Policy Administration Platform Application Architect

About the role

Imagine multidisciplinary teams working together to continuously deliver a software platform at the heart of the operations of a big company. An application development and architecture team at the centre of the transformation of that platform. Envision yourself embracing this culture and taking on this challenge at an insurance company.

We are more than 200 actively responding to our user’s requirements while challenging ourselves to transform our platform daily. Located in downtown Montreal, we are an Agile team responsible for the personal line insurance policy management system, a platform at the heart of our company, used by thousands of our colleagues throughout Canada.

You dream of exciting challenges at one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers? Join our team and take part in designing the evolution and transformation of our Policy Administration Platform to offer our customers an unparalleled experience.

We can’t wait to meet you

What does a Policy Administration Platform Application Architect do?

• Have a holistic view of our systems and services.
• Analyze and understand user requests.
• Translate business needs into innovative solutions for the team.
• Propose new opportunities or solutions to improve our architecture.
• Document solutions using diagrams, charts, analyses, etc.
• Participate in various team, collaboration and practice meetings.
• Collaborate with other teams to create and define solutions.
• Support development teams at all levels.
• Ensure conformity with IFC norms and methods at all times.

About You

You should contact us if :

You are passionate about building software products, you want to have an impact and contribute to the success of our team, you like to work in a constantly evolving environment, you are stimulated by challenges, you promote change and you have a solid track record delivering Agile products.

What you bring to the table:

• A bachelor’s degree in information technology/software engineering or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 10 years of experience as a technical leader, with 5 years and + in an architecture role.
• At least 3 years of experience in Agile/Scrum development in software engineering.
• Knowledge of SOA (and SOAP/REST), Java, OpenShift, GitHub, Oracle, Security (OWASP standards), UML, Design Pattern.
• Well organized, with a good sense of how to manage priorities.
• A very good communicator who is able to cope with stress.
• Creative and curious, take initiative.
• A team player, ready to contribute and receive feedback.
• Excellent at making complex information accessible to various stakeholders.
• Passionate and engaged.
• A leader and mentor for your colleagues
• Bilingual (French and English) - Need to interact on a regular basis with colleagues across the country.
• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada

Compensation and Benefits

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)
• Salary range (but not limited to): 128,300 - 156,800
• Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance): 15%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.