Application Developer

Location Warren, NJ Posted October 23, 2019 Category Information Technology

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group is one of the world’s top ten property/casualty insurance carriers with over 40,000 employees worldwide.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Application Developer is responsible for coordinating application development including analyzing, designing, testing, documenting and troubleshooting of in-house custom software, third-party software integrations and custom interface solutions by performing the following duties. They must be able to communicate clearly and concisely to internal customers ranging from executive level management to support staff. The successful candidate must have a wide range of skills and knowledge in the application development process in a Microsoft environment, ETL tools and techniques, knowledge of current RDBMS technologies, and familiarity with Web Services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyzes, designs, codes, and tests new application development and enhancements in accordance with company standards on schedule and within budget
• Provides technical troubleshooting, support and resolution to applications problems
• Creates and maintains documentation, including: business requirements, functional design, technical design, implementation plans, and user guides
• Prioritizes and responds to business users questions and requests in a timely manner so that functionality can be delivered to the business as quickly as possible.
• Assists in estimating level of effort for new development, fixes, enhancements; identifying high level tasks and resource requirements
• Participates in the analysis and requirements gathering processes and develops design specifications.
• Proven ability to function in fast paced small team environment.
• High level programming languages and formats such as Java, Transact-SQL, JSON, XML, Java Script. Familiarity with C# and ASP.NET is a plus.
• Ability to learn and use various IDEs including SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio, Talend, Laserfiche Workflow, and other proprietary vendor tools.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively with IT and business communities.
• Ability to evaluate alternative solutions and/or workarounds for production systems issues
• Familiarity with all aspects of the SDLC, from requirements definition through production support
• Project time/budget/resource estimating to identify estimated completion time.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and/or Experience – Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences or related field of study from four-year College or university.
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  Computer Skills
  • 2+ years Java and Web development experience (Angular.js, JQuery, HTML 5, CSS Javascript)
  • 2+ years MS SQL Server development experience
  • 1+ year experience with ESB/ETL Tools (Camel, ActiveMQ, JMS)
  • 1+ year SOAP/REST Services experience
  • Familiarity with GOSU or .NET preferred but not required
  • P&C insurance experience preferred but not required
  • Guidewire experience preferred but not required

  Other Skills and Abilities

  HOURS: In addition to the standard MSMM work day, the following are required

  • The position requires working some evenings and weekends for installing, maintaining, or monitoring applications.

  The Company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.