Senior Software Developer - Legacy; Hybrid

Overview

We are adding a Senior Software Developer - Legacy 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.

The Senior Software Developer (Enterprise) operates under minimal supervision in a team environment. This position is responsible for the design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of software, systems and solutions. In addition, this position is also responsible for troubleshooting and solving advanced production support items as necessary. Tasks assigned to this level require an in-depth understanding of the business processes and solution requirements, the ability to identify anti-patterns, and the ability to create candidate architectures.

Incumbent must be able to work in a fluid environment that is dedicated to continuous improvement.

• Software Development:
  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 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 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
• Participate in Quarterly Planning, Daily Stand-up, Release Planning, Review and Retrospective meetings
• 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
• 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.
• Mentoring junior developers
• Volunteer to take on difficult stories, be willing to try new technology
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed

This is full-time salaried position requiring a hybrid schedule with a minimum of 10 days in the office per month required.