Development Lead

Job 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 full stack functionality utilizing current technologies including HTML5, CSS3, jQuery and design on the ASP. Net stack as well as other current relevant web UI technologies to fulfil technical design requirements of new enhancements and resolution of defects and client operability issues as defined by senior development. Mentor and support the software developers in India to adhere to Milliman?s coding standards. 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. Performing code review of junior/fellow developers. Maintain proper documentation of libraries and object structure using 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 is 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. Expected to stay up to date with latest 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. Minimum 5 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 Core Framework Class Libraries. Experience working in 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. Proficiency in Microsoft Blazor will be a significant plus. Required Qualifications Bachelor?s degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent work experience 10+ years of experience in software development Preferred Skills And Qualifications 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