SAP Data Services Developer

Canada life is searching for a SAP Data Services Developer to join our growing Canadian Technology Team. We offer a high energy, professional yet casual work environment with the opportunity to make a difference every day. It's an environment where everyone’s contribution is rewarded and valued. We take pride in our ability to have fun and celebrate our successes together. In return, we are looking for individuals that can thrive in our environment and turn technology problems into opportunities to grow. If we are describing you, then consider being a part of the Canada Life Team!

Your Purpose at Canada Life:

As a member of the Canadian Technology Team, you will help us continue to stabilize our implementation of SAP Data Services (DS) and continue to build further enhancements and functionality from that foundation. In this role you will work closely with system analyst and other internal development teams to understand requirements and ensure high quality design, development, and deployment of subledger configuration at regular intervals. You will also provide incident support, manage issues, and defect escalations, drive problem resolution, support root cause analysis and provide tactical and strategic solutions. If you thrive in a fast-paced, ideas-led environment, you’re in the right place.

Ways you contribute:

• Work alongside sponsors, project managers, and architects to create and execute project plans.
• Translate conceptual user requirements into software requirements.
• Work collaboratively within a team and closely with counterparts building front-end UI services.
• Manage the design, development, and implementation of software requirements.
• Document software and produce write-ups for other developers and/or end users.
• Participate in application releases, from development, testing and deployment into production.
• Oversee and mentor junior resources on the team.
• Learn and be exposed to suite of corporate SAP technologies.

Primary Qualifications:

• Experienced with the use of SAP Business Objects Data Services (BODS) and SAP ABAP to extract, transform, and load data from transactional data sources to the HANA data platform
• Experience engineering solutions with SAP Data Services in HANA / non-HANA
• Experience with HANA and Oracle databases
• Strong SQL Skills
• Expertise in Data migration/Conversion tools
• Experienced HANA Data Modeling skills: Attribute, Analytic and Calculated Views.
• Designed complex parallel thread programs and processed bulk loads in millions of records
• Has very sound knowledge on transport management process
• Well equipped with the performance tuning tools.
• Strong debugging skills, performance tuning, testing, and optimization of reports in system integration and user acceptance testing

Skills considered an asset:

• Basic understanding of IFRS17 concept
• Experience in SAP FICO, MM, SD and HCM
• Insurance industry experience

Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.

Be your best at Great-West Lifeco and Canada Life - Apply today! 

Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a leading international financial services holding company headquartered in Canada with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses. It operates in Canada, the United States, and Europe under the brands: Canada Life, Canada Life Germany, Canada Life UK, Canada Life Reinsurance, Empower Retirement, Putnam Investments and Irish Life.

In Canada, Great-West Lifeco operates under the Canada Life brand, offering a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions and serves the financial security needs of more than 12 million customers. Globally our combined companies have approximately 24,500 employees, 205,000 advisor relationships, and thousands of distribution partners – all serving more than 30 million customer relationships across these regions.

Being a part of our organization means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You are part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to?reach their potential. 

We would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.


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