Software Developer Enterprise (Hybrid In Office 10 daysMonth)

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 Americas most successful and highly rated independent life insurance companies. We specialize in a suite of innovative products for lifes journey giving people the financial stability careful guidance and peace of mind to lead a life filled with confidence dignity and grace.

NGLs 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 offerEmployee 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 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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Software Development
  • 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.
• Production Support
  • Assist in the maintenance of NGLs 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.
• M&A Support
  • 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.
• Other
  • Share ownership of the solution deployment testing quality monitoring and operational excellence with the rest of the agile team.
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    Participate in Quarterly Planning Daily Stand-up Release Planning Review and Retrospective meetings.
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    Be a positive influence for other team members; promote goodwill amongst IT and other departments of the organization.
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    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 NGLs current and future needs.
  • Follow software development and quality assurance best practices and governance.
  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed.
    

Essential to Your Success:

• 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 IDEs
  • T-SQL (Microsoft SQL Server) / SQL Server Management Studio/ PostgreSQL
  • C# SQL Typescript Python
  • and Ext JS
  • Microservice architecture experience
  • RESTful Web Services
  • Unqork experience

Education Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology/Systems or other related field or equivalent work experience required.
  

Years of Experience:

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

What We Offer:

At NGL we provide a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes competitive base pay and benefits designed to offer solutions to help meet your unique life needs.

Benefits:

• 20 days of Paid Time Off growing to 25 days after 5 years
• 11 Paid Holidays (10 company holidays and 1 personal holidays of your choice)
• Health care dental and vision plans
• Up to $1500 annually towards an employees choice
• Annual bonus based on company performance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) match up to 9%
• Paid Sabbatical after 8 years
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Recognition Program
• And much more!

Click hereto learn more about our comprehensive Total Rewards program.

NGL is committed to creating a diverse environment and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race color creed religion national origin ancestry citizenship status age disability sex or gender (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status) sexual orientation marital status military service and veteran status physical or mental disability protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws.

NGL is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the recruitment process. To request an accommodation please contact.

Required Experience:

Senior IC