Software Developer - Enterprise (Hybrid - In Office 10 days/Month)

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 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 by clicking here or visiting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlB7J8740hU. 

Work 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 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.

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.

Participate in Quarterly Planning, Daily Stand-up, Release Planning, Review and Retrospective meetings.

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.

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.

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 IDE's

T-SQL (Microsoft SQL Server) / SQL Server Management Studio/ PostgreSQL

Java, .NET, C#, SQL, Typescript, Python

Node.js, React.js, Next.js and Ext JS

Microservice architecture experience

RESTful Web Services

Unqork experience

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's 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 $1,500 annually towards an employee's 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 here to 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 [email protected].