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Location

Alpharetta, GA | United States

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Job description

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.

At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

A. Role Description
The Lead Developer for Duck Creek Policy is one of the senior members of the development team responsible for translating business requirements into pragmatic and functional application/technology solutions.

B. Responsibilities
• Responsible for the development efforts for policy administration. Provide application development support for Duck Creek and AQS (Policy Decisions). Maintain and update documentation and artifacts for all supported systems.
• Provide application support and drive resolution of reported problems to customer satisfaction.
• 6+ years of experience in the PC insurance with very good understanding of underwriting, rating,
insurance rules, forms, and preferably claims, billing.
• Collaborate and partner with vendors, creating a blended / unified team between internal development
resources and external vendor resources.
• Acts as the lead developer for the team – defining best practices, defining standards, ensuring
adherence to these, performing code reviews, participating in hands on coding, unit testing and
debugging as required.
• Drives and conducts POCs as required.
• Partners with the delivery lead and delivery coordinator in a project/initiative to structure the work
streams and plan for delivery of the solution. Includes estimating and assistance in work / activity
assignment.
• Responsible for assuring solutions adhere and further the Enterprise Architectural standards and
principles. Acts as a champion for reuse of assets in solution creation.
• Support implementation of solutions by analyzing current system environments and infrastructure,
develop implementation plan and verification procedures, and ensure their execution to deliver
successful installation of systems hardware/software.
• Engage when needed in maintenance and support activities being performed, as well as routine
analysis and evaluation on resource requirements necessary to maintain and/or expand service level.
• Maintain system designs – application, technical, physical topologies.
• Develop and support code management practices and processes
• Analyze and tune application performance, supportability, and manageability.
▪ Liaise between technical and non-technical resource team members to answer day to day business
questions either directly or indirectly as supported by the Business Leads and SMEs

C. Required Skills and Qualifications
▪ Bachelor's degree in Business or Computer Science preferred
▪ Experience developing, and implementing complex integration business solutions and Packaged Insurance
Products
▪ 3 - 6 years' experience in P&C Insurance industry in a technology role preferred
▪ 3 - 6 years' experience developing in industry standard programming languages (preferably Java/J2EE,
.NET C)
▪ 3-6 years' experience in JavaScript, HTML, XML, XSLT, ASP, server-side and client-side script for
browsers, Web services
▪ 3-6 years' experience with database systems, SQL language and database design.
▪ Other relevant experience in the technology and business domain they support:
▪ Experience with transactional portals / ecommerce
▪ J2EE, XML, XSLT and associated development / testing techniques
▪ Experience with Duck Creek Policy Administration integration preferred
▪ Experience working with vendors, system integrators, and/ or in a managed service environment.
▪ Experience working in a hybrid agile mode with knowledge of Kanban, Lean and Test-Driven environments
▪ Experience developing technical documentation including storyboarding, UML, sequence diagrams,
component diagrams, information flows, use cases and presentations
▪ Dedicated and detail oriented
▪ Dedicated and conscientious team player
▪ Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently across the organization on a regular basis
▪ Excellent Analytical skills
▪ Ability to motivate, mentor, and grow resource skills within a team environment

For this position, we currently expect to offer a base salary in the range of USD $125K-$155K (US Locations).  The specific salary offer will be based on an assessment of a variety of factors including the experience of the successful candidate and their work location. In addition, all employees are eligible for competitive incentive targets, with awards based on overall corporate and individual performance. On top of this, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for employees and their families, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and much more. 

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