Intermediate Software Architect

Position Type:

Permanent

If youre looking for a fulfilling career that can make a real difference in your life and the lives of others youve come to the right place.

As a national health solutions partner we put people first in everything we do and that begins with our team of 8000 professionals who bring a cross-section of diverse life experiences and career expertise to Medavie. By collaborating and innovating together our employees are creating industry-leading solutions in insurance primary care and emergency medical services that impact millions of lives in Canada each year.

Our mission is to improve the wellbeing of Canadians so that every life can be lived to the fullest and its reflected in our award-winning culture. We celebrate individuality and value the diverse perspectives and skills our employees contribute. We go beyond providing competitive pay and comprehensive benefits to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth flexible work options meaningful experiences and supportive leadership. Medavie is where employees can be their best selves feel they belong and achieve their full potential. Be part of it by applying for a position with us today.

The Opportunity

At Medavie the Intermediate Software Architect is a highly technical hands-on software development role responsible for designing developing and delivering software solutions that power our high-volume Claims processing platforms.

This role is ideal for an experienced software developer who enjoys building scalable APIs designing modern cloud-native solutions and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver business value. You will work within Agile product teams to transform business requirements into reliable secure and high-performing applications that support millions of transactions annually.

Working primarily with Java Spring Boot REST APIs Kubernetes and you will contribute to the design and implementation of modern enterprise applications while helping drive technical excellence across the team. Success in this role comes from strong technical expertise solution-focused thinking collaboration and a passion for delivering high-quality software that improves outcomes for our customers and business partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Owners Business Analysts UX Designers and development team members to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

• Design develop test and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services using Java and Spring Boot.

• Contribute to solution architecture and technical design discussions while ensuring alignment with established architecture standards and best practices.

• Build and enhance cloud-native applications using Docker and Kubernetes technologies.

• Develop high-quality scalable and maintainable software solutions that support evolving business and customer needs.

• Participate in Agile planning activities including estimation backlog refinement sprint planning and technical discovery.

• Collaborate with frontend developers and contribute to UI development using when required.

• Participate in code reviews and promote engineering best practices software quality security and maintainability.

• Leverage AI-assisted development tools such as Microsoft Copilot to improve software quality accelerate delivery enhance code reviews and support test automation and defect prevention activities.

• Champion the effective use of AI-enabled development practices across the team by sharing knowledge coaching peers and identifying opportunities to improve developer productivity code quality and engineering efficiency.

• Identify opportunities to improve application performance scalability resiliency and developer productivity.

• Support CI/CD practices and deployment automation to enable efficient and reliable software delivery.

• Mentor and support team members through technical guidance knowledge sharing and collaborative problem-solving.

Required Qualifications

Education: University degree or community college diploma in Computer Science or a related discipline.

Experience: 6 years of experience developing enterprise software applications.

Other Qualifications:

• Strong hands-on experience designing and developing enterprise APIs microservices and backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.

• Experience designing and implementing scalable backend solutions for enterprise applications.

• Experience working with relational databases such as Oracle or MySQL.

• Hands-on experience deploying and supporting applications in Docker and Kubernetes environments.

• Experience using AI-assisted software development tools (e.g. Microsoft Copilot or similar technologies) to improve code quality testing troubleshooting documentation and developer productivity.

• Experience using Git Maven JUnit Flyway and Jira.

• Experience working within Agile software development teams.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

Preferred/Assets:

• Experience designing distributed systems and microservice-based architectures.

• Experience with application performance tuning scalability optimization caching strategies and high-volume transaction processing.

• Experience with Redis and application caching strategies.

• Experience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native application development.

• Experience with or another modern JavaScript framework.

• Experience with Flyway or similar database migration and database-as-code frameworks.

• Experience leading technical design discussions and mentoring team members.

• Demonstrated ability to apply AI-enabled development practices to improve software quality reduce manual effort accelerate problem resolution and support continuous improvement within Agile delivery teams.

• Passion for evaluating and adopting emerging AI technologies and development accelerators to drive innovation productivity and engineering excellence.

• Experience delivering modernization initiatives for enterprise platforms.

• Knowledge of health benefits claims processing insurance or related business domains is considered an asset.

Language Skills: English written and spoken. French would be considered an asset.

Security Clearance Requirement: In conjunction with our contract with the Federal Government you will be required to have Reliability Status Clearance (Enhanced Level B). This includes Fingerprinting Criminal Record Check Credit Check and you must have resided in Canada for at least 5 years and hold Permanent Resident or Citizenship Status.

Whatsinitforyou

Whatmakes us a different kind of employer Our award-winning culture a team who really cares unmatched training and support are all dedicated to ensuringyouare set upforsuccess.

Whatwe offer:

• Permanent full-time position with strong career growth opportunities.

• Hybrid or remote work arrangements.

• Flexible work environment and work-life balance.

• 100% employer-paid health dental and vision benefits (effective Day 1).

• 100% employer-matched Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

• Annual performance-based Incentive Bonus.

• A gifted week of vacation in your first year optional Vacation Purchase Program.

• Support for professional development training and certifications.

• Wellness programs health resources and fitness discounts

Pay Range:

$73465 - $91831 CAD

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This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization / Ce poste est actuellement vacant au sein de notre organisation.

The Base Pay range may vary depending on the successful candidate or other relevant job-related factors such as knowledge skills qualifications experience and education/ addition to Base Pay eligible Medavie employees may participate in various performance-based incentive programs. Payments under these programs are discretionary and subject to both individual and organizational results.

We believe our employees should reflect the communities we serve and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. To provide the best experience possible we will support you with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team of your needs. We are committed to making sure recruitment retention advancement and compensation are fair and accessible while following all relevant human rights and privacy laws. We appreciate everyone who has shown interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

While Medavie may use automated tools including AI to support application screening candidates are expected to complete all recruitment interactions independentlywithout AI assistanceto ensure a fair and equitable process.

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 73465 - 91831