Engineer II, Core Admin

Description

The work we do has an impact on millions of lives, and you can be a part of it.

We help protect our customers against life’s uncertainties. Regardless of where you work within the company, you’ll be helping provide protection and peace of mind when our customers need it most.

We are seeking an Engineer II - Application Developer to join our Protection Core Admin team at Protective Life Corporation. The person selected for this role will be responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting software systems. Works closely with Business Analysts and customers to gather requirements to ensure the customer’s business needs and expectations are met in a timely and cost-effective manner. They will diagnose, isolate and de-bug software problems and provides resolution. They will also prepare and modify technical documentation along with providing rotational on-call support.

Responsibilties

Conduct research and evaluate complex information to successfully design and develop systems.

Design, construct, modify and test system changes

Ensure systems effectively interact with existing systems/processes

Understand business needs and provide quality customer support

Develops an understanding of the business needs. Meet customer requirements, anticipate needs and/or problems and understand the broad impact of changes on customer processes

Provide appropriate solutions and proactively suggests process improvements

Provide thorough and complete documentation for all designs following corporate standards

Provide an appropriate level of feedback to fellow team members, stakeholders and management

Provides on call support

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a technology related field or 4 years of applicable work experience, typically, 6+ years of applicable work and/or technical experience in preferred languages and mainframe environments

Assembler, COBOL and CICS language expertise

JCL and VSAM experience required

IBM mainframe environment (LIFE-COMM, LIFE/70) experience required

Advanced programming skills with ability to design software solutions that meet complex requirements

Thorough understanding of various data structures, implementation patterns and practices

Ability to multitask, manage multiple priorities and work well under the pressure of deadlines

Ability to solve complex technical problems

Must be self- motivated, able to work and learn independently, coachable and committed to continuous learning.

Ability to communicate effectively with customers and team members, both verbally and in writing

Experience in Underwriting and Issue processes preferred

Experience with PDF and billing is preferred

Protective’s targeted salary range for this position is $67,500 to $83,175. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors, including but not limited to, job location, skills, and experience. The range listed is just one component of Protective’s total compensation package for employees.

This position also offers additional incentive opportunities through an annual incentive based on individual and Company performance.

Employee Benefits:

We aim to protect our employees' wellbeing through a broad benefits offering. For example, we protect physical wellbeing through health, dental and vision insurance. We protect mental wellbeing through mental health benefits and an employee assistance program. We protect time away from work with a variety of paid time away benefits (e.g., paid time off, paid parental leave, short-term disability, and a cultural observance day). We protect financial wellbeing through contributions to healthcare accounts, a pension plan, and a 401(k) plan with Company matching. All employees are encouraged to protect their overall wellbeing by engaging in ProHealth Rewards, Protective’s platform to improve wellbeing while earning cash rewards.

Eligibility for certain benefits may vary by position in accordance with the terms of the Company’s benefit plans.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Protective, we are committed to providing an inclusive culture where all employees are able to fully contribute and thrive. Our goal is to grow and develop our people, attract diverse talent and support strong, diverse communities.

We support diversity, equity, and inclusion by working to develop a culture of inclusion and belonging led by leaders who develop potential and embrace all skills and abilities. Our aim is to create an equitable environment for all leaders and employees that will drive performance and impact business strategy. In this way, we can increase overall diversity for leadership roles and pipelines of talent by maturing our hiring practices, robust development opportunities and focus on retention of key talent.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to being inclusive and attracting, retaining, and growing the talents of a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Accommodations for Applicants with a Disability:

If you require an accommodation to complete the application and recruitment process due to a disability, please email [email protected] information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application and recruitment process.

Please note that the above email is solely for individuals with disabilities requesting an accommodation. General employment questions should not be sent through this process.