Developer

Summary

Join Horace Mann as a Guidewire Billing Center Developer, a mid-level role with broad impact across multiple systems and the IT division. This hybrid or remote position requires 5-7 years of Guidewire Billing Center experience, including analysis, development, and testing. You will maintain software applications, diagnose system problems, and ensure application performance. The role involves collaboration with DevOps, innovation through technology research, and mentoring others. You'll also work across departments to improve development capabilities and provide consultation on Guidewire applications. A college degree in computer science or equivalent experience is required, along with Guidewire Developer Cloud Certification.

Requirements

• College degree in computer science or other technical field required or equivalent work experience
• 5-7 years of experience with Guidewire Billing Center analysis, developing and testing code required
• Must be certified to work in Guidewire cloud up to the version (Mammoth)  that Horace Mann has implemented  ---  Guidewire Developer Cloud Certification -- Associate Certification - InsuranceSuite 10.0 Developer
• Working experience using one or more of the following skill sets:  Java, PowerShell, Apache Camel
• Familiar with tools such as Gosu, Postgresql, Azure, GIT & Cloud Platform components and integrated system components
• 3 years experience working with medium to complex assignments and structures

Responsibilities

• Maintain software applications, including upgrade, enhancements, and patches
• Diagnose and resolve system problems
• Ensure application performance, reliability and quality
• Work closely with DevOps to drive system stability through CI/CD implementations
• Drive innovation through research of new technology, existing technology, and process improvement, asking ‘how can we do it better’
• Work on POCs for help determine best path forward with Growth and Run initiatives
• Work across departmental lines to improve HM development capabilities
• Create and maintain Enterprise “Packages” and keep them updated as environment changes
• Provide consultation with technical and system business knowledge on Guidewire applications
• Responsible for application analysis, tuning and measurement to ensure appropriate performance, reliability and quality SLAs
• Collaborate with the user community to design, develop and implement technology solutions across multiple business functions; leads other software engineers to accomplish
• Mentor and coach others

Preferred Qualifications

Adept development knowledge in applicable programming languages and/or superior knowledge of web design languages, scripting tools and protocols

Benefits

This position will be hybrid in Springfield IL, Addison TX or remote