Senior Java Architect: Lead Core Platform Modernization Job Fargo area,North Dakota USA,Software Development

What You Can Expect In This Role

As an experienced Sr. Java Developer at Sammons Financial Group within our Corporate Markets business unit, you’ll join a team of experienced developers with the unique opportunity to play a key role in transforming a mission-critical insurance administration platform that has supported our business for more than 40 years. You'll help guide the migration from COBOL and VSAM-based mainframe technology to a modern Java-based architecture.

This is a hands-on development role where you'll contribute to solution design, architecture discussions, and software implementation while helping mentor other members of the team.

This team supports all aspects of Bank-Owned Life Insurance (BOLI), Credit Union-Owned Life Insurance (CUOLI), and Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) within our Corporate Markets business unit. We strive to provide solutions that will position Corporate Markets for the future and maintain the great customer service our customers are used to and expect. Our modernization effort will allow us to meet the changing demands of our customers as we continue to grow in the future.

What You'll Do In This Role

Design, develop, and maintain high-quality applications that support critical business processes
Identify and propose strategies around technical problems affecting business, communicate standards, and get consensus on solutions
Collaborate with purpose. Work closely within your development team, architecture, and business partners to determine how to make our software even better
Lead the implementation of complex solutions and continuously refine them based on stakeholder feedback
Participate in application architecture, design reviews, and technical decision-making for our modernization initiatives
Solve interesting and complex problems to create a positive customer experience
Drive continuous improvement in both engineering practices and system capabilities
Align technical solutions with broader business and modernization objectives

Technologies

Java 17+
Spring Framework
Spring Boot
Spring MVC
Spring Security
REST API development
Relational databases and SQL
JUnit
Type Script
Angular
HTML5
GIT
Azure Dev Ops
SQL Server experience
Mainframe modernization experience
COBOL experience
VSAM experience
Insurance or financial services experience

What We're Looking For

College Degree in the field of computer science, information science, management information systems Preferred
Minimum 8 years' IT development experience or equivalent Preferred
Effective verbal and written communications skills and the ability to communicate with business partners and other IT staff
Problem solving skills sufficient to perform research and recommend a proposed solution to problems
Able to work on multiple tasks and meet established deadlines
Able to effectively direct and coordinate the work of other team members on a project without having HR management responsibility for them
Knowledge of computer programming languages as required for the system

Other Requirements

Criminal background check required.

Salary Range Information

USD $84,721.00 - USD $ /Yr. Range includes data points from multiple labor markets. Specific range is dependent on the labor market where the incumbent will be hired to perform the position. Starting salary is dependent on candidate qualifications and experience. For a narrower salary range specific to your labor market, please inquire.

What you can expect when you join Sammons Financial Group

Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family, including…