Senior Software Engineer

Job Posting End Date: October 13

Our Fortune 500 company is driving a digital transformation and looking for forward-thinking innovators to disrupt how our industry thinks about and uses technology. As one of the world's leading employee benefits providers, we help millions of people gain affordable access to benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures.

Are you an asker of questions, a solver of problems, and a challenger of the status quo? Our mission is to provide a differentiated customer experience and exceed the expectations people have of technology at any company - not just insurers.

We are seeking individuals to join our team of talented IT professionals who share never-ending passion and an unwavering focus on our customer experience. Team members comfortable working in an agile, fast-paced, and delivery-focused environment thrive in our environment where we value an entrepreneurial spirit and those who challenge the status-quo.

Unum is changing, and we're excited about what's next. Join us.

General Summary:
Unum's Administration Journey Tech Team is hiring for a Sr. Software Engineer who will be a key member of the Agile team working on the Administration Tech Journey. To succeed in this role the candidate will need strong knowledge in application development using .NET, C# involving SQL Server. The incumbent will be responsible for developing and migrating applications for a key data exchange project internal of Unum. The Sr. Software Engineer will l collaborate with the Technical Product Owner and/or Principal Software Engineer to ensure the delivery of the agile team meets agreed upon architecture standards. They will participate in the conceptualization, design, development and delivery of solutions and work in conjunction with business area architects.

Job Specifications

• Bachelors of Computer Science is preferred, or equivalent relevant business experience.
• 6+ years of experience in software development working in Agile Scrum environment.
• Experience with .NET, C#, and SQL Server; and strong experience in CI/CD.
• Strong experience of test driven development (TDD) and unit testing, leveraging automation toolsets.
• Preferred experience with either Azure or AWS.
• Takes a logical, analytical approach to problem solving and pays close attention to detail.
• Self motivated and results oriented; able to motivate others, takes an innovative approach to problem solving.
• Strong team player; able to work effectively within a team and more broadly with people from a variety of backgrounds and areas across the organization.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads the conceptualization, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of new and existing features for the existing portfolio of applications for a business area.
• Provides technical leadership and direction for EPIC features delivered.
• Ensures application solution design conforms to agreed upon quality attributes such as performance, fault tolerance, etc.
• Design, codes, configures, unit tests, maintains, and documents software deliverables using agreed upon standards and tools.
• Collaborates with Principal SE and architects on coding standards, processes, tooling and frameworks required for the delivery of features in the sprint or product backlog.
• May complete the design of components of an application that supports and advances the reference architecture.
• Actively looks for solutions that are buy over build and are cloud based.
• Ensures product backlog has appropriate technical stories and participates in their prioritization.
• Provides ongoing and appropriate mentorship for Software Engineers and Associate Software Engineers.
• Responsible for application solution quality from design and implementation to deploy and run. Participates in definition and maintenance of software standards.
• Responsible for communication and collaboration with key stakeholders in the delivery of features.
• Evaluates technical impacts from and coordinates implementation of new product releases.
• Participates in sizing and estimation activities within the agile team.
• Communicates daily with the Scrum Master or Technical Product Owner and the Agile team on progress made and planned progress for the coming day and reports any impediments that are blocking their progress.
• Participates in code reviews and sprint retrospectives; ensuring their ideas for team continuous improvement are communicated so that the overall process and team can improve sprint by sprint and readily receives feedback for self-improvement.
• Responsible for ensuring the quality of existing and new features through both manual and automated testing and use of continuous Integration techniques.
• Collaborates with Technical Support Engineers to transition software features to a production environment ensuring that the deliveries meet application performance criteria, release standards; and ensures application and system stability.
• Automates testing of software to industry standards of software automation ensuring very high quality application/solution delivery and efficient regression of existing features.

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Our company is built on helping individuals and families, and this starts with our employees. We want employees to maintain a positive balance, which is why we provide access to the benefits and resources they need to invest in themselves. From our onsite fitness facilities and generous paid time off to employee professional development programs, we are committed to helping employees live and work their best - both inside and outside the office.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

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