Duck Creek Policy - Technical Lead

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital - a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.

At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

A. Role Description

The Lead Developer for Duck Creek Policy is one of the senior members of the development team responsible for translating business requirements into pragmatic and functional application/technology solutions.

B. Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development efforts for policy administration. Provide application development support for Duck Creek and AQS (Policy Decisions). Maintain and update documentation and artifacts for all supported systems.

• Provide application support and drive resolution of reported problems to customer satisfaction.

• 6+ years of experience in the PC insurance with very good understanding of underwriting, rating,

insurance rules, forms, and preferably claims, billing.

• Collaborate and partner with vendors, creating a blended / unified team between internal development

resources and external vendor resources.

• Acts as the lead developer for the team - defining best practices, defining standards, ensuring

adherence to these, performing code reviews, participating in hands on coding, unit testing and

debugging as required.

• Drives and conducts POCs as required.

• Partners with the delivery lead and delivery coordinator in a project/initiative to structure the work

streams and plan for delivery of the solution. Includes estimating and assistance in work / activity

assignment.

• Responsible for assuring solutions adhere and further the Enterprise Architectural standards and

principles. Acts as a champion for reuse of assets in solution creation.

• Support implementation of solutions by analyzing current system environments and infrastructure,

develop implementation plan and verification procedures, and ensure their execution to deliver

successful installation of systems hardware/software.

• Engage when needed in maintenance and support activities being performed, as well as routine

analysis and evaluation on resource requirements necessary to maintain and/or expand service level.

• Maintain system designs - application, technical, physical topologies.

• Develop and support code management practices and processes

• Analyze and tune application performance, supportability, and manageability.

Liaise between technical and non-technical resource team members to answer day to day business

questions either directly or indirectly as supported by the Business Leads and SMEs

C. Required Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business or Computer Science preferred

Experience developing, and implementing complex integration business solutions and Packaged Insurance

Products

3 - 6 years' experience in P&C Insurance industry in a technology role preferred

3 - 6 years' experience developing in industry standard programming languages (preferably Java/J2EE,

.NET C)

3-6 years' experience in JavaScript, HTML, XML, XSLT, ASP, server-side and client-side script for

browsers, Web services

3-6 years' experience with database systems, SQL language and database design.

Other relevant experience in the technology and business domain they support:

Experience with transactional portals / ecommerce

J2EE, XML, XSLT and associated development / testing techniques

Experience with Duck Creek Policy Administration integration preferred

Experience working with vendors, system integrators, and/ or in a managed service environment.

Experience working in a hybrid agile mode with knowledge of Kanban, Lean and Test-Driven environments

Experience developing technical documentation including storyboarding, UML, sequence diagrams,

component diagrams, information flows, use cases and presentations

Dedicated and detail oriented

Dedicated and conscientious team player

Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently across the organization on a regular basis

Excellent Analytical skills

Ability to motivate, mentor, and grow resource skills within a team environment

For this position, we currently expect to offer a base salary in the range of USD $125K-$155K (US Locations).  The specific salary offer will be based on an assessment of a variety of factors including the experience of the successful candidate and their work location. In addition, all employees are eligible for competitive incentive targets, with awards based on overall corporate and individual performance. On top of this, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for employees and their families, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and much more.