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Senior Agile Developer
Cuna Mutual Group
Madison, WI, United States
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Under the direction of Information Technology Management, provide expert-level professional and technical support in the development, installation and maintenance of business systems solutions. Assist management in the direction of project and system activities. Act as Project Leader on multiple concurrent projects of any size, including mentoring staff as needed. Provide a breadth of technical and business expertise, plus specialized skills in one or more business systems area. Provide architecture design and direction.
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Job Responsibilities:
25% Independently perform analysis and design in translating business requirements into technical specifications, present options, evaluate and recommend solutions. Drive out unperceived business needs, leverage existing solutions (across CUNA Mutual, publicly available, vendor packages, etc.) where appropriate. Identify and communicate the area-wide impact of interrelated activities. Proactively identify and communicate process and system improvement ideas to IT or business. Develop application code according to the acceptance criteria. Proactively strive for continuous improvement and continuous integration and delivery with IT and business.
25% Guide the development of business systems solutions from conceptualization through stabilization using various computer platforms. Provide leadership, technical guidance and training to professional staff in planning/roadmapping, estimating, and quality assurance on medium to large initiatives. Provide constructive feedback to individual team members and their respective manager regarding performance on initiatives and support work.
20% Develop, test, implement, document and maintain high quality business systems solutions on various computer platforms, adhering to established methodology and practices, and in accordance with acceptance criteria.
10% Develop and maintain a high degree of client-specific knowledge and associated business systems knowledge commensurate with work experience. Collaborate effectively with management, development team members and clients to influence solution development decisions.
10% Maintain knowledge of application development technologies, methodologies, and standards. Acquire and effectively apply new technical skills as driven by business need and/or technology advancements. Develop and maintain a good understanding of industry trends and proactively communicate issues of relevance to decision-makers.
10% Promptly and professionally assume ownership and respond to customer requests. Perform and guide others in root cause analysis, impact analysis, problem determination and problem resolution support. Collaborate with appropriate business and IT staff throughout the problem resolution process.
The above statement of duties is not intended to be all inclusive and other duties will be assigned from time to time.
Job Requirements:
• BS in MIS or CS or equiv trade-off in related education and related professional work experience.
• 3 1/2 years work experience in IT with the most recent 24 months work experience as a Business System Analyst or equivalent trade-off in related professional work experience within the last 3 years with demonstrated achievement and progressive responsibilities.
• High level of proficiency demonstrated in a business environment with the last 3 years in at least 4 of the following:
◦ Application development life cycle
◦ Modern business solution design and development practices
◦ Current Microsoft development environment
◦ Web Application Development and Cloud Technologies
◦ Business application support of internally developed and vended solutions within the CMFG architecture
◦ Service and API development, SOA
• Demonstrated superior working knowledge of application development concepts in a multi-platform computing environment, including application development life cycle, n-tier development, object oriented design, etc
• Demonstrated breadth of knowledge of information technology concepts and deep expertise in application development in at least one business system area, including business application, information and/or technical architecture design experience.
• Demonstrated good judgment and reliability
• Demonstrated skills in translating business requirements into technical design, initiative planning and organization for medium to large size initiatives and providing leadership to a team of developers.
• Proven ability to clearly and effectively communicate business and technical information, both verbally and in writing.
• Proven ability to provide a high level of customer service.
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Job Responsibilities:
• Independently perform expert-level analysis and design in translating business requirements into technical specifications, present options, evaluate and recommend solutions. Drive out unperceived business needs, leverage existing solutions (across CUNA Mutual, publicly available, vendor packages, etc.) where appropriate. Identify and communicate the global impact of interrelated activities. Develop and oversee the implementation of approved project plans and activities. Track overall project progress and report status and any issues to management and project team members. Proactively identify, communicate and drive process, system and business improvement ideas to IT or business.
• Direct the development of multiple concurrent business systems solutions from conceptualization through stabilization using various computer platforms. Provide leadership, architectural guidance and training to professional staff in project management, planning, estimating, reporting, scheduling, quality assurance and workflow direction on projects of any size. Provide constructive feedback to individual team members and their respective manager regarding performance on projects and support work.
• Develop, test, implement, document and maintain high quality business systems solutions on various computer platforms, adhering to established methodology and practices, and in accordance with project plans.
• Develop and maintain a high degree of client-specific knowledge and associated business systems knowledge commensurate with work experience. Educate others, collaborate and effectively communicate verbally and in writing with management, team members, IT Infrastructure and clients to influence solution delivery, applications architecture and business direction.
• Continually enhance and share knowledge in application development best practices, technologies, methodologies, and standards. Acquire, effectively apply and train others in new technical skills as driven by business need and/or technology advancements. Develop and maintain an expert-level understanding of industry trends and proactively work as appropriate with decision-makers to drive change within and across IT organizational units.
• Promptly and professionally assume ownership and respond to customer requests. Perform and direct others in root cause analysis, impact analysis, problem determination and problem resolution support. Collaborate with appropriate business and IT staff throughout the problem resolution process.
• The above statement of duties is not intended to be all inclusive and other duties will be assigned from time to time.
Job Requirements:
• BS in MIS or CS or equiv trade-off in related education and related professional work experience.
• 6 1/2 years work experience in IT with the most recent 36 months work experience as a Business System Consultant or equivalent trade-off in related professional work experience within the last 3 years with demonstrated achievement and progressive responsibilities.
• High level of proficiency demonstrated in a business environment with the last 3 years in at least 4 of the following:
• Application development life cycle
• Object Oriented development
• Current Microsoft Development environment
• Web Services Development
• Problem Resolution
• IT Support of Vendor Package within CMG architecture
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of application development concepts in a multi-platform computing environment, including application development life cycle, n-tier development, object oriented design, etc.Demonstrated breadth of knowledge of information technology concepts and deep expertise in application development in more than one business system area.
• Demonstrated expertise in business application, information and/or technical architecture design.Demonstrated good judgment and reliability.
• Demonstrated expertise in architecture design with the ability to teach others.
• Drives and/or influences departmental or overall technology practices.
• Proven ability to clearly and effectively communicate business and technical information, both verbally and in writing.
• Proven ability to provide a high level of customer service.
CUNA Mutual Group’s insurance, retirement and investment products provide financial security and protection to credit unions and their members worldwide. As a dynamic and growing company, we strive to create a culture of performance, high standards and defined values. In return for your skills and contributions, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefit packages, significant professional growth, and the opportunity to win and be rewarded.
Please provide your Work Experience and Education or attach a copy of your resume. Applications received without this information may be removed from consideration.