Guardian Life · 15 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer (Insurance)
Pittsfield
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$79K/yr - $130K/yr
6+ years expGuardian Life is a Fortune 250 company that provides insurance and wealth management products and services to millions. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to translate business requirements into well-engineered applications, lead modernization initiatives, and support integration between systems.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Translate business and technical requirements into well-engineered, tested, and deployed business application systems supporting the administration of Individual Disability Insurance, Multi-Life Disability Insurance, and our Business Insurance product offerings, along with a closed-block book of Life policies administered on our systems
Lead and contribute to modernization and rehosting initiatives, including migration of mainframe workloads to modern cloud platforms (primarily AWS)
Design, develop, and maintain applications using Procedural Java and other modernization toolsets
Perform technical analysis, design, development, testing, installation, and maintenance of information systems, collaborating with customers and other developers to determine the most efficient and cost-effective solutions
Apply disciplined software development processes and leverage modern technologies to engineer and implement automated solutions to business problems
Support integration and communication between distributed systems and mainframe environments, including web services and middleware protocols
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or foreign education equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering, Mathematics, or related field
6+ years of experience in systems analysis, development, and quality assurance testing of mainframe and modernized insurance administration systems
Demonstrated experience in mainframe modernization and rehosting, including supporting migration of legacy applications to cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
Hands‑on Java experience
Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, AWS hosted applications, DB2 (preferred RDS for DB2 LUW), and related mainframe to modern cloud technologies & procedures
Experience with batch processing and administration of Disability and Life Insurance Policy systems
Strong background in functional and regression testing, working closely with quality assurance
Familiarity with middleware protocols for front-end/back-end communication and knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks
Ability to translate insurance user needs into business and functional requirements, with in-depth knowledge of insurance domains, especially Individual Disability Insurance and Multi-Life Disability Insurance
A mindset for risk-mitigation, process improvement/automation, quality-first, high ownership/accountability of team & enterprise deliverables
Preferred
Procedural Java experience preferred
Preferred prior usage of Jira, Service Now, GitHub
Familiarity with Agile methodologies – Kanban &/or Scrum
Familiarity with Axway, IBM MQ/SQS, SFTP, ControlM
Prior or current experience with Life Insurance and Individual Disability Products is highly preferred
Benefits
Excellent medical, dental, supplemental health, life, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
Life and disability insurance.
Tuition assistance, paid parental leave, and backup family care.
Flexible time off, dress code, and work location policies.
Employee Resource Groups that advocate for inclusion and diversity.
Company
Guardian Life
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) is one of the country’s leading mutual insurers.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2016-08-23Non Equity Assistance
Leadership Team
Andrew McMahon
Chairman and CEO
Michael Prestileo
Chief Strategy Officer
Recent News
2025-12-11
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