35 applicants

Company

Sammons Financial Group Companies · 13 hours ago

Software Engineer

West Des Moines, IA

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with analysts, designers, and programmers in conceptualizing and development of new software programs, applications and automated test scripts.

Perform technical tasks, detailed analyses, and interpretation of technical problems requiring expertise and/or specialized knowledge in a systematic manner; apply subject matter expertise unique to the discipline.

Exhibit expert understanding of the organization’s Systems Development Life Cycle.

Play a leading role in the definition, development, and documentation of software’s requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a project-by-project basis in collaboration with internal users and departments.

Play a leading role in defining software development project plans, including scoping, scheduling, and implementation.

Prepare and/or interpret business, functional, and non-functional requirements; create and maintain user-oriented applications and design specifications.

Develop, test, document and implement applications according to standards and methodologies.

Design, develop and test automation scripts. Follow automated test script guidelines and research issues in software through testing.

Design, implement and maintain databases. Follow database standards and integrity controls, analyze information requirements, and develop database specifications.

Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information resources against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure.

Design, run and monitor software functional and performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging; administer critical analysis of test results and deliver solutions to problem areas.

Recommend, schedule, and perform software improvements and upgrades.

Must be on call during scheduled times and may be required to work for extended periods at night and on weekends in support of conversion, assisting in operational problems, or testing a new program.

Maintain currency of professional, technical and business skills.

Utilize established status report, time accounting and collaborative process to provide data for management.

Exhibit expert understanding of application, data, and integration, plus deep understanding of security, operational, and systems management architectural and design domains.

Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve business systems issues.

Qualification

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JavaScriptJavaC#CSSSystems Development Life CycleDatabase designAutomation scriptingSoftware testingProject coordinationProgramming languages

Required

Proficient in JavaScript, Java/C# and CSS.

Effective verbal and written communications skills and the ability to communicate with business partners and other IT staff

Problem solving skills sufficient to perform research and recommend a proposed solution to problems

Able to work on multiple tasks and meet established deadlines

Able to effectively direct and coordinate the work of other team members on a project without having HR management responsibility for them

Knowledge of computer programming languages as required for the system

Criminal background check required.

Preferred

College Degree in the field of computer science, information science, management information systems

Minimum 8 years' IT development experience or equivalent

Benefits

Health

Dental

Vision

Company Paid Retirement

PTO

Holiday Pay

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Incentive program for defined goals

Company

Sammons Financial Group Companies

Sammons® Financial Group Companies (collectively, Sammons Financial Group) provide today’s most sought after life insurance, annuity, and retirement products.

Founded in 1938

West Des Moines, Iowa, USA

1,001-5,000 employees