You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential. CNA seeks to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees that helps them — and their family members — achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals. For a detailed look at CNA’s benefits, check out our Candidate Guide. Individual contributor responsible providing a high level of expertise in systems analysis and design, application development and/or integration, and testing of complex systems applications to support business needs. Provides guidance to others informally and formally leads teams on a project and/or program. The focus of this position will be leading, architecting, designing, developing or integrating business applications. ****Local Candidates only (Chicago, IL)**** JOB DESCRIPTION: Essential Duties & Responsibilities Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines: Evaluates complex client area requirements and processes and designs or prepares application system specifications and develops, tests and implements efficient and cost effective application solutions. Includes issue resolution and on-going system maintenance. May lead the integration of vendor applications and consulting resources with existing applications and resources. May hold the development lead or sub lead role on a project and/or program. Acts as technical consultant to programming staff and/or business unit to mentor staff in all phases of the program development, testing and implementation process. Participates in instructing, directing, and checking the design or applications work of others. Coordinates the activities of the section with the client area and other IT areas (e.g., infrastructure, testing, and solutions). Researches and evaluates new, alternative solutions, and/or architecture and recommends the most efficient and cost effective solution for the systems design including estimating costs as necessary. Acts as liaison between clients, vendors, consulting resources, and applications area. Assists with relationship management, contract negotiations, and ensuring adherence to requirements. May participate in developing recommendations for architecture direction and applications portfolio. In conjunction with operations area technical staff, supports the implementation of the application into production and testing environments. May confer with technical personnel to identify and resolve issues. May perform additional duties as assigned. Reporting Relationship Typically Director or above Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Solid technical knowledge of high level programming languages, databases, interfaces, and familiarity with application program development alternatives. In-depth knowledge of the system development life cycle, and system and application program development technological alternatives. Proven knowledge of client area's functions and systems. Proven understanding of state of the art application development support software packages, proficiency in at least one higher level programming language. Proven solid analytical and problem solving skills. Strong knowledge of interface design and user centered design methods. Excellent communications and interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with peers, IT management and staff, and internal/external business partners/clients. Ability to manage projects and lead teams. Full stack developer. React, NodeJS for front end development. Java for backend. Working experience with JDK 11 and JDK 17. Knowledge of the Spring ecosystem, which includes Spring 5 , Spring Data, Spring microservice patterns. Proficiency in Cloud Native patterns, which includes Enterprise Integration Patterns, Producer Consumer, Event Driven Architecture and Circuit Breakers., Kubernetes Cloud Providers such as GCP, AWS and Azure. Solid SQL/relational database foundation. Advanced knowledge in designing and building Integration platforms, APIs and Webservices Preferred insurance industry knowledge. Education & Experience Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience. Typically a minimum of seven years of systems analysis and application program development experience. Some previous project leadership experience. Applicable certifications preferred. #LI-JB1 #Chicag CNA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact leaveadministration@cna.com. At CNA, we are focused on success, individually and collectively. We pride ourselves on promoting a culture that challenges and engages people. We strive to connect people, departments and business areas, to function as a team, and to serve our customers and communities with professionalism and respect. Our dedication to employee engagement, continuous learning and the open exchange of ideas is the cornerstone of our business. These ideals, combined with our focus on the customer, enable us to explore new market opportunities and build on our success. Our values, culture and financial strength are what differentiates us from other employers and make CNA the place you want to work. CNA is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture grounded in equity that supports our organization, clients, and communities by prioritizing talent and programs that represent our current environment and empower all employees and partners to be active allies and advocates for equality. Globally, our Employee Resource Groups — Advocacy for Visible & Invisible Disabilities (AVID), Asian Professionals for Excellence (APEX), Empowering Black Professionals (EBP), Generational Perspectives (GP), Organization of Hispanics and Latine Americanos (¡OHLA!), Pride, Women Impacting Leadership (WIL) and Veterans — make CNA, and our communities, even stronger. At CNA, we have a long standing commitment to the diverse communities in which we live and work. We actively make a difference for the greater good through partnerships, sustainability, initiatives, and working together for a better tomorrow. 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