Technology Specialist, Enterprise Platforms

At Equitable, we believe work should be a place where you feel supported, inspired, and empowered to grow. In our caring and collaborative environment, your curiosity is encouraged, your passion is recognized, and your contributions truly matter. Together, we create meaningful impact, for our clients, our communities, and each other.

The Opportunity:  At Equitable, we believe great things happen when we work together. We're a Canadian mutual company driven by purpose - putting people first and helping Canadians protect today and prepare for tomorrow. If you're passionate about making a difference and growing your career in an inclusive and collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you. Our culture is built on care, passion and curiosity. We put people above all else, strive to be our best and welcome new ideas to deliver positive outcomes.

Equitable is growing. And we are looking for a solid candidate to join our Investments Technology team to support the full-scale modernization of our Investment Technologies. Team's key responsibilities are prioritized towards the investment systems and processes leveraged to manage Equitable assets. Maintain and enhance shared technology solutions and infrastructure. This role will partner with a cross-functional team to develop, test, launch, and refine solutions to optimize the organizations' service experience. Responsible to develop and, implement infrastructure technologies that support business priorities and capabilities for internal and external clients.
Join one of the region's top employers and be part of something that truly makes a difference.

Work Arrangements: This is a hybrid role. You will work in our office in Waterloo, ON a minimum of two (2) assigned, consecutive days every other week, plus a fifth (5th) assigned day per month. You are welcome to work from the office more than the minimum requirement, and there may be some roles that are required to work in our office more than the minimum requirement.
What you'll do:

• Responsible for maintaining enterprise platforms (SaaS and in-house) used by the Asset Management Division. These roles work with different IT professionals and teams to ensure our platform capabilities meet the needs of our organization and clients;
• Responsible for supporting our internal stakeholders through ServiceNow intake;
• Collaborate with Business and IT roles on the solution design, development and quality management of shared infrastructure systems and applications across organizational functions;
• Perform hands-on configuration and troubleshooting of components including the maintenance, upgrading or replacement of application software, and in odd cases hardware;
• Write unit, integration, performance, and security tests where required
• Participate in an Agile process, issuing updates and suggest improvements to our existing SDLC process;
• Assist in the maintenance of existing internal processes and quality system management documentation to uphold quality standards; 
• Inspect systems and processes to identify opportunities for improvements to workflow and enhanced efficiencies; 
• Monitor capacity usage and performance of assigned technologies to assure operational availability and process integrity;
• Potential participation in on-call rotation during business day.

 
What you'll bring:

• 1+ years of experience as a Software Developer or similar role, with financial investments or IT operations background preferred;
• Post-secondary degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in the following or related discipline: computer science or engineering;
• Certifications related to cloud solutions Azure (preferred), GCP, AWS nice to have;
• Hands on experience in developing or maintaining solutions in an on-prem or cloud environments;
• Experience in high level languages, Python required;
• Experience in low level languages, C++ / C# preferred;
• Experience in functional programming is nice to have;
• Docker and Terraform experience is nice to have;
• Experience in end-to-end SDLC is nice to have, with higher preference given towards experience of hands-on implementations of CI/CD;
• Software engineering, configuration, and integration experience between enterprise and core systems;
• Focused on client experience and service commitments;
• Growth mindset, focused on future state. Always questioning existing processes/solutions;
• Not afraid to make mistakes, but be the first person to come up with the solutions;
• Interpersonal skills: communication, feedback, diversity, negotiation, conflict management.

What's in it for you:

• Career Growth: Regular learning sessions and development opportunities
• Total Rewards: Allowance provided in place of vacation pay and benefits
• Flexibility: Healthy work-life balance with employee wellness always top of mind, complemented by a "dress for your day" approach

At Equitable, we're committed to fair pay and an inclusive, accessible hiring experience. If you need accommodations or alternative formats at any stage, just reach out to us at We're happy to help.

Your base pay will be based on your skills, qualifications, experience and education.

If you're selected to move forward, our Talent Acquisition team will walk you through all the details of our total rewards program, so you know exactly what's included.

Reports To: Lead Technology Manager, Enterprise Platforms
Department: IT Investment Technology
Term: Temporary Full-Time, Twenty Four (24) Month Contract

This position is open and we are excited to find the right person to join our team. 
 
As part of the recruitment process, you will need to go through background screening, as per our company policy.