Analyst, Application Development – Product & Inforce Systems

Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures.

Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.

We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values:
Do good. Be good. Make good.

Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position.

The Analyst, Application Development
- Product & Inforce Systems provides business and technical expertise across National Life Group's Life & Annuity Product & Inforce application environment. This role applies specialized knowledge of insurance products, business processes, system logic, and application dependencies to analyze complex needs, assess impacts, and support effective technology solutions across product, inforce, illustration, policy administration, and related platforms.

The Analyst independently manages assigned analysis and delivery activities, evaluates complex circumstances, recommends practical solution approaches, and partners across business, IT, architecture, quality engineering, infrastructure, security, and vendor teams. The role serves as a knowledgeable resource for assigned applications and processes, strengthens documentation and operational knowledge, and provides guidance to stakeholders on system impacts, delivery risks, and implementation considerations.

The ideal candidate brings established Life & Annuity or insurance technology experience, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and the ability to work effectively with limited information. The successful candidate is comfortable navigating complex systems, adapting existing approaches to new challenges, and building productive relationships with technical and business partners.

This position currently offers an onsite work schedule, with the expectation that you will be in the office four (4) days per week during onsite core days. Our current onsite core days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The work schedule type and core days are subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive working knowledge of assigned Life & Annuity product, inforce, illustration, policy administration, and related application environments.
• Independently analyze business and technology needs and translate them into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, test scenarios, and implementation plans.
• Perform impact analysis for product changes, inforce enhancements, platform upgrades, regulatory requirements, integrations, production issues, and modernization initiatives.
• Evaluate complex system and process issues, identify root causes and dependencies, and recommend effective solution approaches using available business and technical information.
• Apply sound judgment to determine appropriate actions and exceptions within established policies, procedures, architectural standards, and delivery practices.
• Own assigned analysis and delivery activities from initial discovery through testing, implementation, release readiness, and post-production support.
• Advise business and technology stakeholders on application capabilities, system impacts, dependencies,…