- Provide strategic thought leadership, build technology roadmaps, address and remove obstacles for the team, prioritize resource allocation to projects and sustains production support Establish
- Establish and maintain open and appropriate communication with application staff and management
- Manage the day-to-day activities of the software development team providing coaching, leadership, guidance and performance management as required
- Document development deliverables, schedules and other necessary information providing progress reports as required
- Liaise with all relevant organizational departments in order to plan and execute projects providing assurance project scopes are accurately and adequately defined in relation to software development
- Perform maintenance of programming for existing versions of the organization's software offerings
- Ensure the functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules and system architecture for each system
- Actively participate in team meetings and offer recommendations /ideas on design projects
- Actively participate in discussion on architecture and design decisions with architects and translate them into implementation details
- Design, code, and test major features in collaboration with Team Members, Design Engineers, Documentation Specialists, Application architects, and other members of the development and technical team to deliver complex changes
- Recruit qualified staff and conduct performance evaluations
- Bring leading edge software development methodologies, tools and technologies to software development practice
- Lead developers in addressing and resolving functional and non-functional requirements
- Other duties as assigned
- Education (minimum required): Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent discipline
- Experience (minimum required): 5+ years of experience managing application teams
- 10+ years' experience in an object-oriented development and enterprise environment (Java preferred) along with a focus on application security
- Experience in web application development and good security practices
- Experience with API design and development
- Knowledge and experience with 1) cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure; 2) relational/non-relational databases; and big data 3) DevOps and CI/CD
- Demonstrated time management, project management and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate complex technical information to various parties including non-technical members of the organization
- Excellent presentation and communication skills both verbal and written
- Demonstrated collaborative work style with the ability to effectively collaborate and work with all levels of the organization
- Ability to follow through and complete overlapping projects while adhering to strict deadlines
- High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts
- Excellent teamwork and team building skills with a proven ability to delegate
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Equal Opportunity Employment and Inclusion – at Foresters Financial, we are committed to sustaining an equal opportunity environment for all job applicants. We embrace Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDE) as a core strategic objective for building strong, innovative teams in which all our employees can show up wholly and authentically as themselves.
Foresters Financial strives to provide an accessible candidate experience for prospective employees with different abilities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodations during the recruitment process, please email [email protected] in advance of your appointment.
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Foresters Financial is redefining the life insurance and individual savings industry across the U.S., Canada and UK by enriching the lives, communities, and overall well-being of its members. Agents and members alike appreciate the turnkey-decisioned product offerings and end-to-end digitized processes that make it easy to get life insurance without traditional medical exams. State-of-the-art mobile tools help agents deliver tailored plans to prospective and current members. Dedicated to its members’ well-being, Foresters offers a suite of member benefits and is redefining the conventional life insurance model, bringing improved financial security and overall wellness to everyday North American families. Foresters recently merged with Canada Protection Plan to become a leading life insurance distributor in Canada. Foresters Financial is the trade name for The Independent Order of Foresters, the oldest non-denominational fraternal benefit society. For 23 straight years, The Independent Order of Foresters has received an “A” (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best.
