Software Engineer II

Description

 

About Milliman:

Independent for over 70 years, Milliman delivers market-leading services and solutions to clients worldwide. Today, we are helping companies take on some of the world’s most critical and complex issues, including retirement funding and healthcare financing, risk management and regulatory compliance, data analytics and business transformation. 

Through a team of professionals ranging from actuaries to clinicians, technology specialists to plan administrators, we offer unparalleled expertise in employee benefits, investment consulting, healthcare, life insurance, and financial services, and property and casualty insurance. 

 

Job Summary:

The Software Engineer is primarily responsible for implementing technical design requirements into applications and services managed and supported by EB Admin Technology as well as the ongoing support of production defects.

 

Duties/Responsibilities :

• Design and implement web front-end screens and functionality utilizing current technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JQuery, Javascript and Responsive Design, Component Architecture Design on the ASP.Net stack as well as other current relevant web UI technologies in order to fulfill technical design requirements of new enhancements and resolution of defects and client operability issues as defined by senior development
• Liaise with the Senior software developer in India to complete assigned responsibilities
• Design and implement general and specialized calculation libraries and automated distribution packages for multiple clients and diverse plan specifications as specified by senior development
• Troubleshoot and enhance existing applications and services including ASP.Net apps, windows services, WCF Web Services and other ancillary applications
• Maintain and fix defects as required with EB Admin Tech Support procedures
• Maintain proper documentation of libraries and object structure through the use of Team Foundation Services and appropriate in-code comments
• Utilize coding standards adopted by the development group
• Assist Senior developers with identifying and correcting major system stability issues
• Assist the development team in growing each other’s knowledge of the systems by sharing knowledge of various system components
• Providing alternative solutions to development issues whenever possible and appropriate based on previous career experience
• Research and keep current on trends in programming methodology, basic web design, and transaction-based server technologies
• Provide software development support in whatever capacity deemed necessary for the successful completion of EB Admin Tech strategic initiatives, including but not limited to interfacing with support, quality assurance, operational staff, production managers and business customers

Required Skills & Attributes:

• Technology Skills. 2-4 years working with modern UI technologies in a Microsoft stack including SQL Server database management systems, XML, Visual Studio and Azure Dev-ops.  Further experience of a broad spectrum of programming methodologies and platforms such as object-oriented programming, component-based architectures, data structures, C#, ASP.NET,.NET, .Net CoreFramework Class Libraries, and SQL
• Experience working in a multi-tiered web-based applications and services in an agile SDLC including modified waterfall, scrum and Kanban ALM environments
• Proven developer of clean, concise, scalable, extensible, refactored code that is both reliable and of high-performance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong logical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office or related software

 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent work experience
• 4 years of experience in software development

 

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Should be willing to learn Microsoft Blazor
• High integrity and discretion to ensure the confidentiality of sensitive client data
• Ability to work in a team environment and individually
• Effective planning and priority setting
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment