Senior Front End Developer

Position Title: Senior Front End Developer
Reports To: Technology Manager, Corporate Services, Enterprise Platforms
Department: Enterprise Platforms Information Technology
Term: Temporary Full-Time,Twelve (12) Month Contract


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.


The Opportunity: The Senior Front End Developer role will be responsible to develop and implement technologies that support business priorities and capability for internal and external clients. They will also provide technical and practice leadership and continuously evolve the capabilities and technologies that enable continuous delivery of shared systems.       

This role will partner with a cross-functional team to develop, test, launch, and refine solutions to optimize the organizations' service experience, while helping maintain and enhance shared technology solutions and architecture.

Now is an exciting time to join one of the Waterloo Area’s Top Employer for 2025 and Southwestern Ontario’s Top Employers for 2024!

What you will be doing:

• Able to translate a wireframe for new page design into a design that meets all technical requirements as well
• Experience with content editing and publishing
• Understanding of WEB accessibility and have the skills to identify and suggestions on how to correct
• You will be responsible for monitoring website performance and usability while delivering on objectives established by business partners. You will understand and adhere to best practices and guidelines.
• Dedicated experience working with CMS platforms such as Kentico
• Strong experience in creating user-friendly web pages while navigating business asks
• Strong experience & understanding in SEO and SCO
• In touch with latest web site functionality and trends within the industry
• Coding experience in React, .NET, C#, SQL  
• Demonstrated knowledge of web/mobile design and object-oriented programming practices  
• Support the implementation of corporate policies, standards, and procedures that provide effective architecture, governance, and management.  
• Provide technical leadership for more junior team members, oversee solutions to solution implementation to ensure site usability
• Involve others in planning and executing, and in so doing, gains their buy-in.   
• May be required to complete work outside of normal business hours to meet project deadlines and support weekend implementations, may be required to participate in rotating on-call shifts. 

What you will bring:

• Minimum 6 years' experience in IT; 3+ years in Senior Technology role with multi-domain experience.  
• Post-secondary degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in the following or related discipline: computer science, computer systems engineering, software engineering.  
• Hands on working knowledge of Kentico CMS, React, .NET, C#, PWAs, APIs, Azure DevOps/Cloud, SQL, Design Library Systems, Experience with scrum delivery, Testing Automation and Automating Pipeline 

What’s in it for you:

• A healthy work-life balance with employee wellness top of mind
• We value open, honest communication between team members, challenging each other to continually improve
• Employee resource groups that support an inclusive work environment
• An onsite, full-service cafeteria with a variety of daily options
• Regular EQ Together events focused on company togetherness and collaboration

As part of the recruitment/offer process you will be required to:

• Provide two professional references (minimum one supervisor and above)
• Undergo a criminal background check