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Western National Insurance · 6 hours ago

Guidewire Developer IV

Edina, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $157K/yr

8+ years exp

Western National Insurance Group is a private mutual insurance company with over 120 years of experience serving customers' property-and-casualty insurance needs. They are seeking a highly collaborative and engaging Software Developer IV to assist their Application Development Team in all aspects of the software development lifecycle, particularly in the design, development, and implementation of their InsuranceSuite software.

Auto InsuranceCommercial InsuranceInsurance

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Regularly interacts with business partners across the organization

Collaborates in troubleshooting application issues

Occasionally interacts with external vendors

Participates in work refinement and estimation processes with product team

Prepares and executes unit testing on all new and modified code per team, product, and organization standards

Works with product team and change control team to ensure quality deliveries

Creates and maintains documentation that the product team or company has defined as important

Ensures timely delivery of projects and tasks and communicates delays and roadblocks with team and leadership as needed

Flexes to noncore responsibilities as needed to ensure timely work delivery to the customer

Collaborates with product team to design, develop, test, and deploy application modifications of mixed impact and risk based on collaboratively defined requirements

Prepares technical specifications, flow charts, and data flow diagrams to effectively communicate somewhat complex application design, delivery, and updates

Solicits and performs code review per team, product, and organization standards

Identifies opportunities for process improvement and collaborates with team and team leadership to influence process improvement at the product team level

Participates in troubleshooting, resolution, and communication of urgent production issues

Finds opportunities for automation of processes and tasks at the product team level

Effectively answers complex questions on all the above

Performs special projects and other duties as assigned

Qualification

Guidewire InsuranceSuiteGOSU programmingREST / SOAP web servicesAgile environmentSQLDevOps toolsVersion control (Git)Mathematical skillsAnalytical skillsPrioritization skillsProblem-solving skillsAttention to detailCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Good mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Ability to work independently and carry out assignments to completion

Strong attention to detail and quality

Demonstrated ability to consistently communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, with technical and nontechnical audiences throughout the organization

Intermediate knowledge and use of various core systems, office and computer equipment, and software packages

Experience with GOSU programming

Advanced level effectiveness in required computer languages, code versioning, and deployment software and tools

Broad exposure to and fundamental knowledge of multiple technology stacks, frameworks, and additional core systems

Relevant education and training; experience in lieu of education acceptable

Preferred

Guidewire InsuranceSuite Cloud PolicyCenter ACE certification or experience

Experience working in an Agile environment with other IT teams

Experience with build tools such as Gradle

Experience with version control (Git) is preferred

Experience with issue-tracking software, such as Jira or Rally

Experience with DevOps and / or continuous integration tools, such as TeamCity

Experience with SQL is preferred

Experience with logging and alerting frameworks is preferred

Benefits

Medical insurance plan options and other standard employee benefits, including dental insurance, vision benefits, life insurance, disability insurance, and more!

Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) Plan (participants are eligible for 100% matching on the first 6% of their contributions)

Wellbeing Program, including onsite fitness studio

Paid Time Off – including holiday, vacation, and volunteer

100% company-paid tuition reimbursement for approved job-relevant coursework and access to The Institutes (Risk and insurance education)

Paid parental leave

Bonus opportunities