Java Developer with P&C Insurance

Company Description

Job Description

Java Developer with P&C Insurance

NYC (Hybrid)

6+ Months Contract to hire

Over all 10+ years

Responsibilities

Strategy and Planning

• Orchestrate integration projects and corresponding strategies between business units and development teams

• Plan, execute and manage the integration of new applications into existing systems and software throughout the enterprise

• Ensure that integration planning and practices are aligned with strategic business goals and the company's overall strategic vision

• Develop standards and processes to support and facilitate integration projects and initiatives

• Collaborate with analysts and designers in the development and initiation of new software programs and applications

• Participate in quality assurance of program logic, data processing, and error resolution

• Develop an awareness of programming and design alternatives

• Take an active role in cross-departmental projects when needed

Acquisition & Deployment

• Plan phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) for a variety of projects

• Assist in the preparation and documentation of software requirements and specifications

• Research and document technical requirements of software users

• Research and make recommendation on integration products and services

• Lead solution alternative analysis to select application and build software solutions that the organization can leverage

• Lead integration testing phases of software and applications under development in order to identify and remedy potential problem areas

Operational Management

• Write, translate and code software programs and applications according to specifications

• Ensure detail design specifications and unit test plans support high level design

• Ensure deliverables conform to best practices and internal standards

• Run and monitor software performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging

• Generate statistics and prepare and write reports for management and/or team members on the status of the programming process

• Assist in the development and maintenance of user manuals and guidelines

• Liaise with network administrators, systems analysts, and software engineers to assist in resolving problems with software products or company software systems

• Manage and/or provide guidance to more junior software developers and research assistants

• Where applicable, develop prototypes of interfaces and attributes based on the user requirements

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

• B.S. in Computer Science or related required

• M.S. in Computer Science or related a plus

• 10+ years of Software Development experience

• Prior experience in the insurance industry required

• 7+ years' experience working with enterprise applications or architectural leadership role in building web based Java EE and/or Spring services/applications

• Solid working knowledge of current technologies, including SOA or REST, web services, J2EE technologies, Spring, Hibernate

• Expertise with industry standard development tools (e.g. Eclipse, Subversion, etc.)

• Hands on experience working in integrated development environments

• Extensive experience with SQL, some DBA experience a plus

• Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws

• Familiarity with agile software development methodologies

• Experience working with vendor applications and resources

• Flexible and adaptable to learning and understanding new technologies

• Ability to exercise independent judgement and take action on it

• Highly self-motivated and directed

• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Qualifications

Additional Information

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