AVP, IT Reflex Underwriting Solutions, 3008 jobs in United States
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Hannover Re · 2 hours ago

AVP, IT Reflex Underwriting Solutions, 3008

Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America (Hannover Re) is currently seeking talented candidates for the AVP, IT Reflex Underwriting Solutions position. The role involves managing and supporting the technical design and functional needs of IT Reflex Underwriting Solutions, providing leadership and technical direction to the development team while enhancing client relationships and contributing to technology strategies.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Effectively leads and manages development staff and contract staff in the technical advancement of Reflex. Provides daily troubleshooting feedback and technical direction to senior and junior staff as well as guidance on alternative software development approaches to solve technical problems
Leads and manages client relationships related to Reflex technology (including technical guidance and support) to enhance our client experience and effectiveness of their use of the Reflex platform
Provides leadership in the research of current and emerging technologies relative to the Reflex program. Contributes to our application technology and integration strategies. Develops plans and communicates status to Reflex and IT management and customers
Works cooperatively as a point of contact with other areas of IT (US and globally) to design and participate in the Reflex solution within the technology landscape. Participates in (and at times lead) international initiatives related to Reflex that provide benefits to the Hannover Re Group as a whole
Designs, develops and maintains software solutions to meet customer needs. Serves as the technical leader on best practices, tooling, and methodologies for all team members

Qualification

J2EE FrameworkAWS CloudAgile/SCRUMJavaMicroservicesData AnalysisContainerizationCI/CDSQLProblem AnalysisSoftware DesignCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field, or equivalent work experience
Minimum of 10 years of programming/systems analysis experience
Minimum of 5 years of senior level management or lead experience
Advanced professional level role that develops solutions requiring analysis and research, works on small to large, complex projects that require increased skill in multiple technical environments, and possesses knowledge in a specific business area
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Extensive data analysis knowledge and abilities
Ability to keep current with software development tools and processes
Maintains a positive and respectful attitude and works well with other people
Ability to analyze processing problems and procedures
Ability to design software and processes
Ability to document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
Ability to provide information by collecting, analysing, and summarizing development and service issues
Knowledge of n-tier distributed architecture/programming
5+ years hands on experience with the J2EE Framework and internals of the architecture, including core Java, JSP, EJB, SERVLETS, APPLETS, JDBC, JMS, and Transaction services
Experience with Servlet Container Web Servers like Apache Tomcat
Experience with the AWS Cloud and Cloud Architecture
Extensive experience in an Agile/SCRUM environment
Design, implement, and maintain containerized application deployments using Docker and Kubernetes
Familiar with data analysis and relational databases
Proficiency in XML/JSON parsing and manipulation

Preferred

Proficiency in Java (Java 11 or later preferred), with strong knowledge of OOP and Functional Programming concepts
Spring Ecosystem: Spring Boot 2.x/3.x, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security, and Spring WebFlux
Modern Web Services: RESTful services and familiarity with SOAP (for legacy systems)
API Design & Documentation: Hands-on experience designing APIs for scalability and extensibility (Swagger/OpenAPI)
Microservices & Cloud-Native Architecture: Understanding of microservices principles and distributed systems
Containerization & Orchestration: Hands-on with Docker
CI/CD & DevOps: Strong preference for Jenkins as the primary continuous integration pipeline, or experience in GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, automated testing, and deployment strategies
Provisioning & Configuration Management: Strong preference for Ansible, or experience/familiarity in Terraform or similar tools for infrastructure automation
Unit & Integration Testing: Proficiency in JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, and related testing frameworks
Databases: Strong SQL knowledge (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server), exposure to NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, etc.) beneficial
Frontend Technologies: JavaScript (ES6+), Angular, React, or Vue.js; basic knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3
Package & Build Tools: Maven, Gradle, npm
IDE & Tooling: IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse (with modern plugins and debugging tools)
Version Control: Git, GitLab, GitHub
Agile Tools & Practices: Jira, Confluence, and Agile/Scrum methodologies
Operating Systems: Proficient with Linux-based environments (shell scripting, basic administration) as well as Microsoft Windows (latest) and Windows Server
Application Servers: Tomcat, Jetty, or newer container-based deployments (e.g., embedded servers with Spring Boot)

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Company provided life insurance and disability benefits
401(k) and profit sharing
Additional ancillary benefits available

Company

Hannover Re

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Hannover Re is a reinsurance company that transacts all lines of property, casualty, life, and health reinsurance.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
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1994-11-30IPO

Leadership Team

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Tiffany Norman
President and CEO
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Christian Hermelingmeier
CFO
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