Sr. Programmer Analyst

Argo Group International Holdings, Incand American National, US based specialty P&C companies, (together known as BP&C, Inc.) are wholly owned subsidiaries of Brookfield Wealth Solutions, Ltd. ("BWS"), a New York and Toronto-listed public company. BWS is a leading wealth solutions provider, focused on securing the financial futures of individuals and institutions through a range of wealth protection and retirement services, and tailored capital solutions.

Job Description

Job Title: Sr Programmer Analyst

Business Unit: Corporate Technology Services

FLSA: Exempt

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

This position is filled by a fully trained application developer. The Programmer Analyst III is eligible for this position after two to five years on the job. The incumbent applies both technical concepts and skills and knowledge of the company's internal policies and procedures to complete assignments and solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways. The programming tasks assigned to the incumbent are diverse in scope and complexity where initiative and judgment are required to search out the appropriate course of action within the context of established policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Communicates fluently with the business representatives.
• Understands business requirements and can relate these to the supporting system requirements, producing simple technical specifications for the work to be done.
• Codes readable, reliable, and maintainable programs in any of a variety of languages on multiple platforms necessary to support the team's assigned systems.
• Provides guidance to junior team members.
• Performs unit and system testing using test plans and scripts approved by the business.
• Reviews test results with the business and makes the necessary adjustments to the deliverable.
• Identifies and rectifies errors in coding quickly, showing initiative and a proactive approach.
• Obtains an approval and submits proper documentation for migration to the locked-up production environment.
• Records the time and status to the appropriate projects or support activity for billing.
• Responds promptly to production issues by serving an on-call rotation for the 24-hour support of the team's systems, making decisions that will positively influence the up-time and full recovery of the team's systems from outages.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Four to six years of experience.
• Supervisory/management experience not applicable.

Additional Qualifications:

• A minimum of three years of experience. Similar industry experience preferred. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education requirement.
• Basic understanding of insurance products, which may include life, annuity, health, and/or P&C lines.
• Successfully complete multiple LOMA courses from Level II - Functional Aspects of Life and Health Insurance series or CPCU courses, concentrating on courses that apply to your current business applications.
• Full understanding of software fundamentals and best practices.

OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The position is physically comfortable and has discretion about walking, standing, sitting, etc.
• A person in this position normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work and receives general instructions on new assignments.
• The position requires physical presence in company office on full-time basis.
• No adverse working or environmental conditions expected.
• This position is an Individual Contributor

PLEASE NOTE:

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. At this time, we are not able to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas.

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Benefits and Compensation

We offer a competitive compensation package, performance-based incentives, and a comprehensive benefits program-including health, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

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