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Application Developer

Sammons Financial Group Companies
Des Moines, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/12/2025
What You Can Expect In This Role

We are looking for an Application Developer with strong back end development skills .NET, C#, SQL. Experience developing and maintaining APIs and has an aptitude for COBOL or Policy Administration systems.

What You'll Do In This Role

We are looking for an Application Developer with strong back end development skills .NET, C#, SQL. Experience developing and maintaining APIs and has an aptitude for COBOL or Policy Administration systems.

  • Collaborate with analysts, designers, and programmers in conceptualizing and development of new software programs, applications and automated test scripts.
  • Perform technical tasks, detailed analyses, and interpretation of technical problems requiring expertise and/or specialized knowledge in a systematic manner; apply subject matter expertise unique to the discipline.
  • Exhibit expert understanding of the organization’s Systems Development Life Cycle.
  • Play a leading role in the definition, development, and documentation of software’s requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a project-by-project basis in collaboration with internal users and departments.
  • Play a leading role in defining software development project plans, including scoping, scheduling, and implementation.
  • Prepare and/or interpret business, functional, and non-functional requirements; create and maintain user-oriented applications and design specifications.
  • Develop, test, document and implement applications according to standards and methodologies.
  • Design, develop and test automation scripts. Follow automated test script guidelines and research issues in software through testing.
  • Design, implement and maintain databases. Follow database standards and integrity controls, analyze information requirements, and develop database specifications.
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information resources against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure.
  • Design, run and monitor software functional and performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging; administer critical analysis of test results and deliver solutions to problem areas.
  • Recommend, schedule, and perform software improvements and upgrades.
  • Must be on call during scheduled times and may be required to work for extended periods at night and on weekends in support of conversion, assisting in operational problems, or testing a new program.
  • Maintain currency of professional, technical and business skills.
  • Utilize established status report, time accounting and collaborative process to provide data for management.
  • Exhibit expert understanding of application, data, and integration, plus deep understanding of security, operational, and systems management architectural and design domains.

What We're Looking For

  • College Degree in the field of computer science, information science, management information systems Preferred
  • Minimum 8 years' IT development experience or equivalent Preferred
  • Effective verbal and written communications skills and the ability to communicate with business partners and other IT staff
  • Problem solving skills sufficient to perform research and recommend a proposed solution to problems
  • Able to work on multiple tasks and meet established deadlines
  • Able to effectively direct and coordinate the work of other team members on a project without having HR management responsibility for them
  • Knowledge of computer programming languages as required for the system

Other Requirements

  • Criminal background check required.

What you can expect when you join Sammons Financial Group

  • Sammons Financial Group offers a competitive benefit package that includes: Health, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Retirement, PTO and Holiday Pay.
  • Our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a 100% company-funded retirement plan, so you can save for retirement without contributing a penny of your own paycheck.
  • Healthy balance between work and personal lives. Friday afternoons off all year long, competitive PTO, and generous number of paid holidays.
  • Our incentive program for defined goals subject to eligibility and performance. Monetary rewards are based on individual and/or overall company performance.
  • Colleagues who support one another, model our core values, and drive our healthy, high-performing culture.

Salary Range Information

USD $80,638.00 - USD $167,997.00 /Yr.

Range includes data points from multiple labor markets. Specific range is dependent on the labor market where the incumbent will be hired to perform the position. Starting salary is dependent on candidate qualifications and experience. For a narrower salary range specific to your labor market, please inquire.

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

At this time, we’re not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)

Salary : $80,638 - $167,997

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