IT Software Development Advisor

Sedgwick

32d • $87,179 - $122,052

About The Position

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It's what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there's no limit to what you can achieve. Newsweek Recognizes Sedgwick as America's Greatest Workplaces National Top Companies Certified as a Great Place to Work® Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance IT Software Development Advisor PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: To design and maintain robust, scalable software architecture for one or more elements of CMS software systems; to oversee programming, implementation and maintenance revisions of specified projects; and to evaluate technologies and provide consultation regarding applications and systems needs related to these elements. ARE YOU AN IDEAL CANDIDATE? We are looking for enthusiastic candidates who thrive in a collaborative environment, who are driven to deliver great work, are customer-oriented and are naturally empathetic.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with major in Information Systems or Management from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Ten (10) years of related experience or equivalent combination of education or experience required to include seven (7) years of software and development experience.
• High level knowledge of software development areas including software development life cycle methodologies, specification development, security, application modularization and logic specifications
• Strong oral and written communication, including technical writing skills and presentation skills
• PC literate, including Microsoft Office products
• Leadership/management/motivational skills
• Analytical and interpretive skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to meet or exceed Performance Competencies
• Physical: Computer keyboarding
• Auditory/visual: Hearing, vision and talking
• Mental: Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgement and discretion; ability to meet deadlines

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree strongly preferred.
• Five (5) years hands-on programming experience in database and data driven applications strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures software scalability and data integrity throughout all claims-related applications.
• Ensures software compatibility and alignment with overall business, IT and infrastructure strategies.
• Identifies and directs implementation of strategies for maintaining JURIS data and application integration.
• Collaborates with management and colleagues throughout CMS and develops overall designs and defines projects for implementation of strategic technology initiatives.
• Consults with project managers to keep informed of active and future projects and to identify areas of overlap.
• Assists as needed in implementation of large client programs involving numerous interfaces or system modifications.
• Manages analyst/programmers as needed.
• Reviews software change requests to identify duplication, similarities, and feasibility and recommends specific actions needed.
• Provides recommendations toward prioritization of tactical and strategic change requests.
• Assists in projecting software and hardware requirements for claims-related applications.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Supports the organization's quality program(s).
• Administers company personnel policies in all areas and follows company staffing standards and training recommendations.
• Interviews, hires and establishes colleague performance development plans; conducts colleague performance discussions.
• Provides support, guidance, leadership and motivation to promote maximum performance.

Benefits

• Career development and promotional growth opportunities.
• A diverse and comprehensive benefits offering including medical, dental vision, 401k, PTO and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees