Job Description:The Information Technology Group (ITG) of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Software Engineer I. We are looking for a team member who would enjoy working for an organization that strives every day to support the public good and make a difference. Are you driven to utilize your customer service and communication skills to build long-lasting rapport? If so, this is a perfect opportunity for you! This position is located in the NAIC’s state-of-the-art offices in Town Pavilion in the heart of downtown Kansas City which includes great restaurants and top-notch entertainment venues. This is a full-time position in a positive and flexible environment. The position will be remote within 100 miles of the office and in-office requirements as scheduled. Responsibilities include: Individual is responsible for the following tasks associated with the Financial Analysis Systems (FAS) team for Market, Licensing, and Financial department (MFL):Application Development tasks:
Implements application design by utilizing development languages and tools.
Develops and executes test plans (unit testing) for assigned projects.
Ensures the code is scalable and meets performance requirements for assigned projects through performance tuning.
Develops applications based on their evaluation of business and technical requirements for complexity and provides design recommendations.
Effectively estimates work effort based on assessment of tasks.
Delivers quality code that meets requirements and time estimates.
Writes and maintainsdocumentation, on any technical development completed.
Follows NAIC/NIPR accepted guidelines on version control for all technical development.
Troubleshoots and resolves data and application software problems as assigned.
Administrative/Organizational tasks:
Communicates with personnel throughout the organization.
Creates required status reports and attends all team ceremonies.
Attends departmental meetings and provides input into discussions.
Creates and presents presentations on assigned projects or technical topics.
Customer Service tasks:
Provides excellent customer service to NAIC customers, both internally and externally.
Is consistently searching for methods to increase customer satisfaction.
Follow-through on all assigned customer needs and follow-up to ensure satisfaction.
Team tasks:
Serves as a resource for less experienced staff in both technical and business realms
Builds cohesiveness and relationships, which allows projects to run smoothly, even in difficult times.
Supports and assists others to follow the NAIC/NIPR project methodology.
Consults with personnel throughout the organization on methods for implementing new and changed corporate goals/objectives.
Seeks to continuously improve team quality and quantity of work delivered.
New Technologies:
Understands and fosters division-wide technical initiatives by pioneering new initiatives, technologies, and tools as assigned.
Researches and presents new technologies to division as assigned.
Presents findings and recommendations clearly to different levels of management and developers.
Stay current on technological innovations.
Skills and Abilities:
Must be proactive and demonstrate initiative.
Must be a logical and disciplined thinker.
Must be proficient at gathering and analyzing data through interviews and observations.
Must possessstrong communication skills. Communicates ideas, concerns, and issues effectively both written and verbally. Speaking up when necessary and demonstrating effective conflict resolution skills and flexibility and patience. Demonstrates respect for all levels of developers, business partners, and customers.
Must possess the ability to comprehend team, development and enterprise-wide goals and the ability to apply those goals to projects.
Must possess the ability to recognize priorities of tasks within the team. Demonstrates the ability to identify and communicate to all participants when a project has, or has not, achieved the business partner’s requirements and the project is completed. This may or may not meet the developer’s personal goals, but the goals established in the scope and design review.
Ability to deal with multiple levels of detail, depending on the requirements of specific projects.
When called upon must be able to effectively represent the team in a variety of forums.
Must possess the desire to succeed through teamwork.
Must embrace Customer service by placing service first in all priorities.
Minimum Education and/or experience required :
Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Computer Science or related field and eight to twelve years related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must have experience with the entire development life cycle: analysis, design, construction, and implementation.
Required coding experience in Java (version 8 or 11)
Required strong experience with fundamental web technology (JavaScript/HTML/CSS).
Required strong experience with modern framework (Angular, React libraries).
Required Oracle SQL experience.
Required Spring Boot experience.
Required experience in test-driven development using framework like Jest/JUnit
Preferred Experience:
Comfortable with maintaining and improving legacy code.
Strongly prefer candidates with strong opinions regarding coding standards, code review, and the craft of software development with reasonable flexibility and patience.
Strongly prefer AWS development experience (AWS S3, AWS EKS, AWS EC2)
Preferexperience with java build tools.
Prefer familiarity with monitoring and resolving securing vulnerability highlighted in tools like Sonar, Nexus IQ, or Tenable scans/resolution.
Prefer experience with GitLab
Required adherence to NAIC security mandates, MFL guardrails and FAS team agreements.
C ompensation:Starting at $105,150 - $120,000, to be commensurate with education and experience.Interested in learning more about the amazing benefits the NAIC offers? Visit our Benefits (http://content.naic.org/about/benefits) page for more information.The NAIC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity EmployerApplicants for all positions are considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, military or veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by applicable law.LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NAICCompany OverviewThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is a member-focused, non-profit Association supporting state insurance commissioners, and their departments, to effectively regulate the insurance industry and protect consumers. Headquartered in Kansas City, New York, and Washington DC, our 150-year-old Association offers the coordination of expertise in policy and regulation among state departments, data and technology, financial regulatory support, training and education, and resources for ongoing collaboration among the states and jurisdictions.Diversity StatementOur member-driven Association supports the dynamic and diverse needs of state regulatory agencies and the consumers of insurance products and services. Through our ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, we believe our employees provide a wide range of experience and expertise to generate better ideas and solve complex problems consumers and our members face as insurance products and regulations evolve over time.Guiding Principles We put customers first We are committed to continuous improvement We succeed by working together We do what it takes to get the job done We communicate often We treat colleagues with respect and honesty
