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Senior Broker Systems Engineer
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing, thriving company with a huge presence in the insurance space.
Role Purpose:
As a Senior Broker Systems Engineer you are responsible for the efficiency and effectiveness of development/configuration and through the delivery processes. Working within squads you will play a key role in setting an example by ensure quality solutions and positive mindset.
This role can be based at either of our offices in Manchester, Stoke-On-Trent or Peterborough.
Role Responsibilities:
- Undertake development/configuration and delivery of systems at a level appropriate to the role.
- Working alongside other key business functions including Trading, Pricing, Wholesale, Operations, Commercial and Business Optimisation to ensure optimal commercial performance of the platform.
- Execute unit testing for all development/configuration and contribute to the planning of appropriate testing by the test team.
- Ensure all production and development / test platforms are robust and secure, with clear auditing of change, in accordance with the Change Management practices.
- Support the Scrum team in the successful planning and delivery of sprints.
- Coaching/mentoring Junior and Broker Systems Engineers to ensure the appropriate standards are met within squad working.
- Create training plans to fit the needs of Broker Systems professionals to enhance knowledge and Skill.
- Provide 3rd line support for existing Policy Administration Systems within Atlanta.
- To produce suitable design proposals for all new development in association with the rest of the scrum team in line with the Product Design Authority process (PDA).
- Ensure all configuration documents are kept up to date inline with our config change procedure for audit trail purposes.
- Work with Head of Broker Systems, Broker Systems Consultant and Principal Broker Systems Engineers on the delivery of work set as part of the overall strategy for Broker Systems.
- Deliver new configuration components, documents to the agreed levels of quality and in the agreed timescales to ensure project and other change success.
- To provide reliable estimates of the effort required to develop new systems and functionality.
- Follow best practise in development and unit testing of configuration and documents builds to ensure minimal defect count in both None prod and Prod environments.
- To provide input to the analysis process to avoid re-work and re-specification of systems mid-project.
Skills and Experience Required:
Essential
- Understanding and experience of the software development life cycle, agile methodology (especially Scrum).
- Good Knowledge and experience use of HTML, Velocity, CSS and Microsoft applications.
- Strong knowledge and experience of technical configuration of a policy administration system(s).
- A passion for quality and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Good experience to develop and mentor Broker System professionals.
- Good awareness of Incident, Problem and change management.
Desirable
- Demonstrates a systematic, disciplined, and analytical approach to problem solving.
- Good awareness of Cyber / Information / Data Security risks and the potential impact of these to the business.
- Use of issue management tools such as Jira, Service Now and confluence etc.
- Experience managing 3rd party suppliers.
Benefits:
- Starting with 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Opportunity for a yearly bonus
- Life Assurance 2x annual salary
- Collaborative, fast paced working environment
- Hybrid Working
- Modern, vibrant offices
If you are interested, please apply with your up-to-date CV or email for more information.
