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This position is filled by an experienced application developer. The incumbent applies both technical concepts and skills and knowledge of the company's internal policies and procedures to solve complex problems in creative and effective ways. The incumbent works on complex analysis and design assignments where significant initiative and independent judgment is often required to search out the appropriate course of action within and outside the context of established goals and objectives. This job requires that the incumbent be able to complete assignments that extend to new technologies and business processes with little to no assistance from management.
What Will You Do?
• Communicate fluently with the business representatives.
• Understand business requirements and relate these to the supporting system requirements producing technical specifications for the work to be done.
• Code readable, reliable, and maintainable programs in any of a variety of languages on multiple platforms necessary to support the team's assigned systems.
• Prepare the initial problem definition, define the project scope and objectives, determine the specific requirements to be satisfied, and design system solutions for all levels of service requests.
• Lead and/or provide guidance to junior team members.
• Perform unit and system testing using test plans and scripts approved by the business.
• Review test results with the business and make the necessary adjustments to the deliverable.
• Identify and rectify errors in coding quickly, showing initiative and a proactive approach.
• Record the time and status to the appropriate projects or support activity for billing.
• Respond promptly to production issues by serving an on-call rotation for the 24-hour support of the team's systems, making decisions that will positively influence the up-time and full recovery of the team's systems from outages.
• Provide analytical support for the ongoing maintenance of developed systems.
• Prepare detailed definitions of proposed solutions which includes: data base design, screen and report definitions, data flow, detailed transaction processing requirements, definition of system interfaces, detailed program specifications, and designing system test cases
• Work occasional nights and weekends to meet target dates
Required Skills
• Bachelor's degree
• Ten or more years of application development experience
o Advanced proficiency with programming in an IBM Mainframe environment with an emphasis on COBOL and JCL
• Experience in these areas is a plus:
o CyberLife administration system experience
o DB2 experience
o Experience with job scheduling tools, such as ZEKE and ZENA
o Life insurance knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Not Required, But Beneficial
• Successfully complete multiple LOMA courses from Level II - Functional Aspects of Life and Health Insurance series to obtain an FLMI: Fellow, Life Management Institute
• Full understanding of software fundamentals and best practices.
American National offers eligible employees and their families medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan. Employees also receive annually a bank of paid time off and paid holidays. We aspire to see people for what they bring to our corporate culture by supporting an inclusive work environment, including an emphasis on a healthy work-life balance, development opportunities, and a casual dress code.
American National is an established, stable, and successful multi-line insurance corporation that has provided financial strength and a sense of security to employees, customers and business partners since 1905. With focus on our organization's values and cultural richness: Financial Strength, Integrity, Respect, Service and Teamwork (FIRST) and Agility, Collaboration, and Engagement (ACE) we continue to pursue our vision to be a leading provider of financial products and services for current and future generations.
Hiring Practices
The preceding job posting was designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not intended to be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the job qualifications, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this position or other opportunities at American National.
American National's recruitment policies help us place individuals in a timely and efficient manner. Only the most qualified candidates will be contacted by our recruiting team. Candidates may check the status of their application(s) by logging into our Career Portal. Learn more about our company, by following us on social media: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram
American National is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected categories. American National is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.
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"If you believe you can make a difference in the lives of our clients, if you're willing to work hard, if you want a fulfilling career, and if your values match ours, then I want you to work for American National. " - James Pozzi, Former President and CEO.
This position is filled by an experienced application developer. The incumbent applies both technical concepts and skills and knowledge of the company's internal policies and procedures to solve complex problems in creative and effective ways. The incumbent works on complex analysis and design assignments where significant initiative and independent judgment is often required to search out the appropriate course of action within and outside the context of established goals and objectives. This job requires that the incumbent be able to complete assignments that extend to new technologies and business processes with little to no assistance from management.
What Will You Do?
• Communicate fluently with the business representatives.
• Understand business requirements and relate these to the supporting system requirements producing technical specifications for the work to be done.
• Code readable, reliable, and maintainable programs in any of a variety of languages on multiple platforms necessary to support the team's assigned systems.
• Prepare the initial problem definition, define the project scope and objectives, determine the specific requirements to be satisfied, and design system solutions for all levels of service requests.
• Lead and/or provide guidance to junior team members.
• Perform unit and system testing using test plans and scripts approved by the business.
• Review test results with the business and make the necessary adjustments to the deliverable.
• Identify and rectify errors in coding quickly, showing initiative and a proactive approach.
• Record the time and status to the appropriate projects or support activity for billing.
• Respond promptly to production issues by serving an on-call rotation for the 24-hour support of the team's systems, making decisions that will positively influence the up-time and full recovery of the team's systems from outages.
• Provide analytical support for the ongoing maintenance of developed systems.
• Prepare detailed definitions of proposed solutions which includes: data base design, screen and report definitions, data flow, detailed transaction processing requirements, definition of system interfaces, detailed program specifications, and designing system test cases
• Work occasional nights and weekends to meet target dates
Required Skills
• Bachelor's degree
• Ten or more years of application development experience
o Advanced proficiency with programming in an IBM Mainframe environment with an emphasis on COBOL and JCL
• Experience in these areas is a plus:
o CyberLife administration system experience
o DB2 experience
o Experience with job scheduling tools, such as ZEKE and ZENA
o Life insurance knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Not Required, But Beneficial
• Successfully complete multiple LOMA courses from Level II - Functional Aspects of Life and Health Insurance series to obtain an FLMI: Fellow, Life Management Institute
• Full understanding of software fundamentals and best practices.
American National offers eligible employees and their families medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan. Employees also receive annually a bank of paid time off and paid holidays. We aspire to see people for what they bring to our corporate culture by supporting an inclusive work environment, including an emphasis on a healthy work-life balance, development opportunities, and a casual dress code.
American National is an established, stable, and successful multi-line insurance corporation that has provided financial strength and a sense of security to employees, customers and business partners since 1905. With focus on our organization's values and cultural richness: Financial Strength, Integrity, Respect, Service and Teamwork (FIRST) and Agility, Collaboration, and Engagement (ACE) we continue to pursue our vision to be a leading provider of financial products and services for current and future generations.
Hiring Practices
The preceding job posting was designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not intended to be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the job qualifications, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this position or other opportunities at American National.
American National's recruitment policies help us place individuals in a timely and efficient manner. Only the most qualified candidates will be contacted by our recruiting team. Candidates may check the status of their application(s) by logging into our Career Portal. Learn more about our company, by following us on social media: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram
American National is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected categories. American National is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.
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JOIN OUR TALENT COMMUNITY
"If you believe you can make a difference in the lives of our clients, if you're willing to work hard, if you want a fulfilling career, and if your values match ours, then I want you to work for American National. " - James Pozzi, Former President and CEO.
