Hybrid Senior Software Developer – Legacy

at National Guardian Life Insurance Company

• Job title: Senior Software Developer – Legacy
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Madison, United States

About the role

• Senior Software Developer creating software solutions and maintaining systems for a life insurance company. Collaborating with stakeholders and mentoring junior developers while utilizing Agile methodologies in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions with stakeholders; creating specifications and prototypes
• Provide progress reports and work estimates for implementation and validation
• Collaborate with other developers to build maintainable, testable and efficient systems
• Use test results to identify regressions and defects
• Maintain systems to meet business needs and compliance requirements
• Write and maintain technical documentation including Data Flow Diagrams, Process Flow Diagrams and UML Diagrams
• Review software written by peers; strive for continuous improvement of code quality and development practices
• Build and implement test automation to validate new and existing code
• Assist in the maintenance of NGL’s business applications
• Anticipate system/application challenges and propose solutions; recommend improvements to existing software as necessary
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues for both internal and third-party business applications
• Assist with issue identification, investigation, and resolution process of support incidents
• Provide off-hours support of scheduled production processing
• Collaborate with the team and business areas to develop, coordinate and execute plans to ensure successful acquisition projects.
• Participate in efforts to convert and implement merged or acquired business.
• Participate in Quarterly Planning, Daily Stand-up, Release Planning, Review and Retrospective meetings
• Continuously develop skill-sets and abilities to keep them relevant, current and applicable to NGL's current and future needs
• Follow software development and quality assurance best practices and governance
• Be a positive influence for other team members; promote goodwill amongst IT and other departments of the organization.
• Mentor junior developers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology/Systems, or other related field preferred.
• A minimum of four years of MicrosoftSQL Server tools and management (T-SQL).
• A minimum of five years of COBOL experience and/or AS400/CA 2E development tools, preferably in life insurance applications.
• A minimum of two years of experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum and/or Kanban, Test Driven Development, etc.) preferred.
• ID3 and/or OIPA Administration System and insurance industry experience preferred.

Benefits

• 20 days of Paid Time Off growing to 25 days after 5 years
• 11 Paid Holidays (10 company holidays and 1 personal holiday of your choice)
• Health care, dental and vision plans
• Up to $1,500 (Family) or $1,000 (Single) annually towards a Health Savings Account
• Annual bonus based on company performance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) match up to 9%
• Paid Sabbatical after 8 years
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Recognition Program
• And much more!