With a history dating back to 1925, Alliant Insurance Services is one of the nation’s leading distributors of diversified insurance products and services. Operating through a national network of offices, Alliant provides property and casualty, workers’ compensation, employee benefits, surety, and financial products and services to more than 26,000 clients nationwide. Alliant Insurance Services ranks among the 15 largest insurance brokerage firms in the United States. SUMMARY This position is responsible for design, development and testing of object-oriented and service-oriented software applications. Also responsible for maintaining existing software and hardware, including application enhancements, troubleshooting errors and any other application related issues that arise.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop, test and implement business software applications;
• Audit system processing to track and correct software errors, hardware errors and performance issues;
• Participate in various scrum team roles;
• Provide training, documentation and on-going support for IT Helpdesk;
• Responsible for maintenance and support of current / legacy applications;
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE Bachelor’s degree in computer technology or equivalent combination of education and experience 4 – 6 years of professional software development experience using object oriented languages; primary development language is C#, although other languages and protocols are used depending upon the project Minimum of 4 years professional experience using .Net framework Experience in the Insurance industry and financial services desired SKILLS Skilled in developing n-tier .NET applications in a service oriented architecture Thorough understanding of object oriented programming including design patterns Expertise with object relational mapping systems including NHibernate and Entity Framework Solid understanding of relational database design, normalization models, and advanced understanding of SQL Experience designing service oriented software components that leverage Windows Communication Foundation and various middleware services Experice developing custom solutions in Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Skilled in data driven MS Office document generation Experience working in agile team environments using scrum and Team Foundation Server Good oral and written communication skills Good problem solving and time management skills Good planning, organizational and prioritization skills with attention to detail

We are proud to provide comprehensive, high quality employee programs to meet employees’ needs now and in the future, including a very competitive financial package.  We encourage you to explore what we have to offer.

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Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status.

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