Technical Lead - Risk Solutions IT

Great American Insurance Group • Cincinnati, OH

35d

About The Position

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow. At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best. We are looking for a Technical Lead on the Great American Risk Solutions IT team within P&C IT Services. This role would be responsible for designing and developing one of Risk Solution’s strategic platforms as well as mentoring and coaching others to deliver quality, Incremental value add that aligns with both enterprise standards and business needs. Depending upon experience and qualifications, this role may be a Senior Application Engineer II, Application Engineering Specialist or Application Architect. Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities: Collaborates with other departments and stakeholders on requirements, design, standards, and architecture of applications and integrated solutions that enhance data flow and system interoperability. Develops comprehensive technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements. Responsible for performing, coordinating and leading the day-to-day development activities of employees, including planning for Sprints Proven experience leading the design, programming, building and deployment of software applications and systems that support various business and insurance processes. Drives the implementation of new features and functionalities based on business requirements, enhancing the overall user experience. Ensure seamless integration of new applications with existing systems, minimizing disruptions to business operations. Performs complex maintenance and problem resolution on software application Monitors and optimizes application performance, identifying and resolving any issues that may impact system efficiency. Conducts regular performance assessments and implements improvements to ensure applications run smoothly and efficiently. Provides technical support to end-users and team members, addressing and resolving application-related issues in a timely manner. Adheres to standards for software development with emphasis on test driven development and quality of software. Proactively identifies opportunities for process improvements and is responsible for implementing solutions that enhance overall system performance. Participate in code reviews and status meetings. Develop time estimates for project deliverables. Responsible for performance and coaching of staff and has a participatory role in decisions regarding talent selection, development, and performance management. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience with software development of Java or .NET applications
• 10+ years of knowledge of object-oriented concepts
• 10+ years’ experience with RDMS such as Oracle or SQL Server and integrations of the database with Java or .NET applications
• 10+ years SQL experience
• A true passion for new technology
• Experience with cloud native development
• Experience with webservice/API development (REST)
• Experience with web-based data formats (XML, JSON)
• Experience with webservice testing tools (SoapUI, Postman)
• Experience writing unit and acceptance tests
• Experience mocking API's
• Experience with GitHub for version control
• Experience developing applications using microservices framework
• Experience demonstrating technical leadership
• Experience with configuration-based applications
• Agile Scrum development methodology experience
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with associates at all levels within the organization
• Ability to present ideas and perspectives to leadership
• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, organize and plan work to satisfy established timeframes
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Analytical skills, problem solving and attention to detail

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Open Source Frameworks
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Build Mgmt: e.g. Hudson/Jenkins, Gradle/Maven, Ant, Concourse
• Experience with No-Code/Low-Code solutions
• Experience with MarkLogic, SnowFlake, data lakes, or other similar technologies
• Experience with Pivotal Cloud or Tanzu
• Experience with Dynatrace, Humio, or other monitoring tools

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with other departments and stakeholders on requirements, design, standards, and architecture of applications and integrated solutions that enhance data flow and system interoperability.
• Develops comprehensive technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.
• Responsible for performing, coordinating and leading the day-to-day development activities of employees, including planning for Sprints
• Proven experience leading the design, programming, building and deployment of software applications and systems that support various business and insurance processes.
• Drives the implementation of new features and functionalities based on business requirements, enhancing the overall user experience.
• Ensure seamless integration of new applications with existing systems, minimizing disruptions to business operations.
• Performs complex maintenance and problem resolution on software application
• Monitors and optimizes application performance, identifying and resolving any issues that may impact system efficiency.
• Conducts regular performance assessments and implements improvements to ensure applications run smoothly and efficiently.
• Provides technical support to end-users and team members, addressing and resolving application-related issues in a timely manner.
• Adheres to standards for software development with emphasis on test driven development and quality of software.
• Proactively identifies opportunities for process improvements and is responsible for implementing solutions that enhance overall system performance.
• Participate in code reviews and status meetings.
• Develop time estimates for project deliverables.
• Responsible for performance and coaching of staff and has a participatory role in decisions regarding talent selection, development, and performance management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Compensation varies by role, position level, and location.
• Individual pay is influenced by skills, education, training, certifications, experience, and the role's scope and complexity, along with business needs.
• We offer a competitive Total Rewards package, including medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, paid parental leave/adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with company match.
• These benefits are available to eligible full-time and part-time employees.
• Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed