Job Description :
Job Deescription :
Location : BOston,MA
Job details:
Job title: Applications Developer
Company: Electric Insurance Company
The Lead Applications Developer will determine and identify high-level functional and technical requirements based on interactions with the user community and knowledge of the enterprise architecture. Design and develop complete solutions, including software, interfaces, hardware and communications, to support business and technical objectives. Lead technical development initiatives while directing team members on development adherence to standards and industry best practices.
Primary Responsibilities:
Take ownership of support and maintenance of key applications and establishes relationships with key business constituencies
Develops fundamental understanding of multiple business functions and related production systems
Design and develop applications that meet business and performance-related goals
Lead application integration efforts including test plan development and execution
Create and maintain technical documentation; design, implementation, run books
Develops and follows established programming standards, processes, procedures and tools
Provide technical guidance to other team members and lead and participate in code reviews (Ensure projects adhere to applications / data architecture)
Participate in testing hardware / software upgrades to assure minimal impact on application code
Lead product, vendor and tools evaluations
Assist user community evaluate technical options and direction and provide technical input to business areas as needed
Create and deliver presentations on technical concepts and solutions to business and technical audiences
Manage competing priorities and work to resolve conflicts
At times, required to work outside of normal business hours, for special project implementations and/or “on call” night-time support
Develop and implement a back up strategy, balancing resource and storage needs with business requirements
Collaborate with other IT teams to; assess impact of application changes on enterprise wide applications, ensure DB maintenance jobs are implemented, maintain data management strategy, and ensure compliance with all coding and security standards
Key Qualifications:
8+ years of experience in software design and development including Guidewire
3+ years as a Team Lead and/or Software Manager
BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent
Guidewire and Microsoft certification is a plus
Successful track record of developing quality, production ready software on schedule and budget
Proven history of designing for security, extensibility, portability and testability
Ability to analyze complex problems, demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting ability and create well documented solutions
Demonstrates a solid understanding of the software development life cycle
Ability to mentor junior software developers on technical subject matters such as design patterns, development best practices and DevOps standardization
Skills and Requirements:
Experience implementing complex, customized business functionality through Guidewire configuration including defining guidelines for GScript coding standards
Proficient understanding of Web Service protocols, platforms and concepts such as REST, SOAP, API Java/JEE, Spring, JSON, XML, Distributed System, RDBMS, MVC frameworks and IIS
Development experience using Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 and various version control software such as TFS, GIT and SVN preferable
Experience with ancillary technologies necessary for Internet applications such as HTTP, TCP/IP and SMTP as well as programming in HTML, XHTML, AJAX, CSS, JSP
Experience with high scalability projects involving cloud-based infrastructure design and implementation
Strong working knowledge of relational data structures especially SQL Server is required
Experience with multiple development methodologies including Scrum/Agile and Waterfall