This role sits at the intersection of insurance product design, actuarial logic, and systems configuration. As an Insurance Product Configuration Engineer, you will help turn complex pricing, risk, and product requirements into scalable, production-ready system behavior across Life, Health, and Annuity products.
You’ll play a key role in how insurance products are built, configured, validated, and delivered—translating product and actuarial intent into accurate rules, calculations, and automated validation approaches. Working across actuarial, engineering, and business teams, you will help improve product quality, accelerate delivery, and support modernization through automation, product configuration expertise, and AI-enabled ways of working.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Translate actuarial models, product specifications, and business rules into executable system logic within a product configuration environment.
- Configure and support product behavior across Life, Health, and Annuity domains, including premium calculations, benefit structures, payout logic, and rating rules.
- Validate complex calculations and product behavior, including interest, mortality, morbidity, present value, future value, and risk-based logic within the software environment.
- Build and maintain automated validation and testing approaches that compare system outputs to expected results and support reliable, low-regression releases.
- Use AI tools to improve speed and accuracy in rule interpretation, documentation, analysis, and configuration workflows.
- Partner with actuaries, architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver consistent, high-quality product behavior across connected systems.
Why This Role?
This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of actuarial science, insurance product design, and modern engineering practices. In this role, you will help shape how complex insurance products are configured, validated, and delivered at scale—combining analytical rigor with automation, AI, and system design.
If you enjoy solving complex problems, translating detailed product logic into real-world system behavior, and working across disciplines to improve quality and speed, this role offers the chance to make visible, meaningful impact. It’s an opportunity to contribute to modernization while building deep expertise in insurance product delivery and configuration.
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years applicable experience
- Demonstrated leadership on mid-large scale projects
Preferred:
- Insurance and Financial Services Experience: Strong understanding of Life, Health, or Annuity product mechanics, including familiarity with policy administration platforms and processes.
- Education and Domain Knowledge: Degree or coursework in Engineering, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field.
- Technical Skills: Experience with SQL, Python, SFTP, APIs, and product configuration or business rules engines.
- Automation and Delivery Practices: Familiarity with automated testing frameworks, validation approaches, and CI/CD practices that support repeatable, high-quality releases.
- Communication and Translation: Ability to translate actuarial concepts into system design and configuration, partnering effectively with technical, actuarial, and business stakeholders.
- AI Fluency: Practical experience using generative AI to accelerate documentation, analysis, rule interpretation, code assistance, and configuration workflows for complex business systems.
- Analytical and Critical Thinking: Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex product logic, identify risks, and make sound decisions.
- Collaboration and Learning Agility: Demonstrates curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to work effectively across disciplines while learning new domains, tools, and platforms quickly.
- Organization and Execution: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage detail, prioritize effectively, and maintain quality across multiple workstreams.
- Technology Standards and Governance: Familiarity with technology standards, procedures, and policies that support secure, compliant, and maintainable delivery practices.
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- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years applicable experience
- Demonstrated leadership on mid-large scale projects
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs featuring both a 401(k) and a pension are highlighted as a standout element that strengthens total rewards. These offerings are perceived to enhance long-term security across many roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off provisions including PTO, company holidays, volunteer time, and paid parental leave are frequently called out as robust. These elements support work–life balance and overall satisfaction.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing resources are consistently described as comprehensive. Plan options, including high-deductible and traditional choices, offer flexibility to fit different needs.
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