Actuary Platform Developer Associate
Global Atlantic
- Boston, MA
- $87,500-166,500 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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)
- An undergraduate degree in an IT related field or similar combination or education and experience.
- 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
- 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
- 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