Specialist Software Engineering

The Specialist Software Engineer is focused on the design and development of web and cloud technologies to support Annuities Customer and Advisor experience portals. Helps define web and cloud strategies, grow capabilities, and develop enterprise-wide solutions by providing technology leadership, insight on new developments within the application solution space, and guidance in design, framework, and platform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and complex architectural design across platforms toward the development of end-to-end solutions; translate architectural guidance into detailed technical design.
• Work collaboratively with other development staff, including contract and offshore Software Engineers, and business product owners in an agile environment.
• Code, test, identify, implement, and document solutions to business challenges utilizing web and cloud technologies.
• Perform design and analysis for deliverables. Lead large team design sessions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for Annuities applications, and technologies.
• Recommend solutions which take into consideration costs, business needs, and system impacts.
• Utilize third-party software development frameworks, open-source libraries, and APIs to rapidly develop basic application solutions.
• Learn and keep pace with the latest advances in the field and rapidly grasp new technologies to support the environment and contribute to project deliverables.
• Prepare presentations and lead development meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, math, engineering, or other technical field, or equivalent experience
• Eight years of Core Java experience
• Expertise in coding platforms/frameworks (e.g. JAVA, OOD, OOP, Functional Programming, Spring Framework, J2EE Development, OOP, Service Oriented Architecture, Dependency Injection, and Core Architecture)
• Experience with modern frontend development frameworks (Angular, React, Vue.js, Node.js, HTTP, HTML, JS, CSS, Ajax)
• Experience leveraging continuous integration/development tools (e.g. Jenkins, Docker, Containers, OpenShift, Kubernetes, and container automation) in a Ci/CD pipeline
• Five years of experience with integration and service frameworks (e.g. API Gateways, Apache Camel, Swagger API, Zookeeper, Kafka, messaging tools, microservices)
• Expertise with Microservices and REST based API development (e.g. Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Entity Framework, Swagger, Odata, AutoMapper)
• Five years of development experience with cloud services (e.g. AWS) utilizing various support tools (e.g. EC2, ECS, S3, Kinesis, VMs, SQL Data warehouse, ARM Templates, Event Hubs)
• Expertise in build and deployment tools - (Visual Studio, Eclipse, Git/Bitbucket, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, SQL Management Studio, Junit, Ajax)
• Advanced understanding of software development and research tools
• Attention to detail and results oriented, with a strong customer focus
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Problem-solving and technical communication skills
• Ability to prioritize workload to meet tight deadline

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity of using AI tools like AWS Q developer and AWS Kiro.
• Experience with big data and real time streaming analytics processing architecture
• Technology or platform certifications (e.g. AWS, Microsoft)
• Knowledge of the financial services industry

Working Conditions

• Hybrid-Office Environment (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
• Work outside of normal business hours may be required
• Moderate Travel 10 to 25%

This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

Compensation

The Salary for this position generally ranges between $131,000 - $165,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in one of our hub locations (Philadelphia, PA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Denver, CO). Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

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