Software Developer - Enterprise (Hybrid - In Office 10 days/Month)

National Guardian Life Insurance Company•Madison, WI

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are adding a Software Developer - Enterprise to our team! Who We Are: Since 1909, National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL) has been one of America’s most successful and highly rated independent life insurance companies. We specialize in a suite of innovative products for life’s journey, giving people the financial stability, careful guidance and peace of mind to lead a life filled with confidence, dignity and grace. NGL's Core Values – integrity, dependability, collaboration, compassion and growth are a foundation of our company and help to build on the interactions we have with our policyholders, partners, funeral homes and each other. We believe in creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for all where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is encouraged to live their best, most authentic self. We offer Employee Resource Groups for employees to get involved, learn, network, and offer professional and personal development opportunities. With over 100 years of experience, our passion is to serve people. Learn more by clicking here or visiting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlB7J8740hU. Work Environment: NGL offers a flexible work environment where employees can work fully remote, hybrid or onsite at our Madison, Wis. office. We support virtual working arrangements in certain states outside of WI. A Day in the Life: The Software Developer (Enterprise) is responsible for the design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of enterprise software, systems and solutions. Tasks assigned to this level require a general understanding of the business processes and solution requirements. The Software Developer must be able to work in a changing, fluid environment that is dedicated to continuous improvement and operate under general supervision in a team environment.

Requirements

Critical thinking, analytical, and problem solving skills
Excellent technical and non-technical communication (verbal, written, listening) and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and in a team
Excellent time and priority management
Proficiency with applicable to Enterprise Business Systems (ENT) including
Mulesoft API design and development
AWS Core Services
IaC - Terraform and/or Cloud Formation
Git, Github
CI/CD Pipelines
Monitoring and logging
Microsoft Visual Studio, IntelliJ, VS Code, Datagrip, Postman IDE's
T-SQL (Microsoft SQL Server) / SQL Server Management Studio/ PostgreSQL
Java, .NET, C#, SQL, Typescript, Python
Node.js, React.js, Next.js and Ext JS
Microservice architecture experience
RESTful Web Services
Unqork experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology/Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience required.
A minimum of two years’ experience in AWS core services, serverless framework, Infrastructure as Code, Git.
A minimum of two years of experience experience working with Microsoft SQL Server tools and management (T-SQL) and/or PostgreSQL.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of two years of experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum and/or Kanban, Test Driven Development) preferred.
Insurance industry experience preferred

Responsibilities

Produce software designs with input from the 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.
Assist in building and implementing test automation to validate new and existing code.
Assist in the maintenance of NGL’s business applications.
Anticipate system/application challenges and proposes 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-related projects.
Participate in efforts to convert and implement merged or acquired business.
Share ownership of the solution deployment, testing, quality, monitoring and operational excellence with the rest of the agile team.
Participate in Quarterly Planning, Daily Stand-up, Release Planning, Review and Retrospective meetings.
Be a positive influence for other team members; promote goodwill amongst IT and other departments of the organization.
Represent and communicate the mission and values of NGL and comply with its conduct policy, security policy and confidentiality expectations.
Continually 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.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed.