Senior Developer

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Apply engineering best practices in-order-to analyze, design, develop, deploy, and support software solutions, and/or implementations/upgrades infrastructure

• Develop software and systems on test driven development and continuous integration practices

• Support third party vendor software, including configuration, upgrades, patches, and enhancements

• Participate in writing and developing tools to meet given specifications and defined tasks

• Familiar with relevant programing languages

• Support a 24 X 7 environment

• Escalate issues as appropriate

• Able to move between diverse tasks and roles with cooperation and persistence, helping to bring out the best in those around you for your user’s experience

• Proactively monitor to prevent and resolve application system issues/incidents

• Proactively ensure SLAs are maintained and systems are built for sustainability

• Understand the technical concepts necessary to do your job effectively and are aware of industry trends in your domain

• Consider and build for many different use cases but avoid over engineering

• Determine where to find answers and grow your own knowledge both with and without guidance

• Exhibit technical curiosity; technical requirements/platforms will vary according to the role

• Exhibit accountable for high quality, value driven work that drives business outcomes

• Place the user in the center of decision making teams collaborates for speed, agility, and innovation

• Embrace continuous learning, is curious, embraces ambiguity, voices opinions

• Take personal accountability

Requirements:

• Solid working knowledge of z systems, JCL, TSO, ISPF, and programing  

• Experience with third party vendor software support

• Experience with using SDLC product life cycle

• Experience with IBM developer for z system

  • Experience with developing/maintaining automated solutions

  • Experience with and embraces Lean-Agile principles/DevOps environment

•    Strong sense of ownership and the ability to work with a limited set of requirements

•    Ability to explain technical solutions to technical and non-technical teams to drive

      business outcomes

• Excellent troubleshooting skills within area of expertise

• Excellent communication/mentoring skills

• Understanding of Continuous Availability concepts

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

• 10+ years professional experience required

Nice to have

•    Programming: REXX, ISPF Panels, PL/1, COBOL

• Experience working with Changeman

• Experience with multiple delivery methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid

Benefits:

• Tuition reimbursement, commuter plans, and paid time off

• Highly competitive compensation that include base salary plus bonus

• Medical/Dental/Vision plans, 401(k), pension program, and more!

If any of this excites you, we want to hear from you!

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