Software Engineer

AXIS (AXIS Capital)•Halifax, NS

12d•CA$90,000 - CA$110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry. At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any basis prohibited by the laws that govern its operations. The Azure Integration Services (AIS) Developer is responsible for new and existing development. This role reports to the AIS Lead Developer and is accountable for delivering various business solutions. Day to day activities for this role include consulting with business partners and other team members, detailed design, code, configurations, unit testing, system documentation, and support of production deployments. The AIS Developer must be proficient with Azure platform and various development languages. A successful candidate will combine hands on functional/technical skills and experience with their ability to collaborate with other technical and non-technical roles.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, or related field, preferred
4+ years of development experience working with Microsoft development languages
Expertise in analysis, design and development of custom solutions using Microsoft technology stack
Extensive and diverse experience in Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing, SQL Server, .Net technologies
Hands - on experience with Azure Cloud Services (PaaS & IaaS), Storage, Web Apps, Active Directory, Application Insights, Traffic Manager, Azure Monitoring, OMS, Key Vault, Visual Studio Online (VSO)
Hands-on experience with Azure Serverless computing (Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Database)
Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (strong code and WIT management experience)
Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD using Azure Pipelines
Hands-on experience with .NET Core/Frameworks (C#, Python preferred)
Experience with Agile, Scrum and Waterfall software development methodologies
Dedicated and conscientious team player
Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently across the organization on a regular basis
Excellent Analytical skills
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with SharePoint and Dynamics a strong plus
Building ARM templates
Experience with Azure networking a strong plus
Experience with APM tooling with Dynatrace being preferred
Microsoft Azure Developer certificate a strong plus

Responsibilities

Applies technology to business processes in order to develop new, or enhance existing, solutions
Consults and closely works with Application Delivery Leads and Architects to develop appropriate technical solutions
Advises on options, risks and impacts on business processes and technical architecture
Designs, Develops and Implements solutions that are efficient, maintainable and scalable
Designs cost effective solutions residing primarily on Azure platform
Responsible for integration with multiple hybrid (on-prem) and native cloud solutions
Designs and implements for security in order to avoid data breaches and exposure
Designs/considers scalability and incorporates performance and load testing in the solution
Defines, designs and Implements AIS development, testing and security best practices
Implements deliverables using an appropriate solution for the task at hand
Manages, leads and collaborates with development resources, both onshore and offshore
Engages in maintenance and support activities, as required
Maintains system documentation – including diagrams, knowledge base, other design artifacts
Analyzes and tunes for application performance, supportability and manageability
Liaises between technical and non-technical resource team members to answer day to day business questions
You may also be required to take on additional responsibilities and activities appropriate to the nature of this role.