About Us

Our Information Technology department is seeking a highly motivated and career minded individual to join our team as a technical lead for Digital & Integrations team.

This position will lead in the definition, development, and documentation of functional specifications, objectives and deliverables on a project-by-project basis in collaboration with internal users and departments. In this role, the Technical Lead will conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.

Who we are

As Canada's largest automobile association, we are passionate about keeping our Members safe-- whether they are on the road, at home, or travelling abroad. Meeting the diverse needs of our two-million Members requires high performing, forward thinking, and innovative people who work collaboratively to keep propelling our business forward. Life at CAA Club Group is fast paced, performance-driven and rewarding. We value our Associates' career growth and ongoing professional development-- and we regularly recognize their achievements and outstanding results. CAA Club Group (CCG) is known for providing stellar emergency roadside assistance to our motoring Members and non-Members. We work hard and play hard. We're about doing what's right and feeling good about it.

Position Details

What You Will Do:

• Create application architecture artifacts and recommend solutions for ongoing in-house development.
• Review and analyze existing application effectiveness and efficiency, and then develop strategies for improving or leveraging these systems.
• Create detailed technical design to help team members and stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience with Rest API.
• Assist manager in leading projects and team members.
• Coordinate feasibility studies for software and system products under consideration for purchase, and give advice based on findings.
• Understanding design patterns, architectural styles (e.g., microservices, monolithic), and principles of scalable and maintainable architecture.
• Creating high-level structures for software systems, including defining components, their interactions, and the overall architecture.
• Estimate technical effort, work breakdown structure, risks and solutions at a solution level.
• Assist DevOps team with implementation of processes like continuous integration and process automation.
• Improve current system architectural design documents.
• Identify and research new technology products and trends.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong leadership and organizational abilities.
• Willingness to learn new languages and frameworks as the technology evolves.

Who You Are

• Excellent technical abilities, leadership, decision making, strong communication skills, and adaptability to new technology.
• At least 5 years proven hands on development experience, minimum 3 developing enterprise applications.
• Good understanding of AJAX and JavaScript DOM manipulation techniques.
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles.
• Strong understanding of frameworks like React, Angular and Nodejs.
• Experience with CMS e.g. Contentful, Sitecore.
• Strong expertise with HTML, CSS, and writing cross-browser-compatible code.
• Strong understanding of CSS framework e.g. Styled components, Tailwind CSS , Emotion/react .
• Experience with UI libraries i.e. Material UI(MUI).
• Strong understanding of security concepts for Enterprise applications and working experience of industry leading IDP i.e. Auth0, Okta and Azure EntraID.
• Experience with web service standards REST and SOAP. Ability to create secure web services.
• Strong and demonstrated SQL development skills.
• Demonstrated experience with Agile development methodology.
• Ability to articulate complex tech issues to non-technical team members.
• Excellent collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools like TFS including Jenkins, build automation, test automation.
• Ability to lead technical discussions.
• Research and stay current on best practices in the technology industry as well as emerging technology.

Nice To Have

• Experience with ESB.
• Experience with web development technologies like Angular and understanding of responsive design.
• Strong knowledge of system and software quality assurance best practices and methodologies.

Our Commitment

Get ready to drive your career forward. Life at CAA Club Group is fast paced, performance-driven and rewarding. We value our Associates' career growth and ongoing professional development - and we regularly recognize their achievements and outstanding results.

We are caring.  We are leaders.  We are innovators.  We are collaborative.  We work hard and play hard. We're about doing what's right and feeling good about it.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). CCG will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

As an organization we are focused on Member safety, which includes the safety and well-being of our Associates. Therefore, you must be and remain fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.