Java Developer with P&C Insurance

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