Software Developer

We are seeking a Software Developer for our IT Software Development Department to help design, develop and maintain applications for Modern Woodmen of America. This individual will participate in concept design through delivery and post launch support.

Modern Woodmen of America is the nation’s third largest fraternal benefit society with assets over $18B. Fraternal benefit societies are unique membership organizations with peculiar names that pair the “member owned” characteristic of a mutual insurance company with the “social mission” characteristic of a service organization. They unite individuals with common bonds, provide a variety of life insurance and investment products, and form one of the nation’s most effective volunteer networks.

Responsibilities :

• Formulate and define system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding to develop or modify moderately complex applications.
• Actively participate in the development and review of business and system requirements to obtain a thorough understanding of business needs. Deliver accurate technology driven solutions.
• Develop software code in accordance with Modern Woodmen’s established Software Development Life Cycle standards and development guidelines.
• Develop technical documentation that accurately and thoroughly depicts the software design and code base to assist Quality Assurance testing and production support activities.
• Perform unit testing to ensure all requirements have been addressed, all basic functionality works, and errors are handled properly.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems. Perform systems analysis and functional testing as needed.
• Coordinate operations between departments to ensure smooth implementation of procedures and / or operations.
• Train user departments in the use of new or revised systems.
• Provide updates to the Software Development Supervisor and Project Managers on work in progress, work completed, work planned, and issues potentially impacting on-time completion or quality of work.
• Stay current on changes and improvements to system processes and programming techniques.

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Modern Woodmen is an equal opportunity employer. Modern Woodmen is committed to providing a respectful environment where each person’s diverse opinions, attitudes, attributes, and feelings are respected.

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