Actuary Platform Developer Associate

Global Atlantic

  • Boston, MA
  • $87,500-166,500 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
COMPANY OVERVIEWGlobal Atlantic Financial Group is a leader in the U.S. life insurance and annuity industry, serving the needs of individuals and institutions. Global Atlantic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KKR, a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management across multiple strategies and capital markets solutions.We are looking for a diverse team of talented individuals who reinforce our culture of collaboration and innovation. We are dedicated to the career development of our people because we know they are critical to our long-term success. Join our team and come grow with us.Greenhouse is our scheduling tool and we communicate through their systems. At times, your email may block our communications. Please be sure to check your SPAM so that you do not miss critical information about our process, including scheduling.POSITION OVERVIEWThe Actuary Platform Developer role partners with the Actuary team, IT data team and primary vendor to provide data development, support, and administration for the Actuarial Modeling/Data Management Platform. This position will be accountable for managing the data lifecycle and development throughout the Actuarial Modeling process.Key responsibilities will include the following:
  • New Requests/Builds
  • Collaborate with Actuary Model Development to support any data needs for models
  • Collaborate with Actuary Valuation to support model analytics and approval workflow
  • Define backlog items and requirements for IT Data team and other supporting IT areas
  • Participate in testing and verification of technical solutions
  • General Support
  • Become a subject matter expert in Actuarial Modeling Platform Data Management capabilities
  • Is primary administrator of Actuarial Modeling Platform and appropriately manages required administrative tasks if needed
  • Responsible for the regular maintenance, updates, fixes and upgrades. This could include testing after upgrade or facilitating UAT
  • Ensures platform is running at optimal performance and levels
  • Maintain application run books to ensure appropriate documentation exists
  • Provide training to new and existing users on current and future functionality
  • Production Process
  • Manage and facilitate all incidents from Priority 1 to Priority 4, which includes, but not limited to, providing support to users of applications, responding to user-based questions, tickets and assists with troubleshooting issues within platform.
  • Manage day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple projects or requests
  • Provides on-call assistance as requested, for after-hours issues and support needs
  • Resolve incidents if able to, otherwise escalate as needed (provide tier-2 incident response)
EDUCATION
  • An undergraduate degree in an IT related field or similar combination or education and experience.
SKILLS
  • General development skills with proven experience across 2+ programming languages
  • General understanding of Life and Annuity insurance (Nice to have)
  • Able to understand the business requirements in detail and work independently
  • Bonus point for working experience with technology vendors & Actuaries
  • Demonstrates excellent interpersonal communication skills and documentation skills
  • Proven Data management skills with understanding of Data flows across different platforms
  • Able to manage work across a development team
  • Work cross-functionally within IT, with an emphasis working with a data team
  • Self-disciplined, able to work independently, but also able to take direction when necessary
  • Self-motivated to identity and resolve issues and in advancing personal knowledge
  • Hands on experience with GITLAB
EXPERIENCE
  • 8+ years' experience in Data Integration and Data Management
  • Experience working in cloud environments (Azure)
  • General understanding of SAS programming
  • Must have
  • Experience in the following technologies -Azure HD, Azure Data Factory and PowerBI
  • Experience in Data Integration and Data Management
  • Experience understanding business requirements and translate it to technical code
  • Able to lead small projects without significant help
#LI-AO1#LI-HybridVarious jurisdictions have passed pay transparency laws that require companies provide salary ranges for any positions for which they are accepting applications. Global Atlantic has offices in Atlanta, Batesville, Bermuda, Boston, Des Moines, Hartford, Indianapolis, and New York City. The base salary range posted below is inclusive of the lowest cost of living geography to the highest in which we have a Global Atlantic office.Global Atlantic's base salary range is determined through an analysis of similar positions in the external labor market. Base pay is just one component of Global Atlantic's total compensation package for employees and at times we hire outside the boundaries of the salary range. Other rewards may include annual cash bonuses, long-term incentives (equity), generous benefits (including immediate vesting on employee contributions to a 401(k), as well as a company match on your contributions), and sales incentives. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Compensation for our more senior positions have a larger component of short-term cash bonus and long-term incentives.The base salary range for this role is$87,500—$166,500 USDTOTAL REWARDS STATEMENTGlobal Atlantic's total rewards package is reflective of our corporate values, particularly diversity, excellence and innovation, with a focus on inclusion, pay equity, and flexibility. We are proud to support your personal and professional growth and well-being through programs such as educational assistance, virtual physical therapy, remote/onsite fitness reimbursement, a medical second opinion program, pet insurance, military leave, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family planning coverage. We strive to foster a culture of total well-being through community outreach and charitable giving programs.We are active in our communities-
  • New York: Red Hook Conservancy, Girls Who Invest, Outward Bound, Teach for America, StreetWise Partners,
  • Boston: Catie's Closet, Project Bread, Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center, Cradles to Crayons, and many others
  • Hartford: Braids and Company, Junior Achievement
  • Indianapolis: Elevate Indianapolis, Gleaners Food Bank and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Batesville: So Loved Ripley County Foster Closet, Southeastern Indiana YMCA, Batesville Community Education Foundation, Southeastern Indiana Voices for Children, local area youth sports, as well as many others
  • Des Moines: United Way of Central Iowa, Meals from the Heartland, Oakridge Neighborhood, Community Support Advocates, and many others
  • Berwyn/Wayne: For Pete's Sake, Chester County Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity Chester County, Brandywine SPCA, as well as others
  • Bermuda: Transformational Living Centre for Families
Social platforms provide an environment to collaborate with others and participate in friendly competitions towards achieving physical, emotional and financial well-being. Our highly competitive health, retirement, life and disability plans can be tailored to best suit your needs and those of your whole family.Global Atlantic is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can meaningfully contribute to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate in employment on any basis that is prohibited by federal, state or local laws. More than that, we strive to be inclusive of all backgrounds and experiences, which we feel gives us a competitive advantage in the market and within our firm. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.Employees who require an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job will participate in an interactive process which may include providing documentation. If you are hired and require an accommodation for any protected status, please email .Please click on the links below to learn more about Global Atlantic.Our employees are in the office 4 or 5 days a week in Hudson Yards, NY and 3 days a week in all other offices. If you have questions on this policy or the application process, please contact .

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