A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs.
Job Description
We offer a merit-based work-from-home program based on job responsibilities. After initial training in-person, this specific role could have the flexibility to work from home up to 3 days per week.
Please note that we are not currently hiring fully remote positions. All candidates must have the ability to work in one of our tech offices. The location for this role is in Lansing, Michigan only.
Auto-Owners Insurance, a top-rated insurance carrier, is seeking a motivated individual to join our Actuarial Division as a Software Developer. The position is responsible for developing, maintaining, and supporting Duck Creek Author Manuscripts to support our pricing plans. This role supports both legacy black box rating initiatives and larger modernization efforts through Duck Creek manuscript development and works closely with the actuarial pricing analysts to ensure products rate appropriately. This position requires the person to:
- Define, develop, test, analyze, and maintain changes within Duck Creek Author.
- Effectively communicate with other employees through verbal and written means.
- Actively participate in code/design reviews and brainstorming sessions.
- Develop program and system documentation.
- Analyze and fix software errors in a timely and accurate fashion.
- Consult with users, architects, project leaders, and management to resolve problems and suggest alternatives.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with Computer Science minor, or equivalent experience is required
- Knowledge of COBOL, DB2, TSO, databases, or SQL is a plus
- Exposure to any of the following programming languages: R, SAS, Python, MATLAB, C, C++, Java, JCL
- Experience with source control management software (Git) and large software development projects is a plus
- Experience with Duck Creek Author is a plus
- Enthusiasm for problem solving
- Above average communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to adapt to constant change and innovation
- Must be able to learn and effectively use tools and software development techniques as practiced, acquired, or adopted within the Actuarial Division
Benefits
Auto-Owners offers a wide range of career opportunities, and we are seeking talent that will help us continue our long tradition of success. We offer a friendly work environment, structured training program, employee mentoring and an excellent compensation/benefits package. Along with a competitive base salary, matched 401(k), fully-funded pension plan (once vested), and bonus programs, Auto-Owners also provides generous paid time off including holidays, vacation days, personal time, and sick leave. If you're looking to do rewarding work alongside great people, Auto-Owners is the place for you!
Equal Employment Opportunity
Auto-Owners Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. The Company hires, transfers, and promotes on the basis of ability, without consideration of disability, age, sex, race, color, religion, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, or any factor contrary to federal, state or local law.
*Please note that the ability to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship is a requirement.
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What We Do
We are a team of hard working associates and local, independent agents who are proud to be among the nation's largest insurers of Life, Home, Car, and Business; and consistently ranked as a Fortune 500 company since 2002. Our guiding core values lead us to success and have helped us achieve many industry service awards as well as our recent certification as a Great Place To Work®. Careers: As an Auto-Owners associate, you have the opportunity to thrive in our certified Great Place To Work® environment, while benefiting from a workplace that is stable, profitable and invests in you. Some perks you enjoy as an Auto-Owners associate include: • Less than a 40 hour work week • Educational opportunities • Working in a certified Great Place To Work® environment • On-site dining (Lansing location) • Professional growth opportunities To view employment opportunities with Auto-Owners Insurance, please go to: http://www.auto-owners.com/career-center/career-opportunities *Privacy information: https://www.auto-owners.com/privacy
