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Lead IT Specialist - LifeTransamerica • Cedar Rapids, IA, US
Lead IT Specialist - Life

Lead IT Specialist - Life

Transamerica • Cedar Rapids, IA, US
7 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Family

IT - Development

About Us

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Who We Are

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life .

Today, we're part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what's important to them.

We're empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate , which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7 ,000 people. It's part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.

  • For more information, visit

transamerica.com

Job Description Summary

The Lead IT Specialist – Life is focused on the design and development of technologies and integrations to support Underwriting technology . Helps define technical strategies, grow capabilities, and guide enterprise-wide solutions by providing technology leadership, insight on new developments within the Underwriting technology solution space, and guidance in design, framework, and platform decisions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical product ownership, analysis and solution design across platforms toward the development of end-to-end solutions; translate architectural guidance into detailed technical design.
  • Work collaboratively with business teams and other development staff, including contract and offshore Software Engineering an agile environment.
  • Triage issues, test, identify, implement, and document solutions to business challenges utilizing web and cloud technologies.
  • Manage dynamic intake and prioritization process to identify new capabilities and help with taking the roadmap to fruition,
  • Utilize third-party software development frameworks, open-source libraries, and APIs to rapidly develop basic application solutions.
  • Lead the resolution of cross dependencies in complex initiatives to ensure seamless execution and streamlines delivery.
  • Lead committees or projects to help define organization-wide standards, processes, and guidelines
  • Perform design and analysis for deliverables. Lead large team design sessions.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for a wide range of areas, applications, and technologies;
  • Recommend solutions which take into consideration costs, business needs, and system impacts.
  • Lead web development staff, including contract and off-shore developers; may have supervisory responsibility over employees.
  • Learn and keep pace with the latest advances in the field and rapidly grasp new technologies to support the environment and contribute to project deliverables.
  • Prepare presentations and lead development meetings.
  • Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, math, engineering, or other technical field, or equivalent experience
  • Six years of development experience
  • Five years experience in Technical Product ownership, driving iterative delivery, technical design, issue triage and implementation using the agile methodology.
  • Five years of experience with integration and service frameworks (e.g. API Gateways, Apache Camel, Swagger API, Zookeeper, Kafka, messaging tools, microservices
  • Experience with coding platforms / frameworks (e.g. . JAVA, OOD, OOP, Functional Programming, Spring Framework, OOP, Service Oriented Architecture, Dependency Injection, and Core Architecture)
  • 5 years experience with data mining and querying relational and non relational Databases
  • 5 years experience and expertise in build and deployment tools - (Visual Studio, Git / Bitbucket, SQL Management Studio,
  • Familiarity with modern frontend development frameworks (Angular, React, Vue.js, , HTTP, HTML, JS, CSS, Ajax)
  • Attention to detail and results oriented, with a strong customer focus
  • Ability to work as part of a team and independently
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Technical communication skills and the ability to present information to all levels of the organization
  • Problem-solving and technical communication skills
  • Ability to prioritize workload to meet tight deadlines
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree
  • Knowledge of the Life underwriting domain.
  • Development experience with cloud services (e.g. AWS / Azure) utilizing various support tools (e.g. EC2, ECS, S3, Kinesis, VMs, Blob, Cosmos, Data Factory, SQL Data warehouse, ARM Templates, Event Hubs)
  • Architecture and implementation, including source to target mappings and ETL.
  • Technology or platform certifications (e.g. AWS, Microsoft)
  • Knowledge of the financial services industry
  • Life Insurance domain knowledge.
  • Working Conditions

  • Hybrid Office environment
  • Work outside of normal business hours may be required
  • Moderate travel
  • Compensation

    The Salary for this position generally ranges between$125,000 - $155,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

    Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan / Individual Performance and is at the Company's discretion

    This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation in order to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

    What We Offer

    For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees .

    Compensation Benefits

    Competitive Pay

    Bonus for Eligible Em ployees

    Benefits Package

    Pension Plan

    401k Match

    Employee Stock Purchase Plan

    Tuition Reimbursement

    Disability Insurance

    Medical Insurance

    Dental Insurance

    Vision Insurance

    Employee Discounts

    Career Training & Development Opportunities

    Health and Work / Life Balance Benefits

    Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.

    Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).

    Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars

    Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of s ervice at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.

    Adoption Assistance

    Employee Assistance Program

    College Coach Program

    Back-Up Care Program

    PTO for Volunteer Hours

    Employee Matching Gifts Program

    Employee Resource Groups

    Inclusion and Diversity Programs

    Employee Recognition Program

    Referral Bonus Programs

    Inclusion & Diversity

    We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We're thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads , and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women.

    To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company - sponsor ed, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees . They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all.

    Giving Back

    We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the

    Aegon Transamerica Foundation

    in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work.

    Transamerica's Parent Company

    Aegon

    acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has grown into an international company serving more than 23.9 million people across the globe.

  • It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose : Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.
  • As of December 31, 2023
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