OIPA Developer - Product Configuration; Hybrid

OIPA Developer - Life Product Configuration (Hybrid) at Tru Stage

Join Tru Stage as an OIPA Developer - Life Product Configuration (Hybrid). We are on a mission to make a brighter financial future accessible to everyone, with a diverse and inclusive environment.

This position will develop program logic, modify existing programs, test and document complex application systems to ensure efficient and effective system processing that meets the needs of the business areas across various modern policy administration technology platforms such as OIPA. This is an advanced programmer/analyst role with limited guidance from IT management and development team members. Assignments will be increasingly complex and broad in scope, including a deep understanding of at least one application system and/or multiple systems and interfaces.

The role also includes mentoring other professional staff to improve productivity through the use of information technology tools and skills.

• Within the following job responsibilities, this position will typically spend 50% of their time coding, testing and documenting, and 50% of their time on analysis/design/project activities.
• Analyzes the needs of a business area’s acceptance criteria, striving for the development of efficient, dependable, maintainable applications logic to support the business need. This analysis and design is usually done under the general direction of Information Technology management and/or expert level professional staff including Applications Analyst/Designers.
• Designs, interprets and/or refines the acceptance criteria, and generating value add documentation.
• Tests and debugs production programs and programs under development, particularly more complex modules, to isolate and eliminate problems that could be costly in adverse public relations, lost productivity within the Company, wasted resources, etc. This may require working directly with other technical staff and business departments in identifying problems and modifications.
• Designs and codes the program logic necessary to meet the application needs of complex systems and/or multiple systems. Program design must be consistent with specifications, standards and existing programs to enable effective maintenance of the system. Code must be developed in a manner that is straightforward, clear and consistent with existing programs within the system and in compliance with the SDLC.
  
  The incumbent will demonstrate leadership in the use of the SDLC.
• Resolves production problems that create system outages, determines underlying cause of outage and addresses it to prevent future occurrences. Implements program logic, documentation and procedural changes on schedule and according to an established implementation plan.
• Works with others to increase availability and performance of production systems. Serves as an internal technical consultant regarding the coding, testing, debugging, and installation of application logic, as well as looks for ways to improve processes. Identifies and takes action on business continuous improvement initiatives. Leads by example when demonstrating customer focus, which includes providing service to clients that meets or exceeds expectations.
  
  Continues to evaluate work processes by looking for ways to eliminate nonessential tasks and improving quality. Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced programmers.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems or equivalent experience in education and/or related professional work experience
• 3 to 5 years recent work experience with demonstrated achievement and progressive responsibilities developing, testing, debugging and documenting complex program logic with multiple technologies in a given applications platform with at least one (1) year recent experience analyzing and designing application systems
• 3 to five 5 years recent work experience with demonstrated achievement and progressive responsibilities troubleshooting, determining root cause, resolving and documenting complex system issues with at least one year recent experience to include productivity…