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Software Engineer IIJob DescriptionThe Software Engineer II develops, implements and maintains software solutions that enable business operations to realize company goals and objectives. The incumbent performs analysis, design, coding, debugging, testing and support of software applications. The role may be assigned to develop new applications or systems, enhance or upgrade existing systems or provide production support. The engineer works independently on moderately complex projects, receiving only general direction, and may provide assistance and direction to less experienced peers.Works with the Agile Program Manager (APM), Digital Product Manager (DPM) and Business Systems Analyst (BSA) to accurately capture stakeholder requests and system specifications and translate them into engineering artifacts such as design specifications, source code, test scripts and test results.Coordinates with software architects and Software Engineer IVs to ensure that the engineering realization is in accordance with Enterprise Architecture principles and software development best practices.As part of Agile teams, completes software development work which includes application design, coding, code review and testing while keeping the Agile team and APM apprised of project status.Offers suggestions to stakeholders on devising effective and efficient approaches to achieve project and program objectives.Manages engineering risks by proactively tracking and communicating issues and devising methods to mitigate them.Liaises with other project and program areas to coordinate interdependencies and resolve issues.Supports business units in the resolution of in-depth user questions and issues following production support processes and service level agreements.Maintains a working knowledge of new technology and software engineering standards, practices and tools.Provides input to the APM and DPM in the creation of the product roadmap and high level estimates.Collaborates with IT management to define and develop documentation and engineering artifact standards, guidelines, processes and templates.QualificationRequired Skills and Experience : Bachelor's degree or any related field.Advanced knowledge of the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized software engineering best practices, methods and techniques.Extensive experience in developing software applications on the assigned technology platform.Extensive knowledge of source code change management and related tools.Knowledge and experience using agile software development principles, processes and tools.Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.Strong customer service skills to provide end user or business owner systems support.Knowledge of production support processes such as incident and problem management techniques.Desired Skills and Experience : Development experience with Java, SQL, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.Experience in scalable, high availability back end database technologies primarily using SQL Server.Experience building microservices with SpringBoot as well as building and calling APIs.Experience with non relational database technologies such as Memcached, MongoDB or Redis is a plus.Experience in deploying web apps and APIs on Azure workloads using Azure Web App, App Service Plan or Azure Kubernetes Service.Strong knowledge of Azure Event Hub architecture, configuration and troubleshooting.Strong JavaScript back end development experience with common frameworks such as Angular and Node.Front end development experience including HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery, accessibility and responsive layouts and UI UX development experience.Experience with insurance or reinsurance systems and data.Strong understanding of server side software, scalability, performance and reliability.Strong understanding of the OSI model, networking, operating system layers and services.Understanding of continuous delivery tools such as Chef, Puppet or Salt.Understanding of continuous integration and deployment tools such as Octopus Deploy or Jenkins.Proficiency in Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS, Windows, IIS, Linux, Tomcat, JBoss, Visio, TSQL, SSIS and shell scripting.Willingness to work with unknown code or new technology and strong attention to detail.Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly speak and understand the English language.Excellent command of the English language including the ability to write and understand written documents, email and other forms of electronic communication.Ability to discuss, articulate and simplify technology for non technical people.