National Life Group · 1 day ago
Sr. Tech Lead, Life & Annuity Systems
Addison, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$118K/yr - $173K/yr
10+ years expNational Life Group is one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies, committed to providing families with stability and peace of mind. The Sr. Application Technical Lead will lead a technology team to deliver project solutions in Life & Annuity Insurance Policy Admin Systems, demonstrating strong technical leadership and collaboration with business stakeholders.
Health CareInsuranceLife Insurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Strong leadership qualities and organizational skills, as well as the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, assignments, and roles
Establish and sustain high trust partnership with business stakeholders and product owners who are dependent on the incumbent’s technical guidance
Ensure IT resources are effectively utilized in IT Application Service delivery
Apply skills in application development and support while exhibiting leadership in process re-engineering and implementation of technology
Collaborate with architects and development community to define and maintain standards, processes, and emerging technical roadmaps
Collaborate with IT staff maintaining applications in the Inforce domain or with points of integration to applications
Judge the feasibility and trade-off of different technologies and make choices that fit the constraints of the project/product. Ensure solutions satisfy business requirements and are of the highest quality
Estimate delivery cost and schedule for Inforce domain related solutions, projects and requests
Build and maintain detailed working knowledge of key business applications
Identify application transformation & rationalization opportunities as we transform to a simpler, more modern system platform
Develop application design, application configuration, test and release management processes
Communicate effectively, and with an appropriate level of detail, to all levels in the organization
Work with limited direction, usually within a complex environment, to drive delivery of solutions and meet service levels
Strong conceptual and analytic skills. Ability to design and build complex algorithms
Qualification
Required
Strong leadership qualities and organizational skills, as well as the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, assignments, and roles
Establish and sustain high trust partnership with business stakeholders and product owners who are dependent on the incumbent's technical guidance
Ensure IT resources are effectively utilized in IT Application Service delivery
Apply skills in application development and support while exhibiting leadership in process re-engineering and implementation of technology
Collaborate with architects and development community to define and maintain standards, processes, and emerging technical roadmaps
Collaborate with IT staff maintaining applications in the Inforce domain or with points of integration to applications
Judge the feasibility and trade-off of different technologies and make choices that fit the constraints of the project/product. Ensure solutions satisfy business requirements and are of the highest quality
Estimate delivery cost and schedule for Inforce domain related solutions, projects and requests
Build and maintain detailed working knowledge of key business applications
Identify application transformation & rationalization opportunities as we transform to a simpler, more modern system platform
Develop application design, application configuration, test and release management processes
Communicate effectively, and with an appropriate level of detail, to all levels in the organization
Work with limited direction, usually within a complex environment, to drive delivery of solutions and meet service levels
Strong conceptual and analytic skills. Ability to design and build complex algorithms
Open-minded with proven ability to work collaboratively in team environment
Demonstrated ability to lead in a highly matrixed, heavily outsourced organization through a combination of influence, partnership, and authority
Ability to manage IT Suppliers in a cost-effective manner
Ability to manage change and cope with complex and ambiguous situations
Preferred
Bachelor's degree, preferred in Computer Science, or relevant work experience
10+ years Full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience; Designing, maintaining and enhancing software applications leveraging COBOL, JCL, SQL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, ISPF/PDF, FILE-AID, MVS, Endevor and using IBM Mainframe environment preferred
3+ years of experience leading product / project development team on Vantage policy administrative platform preferred
Agile solution delivery skills highly desired
Benefits
Your benefits start day one and are flexible and customizable to your and your family’s specific needs
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
401(k) eligibility
Various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave
Participate in National Life’s discretionary annual incentive programs
Company
National Life Group
National Life Group offers life insurance, and annuity products to help individuals, families and businesses pursue financial needs.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
M
Mehran Assadi
Chairman, CEO & President
Recent News
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