Senior Software Engineer

Sentry Insurance Agency • Madison, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Sentry Insurance is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team in our Middleton, WI office location. The Senior Software Engineer leads and provides in-depth input into the identification and development of insurance business applications. At Sentry, we’re more than just insurance—and we can offer you more than just a job. We want you to enjoy a career with us, where you’re in the driver’s seat of your career path with access to resources to help you succeed personally and professionally. What You’ll Do You’ll be a valuable contributor to our team. As a Sentry associate, we believe in your skills and knowledge. Your input and participation matters. You’ll have the opportunity to: Innovate: Through our agile development process, you’ll have the opportunity to apply your creativity and innovation to drive new solutions. Learn: Sentry provides several resources to help you further your career and continue your personal development, including Sentry University, LinkedIn Learning, and peer-led educational sessions and communities. Grow: Sentry provides many opportunities to grow in your career. Through meaningful, ongoing conversations around growth and development, we encourage all associates to take ownership in their career path. Contribute: You’ll work in a full-stack, cloud-first, development environment where you'll have the chance to work in many industry-leading technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive computer programming experience.
• As part of the 5 years of progressive computer programming experience required, the individual must have:
• 4 years experience with OOAD design principles and modeling tools.
• 4 years experience in JEE technologies including: JSP, Servlets, Spring, Spring Boot, JDBC, JPA (JPQL), Hibernate, jQuery, Javascripts and SOAP and REST Web Services.
• 4 years experience with SQL Server, SQL and stored procedures.
• 5 years of Guidewire Configuration and Integration experience, with at least 1 year of experience in Guidewire BillingCenter (version 8.0 or 10), or 1 year of experience in Guidewire PolicyCenter (version 8.0 or 10)

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and enhancement of new and existing client and server-side applications based on in-depth insurance domain and product knowledge.
• Develop audit testing procedures, debugging procedures, and coordination with other Information Technology personnel to communicate information to facilitate compatibility of all systems throughout Sentry.
• Respond to application production problems by analyzing the problem, formulating a solution, and changing or repairing the applications to avoid costly interruption of services to users.
• Ensure continuous operations of existing applications.
• Ensure complete and accurate documentation of applications.
• Work collaboratively with other developers and engineers to ensure best practices are followed.
• Review and recommend changes to code updates that are introduced into the applications.

Benefits

• You can enjoy a complete benefits package, including generous paid time off, 8% 401(k) match, matching charitable gift program, bonus plan based on company performance, meal stipends, associate discounts, volunteer time off and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees