IT Analyst

Description

Are you looking to grow in an innovative technological environment (Kong, Kafka, Snowflake) and contribute to exciting projects related to investment management? Join us! We currently have a permanent position available on the IT Solutions Delivery – Investments team, which is involved in major, multi-year projects covering finance, treasury, and risk management.

Responsibilities

Participate in defining the required functions, services, or technical components.

Collaborate with the team on solution design, following a "just enough – just in time" approach, using best practices supported by centers of excellence.

Apply and contribute to the development of functional rules, technical specifications, design standards, and solution delivery frameworks.

Actively contribute, along with other subject-matter experts, to the implementation of solutions and the execution of activities such as : proof of concept and prototyping, various validations, effort estimation, test strategies, testing, operational and user documentation, training, knowledge base articles, etc.

Conduct or support various levels of functional and technical testing, and assist partners in this area.

Maintain documentation necessary for the sustainability of designed or existing components, as well as contribute to the roadmap for evolving IT assets under the team’s responsibility.

Support monitoring, improvement, and maintenance of applications, systems, and practices in your domain or area of expertise.

When required, carry out certain technical, development, configuration, or quality assurance tasks based on the needs of the context.

Desired profile

College diploma (DEC) or bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration, or any other relevant field.

Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in an IT analyst role.

Basic experience with programming languages, databases, or other technologies, depending on the context (C#, Azure, Kong, Kafka, Kubernetes, Snowflake, etc.).

Familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), DevOps, and ITIL, and the ability to apply related best practices.

Experience with investment management systems such as Eagle, Bloomberg, Kyriba, Efront, etc. (strong asset).

An Advanced level of French and English is required, as the person will be working and collaborating with both French and English-speaking vendors and clients at iA. The role also involves participating in French and English meetings and delivering presentations in both language on a weekly basis.

Knowledge of the insurance and financial services industry is considered an asset.