystem.
Requirements
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in Customer Communication Management development.
- At least 5 years of experience in developing, configuring, and architecting OpenText Exstream and Quadient Inspire objects
- Hands-on experience with Exstream Designer version 9 or higher (version 16 or higher preferred) and Quadient Inspire version 11 or higher
- Proficient with mapping data, building components, tables, flow pages, templates, etc.
- Proficient with various data formats (XML, csv, fixed-length record, delimited)
- Understanding of different output file formats, output queues, and Print file formats (PDF, AFP, etc.)
- Experience with architecting pub files
- Experience with Inspire Scaler/Automation and Inspire Interactive
- Understanding of Sorting and bundling, Dynamic data import and data aggregation
- Ability to provide accurate time, resource, and dependency estimates for Exstream and Quadient road map projects based on the business requirements.
- Knowledge of the document development lifecycle
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Strong proficiency in Quadient Inspire Designer and Inspire Automation (Experience with Inspire Scaler and Interactive is a strong asset).
- Prior experience with Thunderhead (now SmartIQ/Smart Communications) is highly preferred to understand legacy template structures and proprietary logic.
- Strong background in data manipulation and integration (XML, XSLT, JSON, CSV).
- Scripting and programming experience relevant to CCM (e.g., Groovy, JavaScript, SQL).
- Fully Bilingual (French/English). Must be able to communicate technical concepts clearly in both languages to coordinate with the Montreal team and broader North American stakeholders.
- Based in or around Montreal, QC, with the ability to work in a hybrid model (part-time on-site, part-time remote).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with high attention to detail (pixel-perfect document recreation).
- Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced contract environment.
- Excellent time-management skills to meet strict migration milestones and deadlines
Nice To Haves
- version 16 or higher preferred for Exstream Designer
- Experience with Inspire Scaler and Interactive is a strong asset
- Prior experience with Thunderhead (now SmartIQ/Smart Communications) is highly preferred to understand legacy template structures and proprietary logic.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical migration of document templates, layouts, and business rules from Thunderhead to Quadient Inspire (Designer, Automation, and Scaler).
- Analyze highly complex business requirements; generate technical specifications to design templates in Exstream and Quadient
- Create templates and new customer correspondence on the Exstream and Quadient platform
- Reverse-engineer existing Thunderhead data dictionaries, XML/JSON payloads, and routing logic to ensure 100% accuracy in the new Quadient environment.
- Connect Quadient Inspire workflows with core upstream systems, databases, and APIs to ensure seamless data ingestion and document generation.
- Develop and execute unit tests, and support Quality Assurance (QA) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure migrated documents match legacy outputs in fidelity, data accuracy, and compliance.
- Leverage industry best practices to design, test, implement, and support a solution
- Review code changes for other Exstream and Quadient developers
- Perform unit testing of templates/documents
- Support integration testing and quality assurance
- Debug print, email, dynamic content, responsive design, and other integration challenges. Demonstrate understanding of Debug and Trace features
- Mentor less experienced developers
- Identify opportunities to consolidate templates, optimize processing speeds, and leverage Quadient-specific features to improve the overall communication strategy.
- Maintain clear, comprehensive documentation of mapping logic, new architecture, and deployment procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
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