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The ideal candidate is an industry-proven, hands-on, well-rounded senior leader of software engineering by trade specializing in COBOL application development and mainframe modernization to run end-end life insurance policy administration.\nResponsibilities\nIndividual contributor collaborating with a team of 7-10 engineers performing rapid agile software development to advance life insurance policy administration capabilities for the company.\nIndividually performs legacy policy administration COBOL application development to run all end-end life insurance processing (product config, billing, collections, policy servicing, claims). Collaborates with peers to integrate with upstream and downstream systems that enable end-end life insurance processing (upstream new business, self service and payment applications as well as downstream workflow, document generation, document fulfillment, general ledger, reinsurance, etc. systems).\nIndividually contributes to the execution of the roadmap for mainframe-based life insurance policy administration software modernization transformation (legacy policy administration applications support 500 operators handling 1 million calls per year to service 3.8 million policies). Specifically collaborates with and leads the evolution of batch-centric processing to real-time enablement to meet instant gratification demand of consumers and the industry.\nCollaborates with all Gerber Life teams to advance the policy administration application architecture by evaluating, selecting and introducing new technologies that enable new capabilities (IMS and VSAM replacement with DB2, CICS replacement with web technologies, z/OS Connect for mainframe API introduction, IBM MQ and ESB introduction for effective integration with external systems, etc.).\nThe individual in this role grows the ADSD agile and analytical mindset and perpetuates the ADSD \"can-do\" spirit with existing employees and contractors.\nParticipates in aligning the organizational design with the changing technical landscape while selectively recruiting and hiring like-minded new engineers.\nIndividually manages product and sprint backlogs as needed to deliver software change.\nPerforms and owns 100% of assigned development and support work.\nResponsible for estimating new work to meet demand for policy administration software change.\nSatisfies all new work demand within funding based on those work estimates..\nLeads teams by example using all people, process and technology advantages across the company.\nIndividually adheres to all designs, policies, procedures and standards for data security and regulatory compliance.\nPerforms other duties as assigned.\nComplies with all policies and standards.\nQualifications\nM.S. 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