Lead Software Engineer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Lead Software Engineer for a CONTRACT TO HIRE assignment with one of our premier Insurance Services clients in Hartford, CT, Charlotte, NC, Columbus, OH or Chicago, IL .

Responsibilities :

• Hands-on technical lead for one or more Scrum teams, accountable for technical deliverables on invest and maintenance projects through the software development life cycle, including validating the completeness of estimates, quality, and accuracy of technical designs, build and implementation.
• Proactively address technical issues and risks that could impact project schedule and / or integrity of the application environment.
• Work closely with stakeholders to design and document solutions that align with the business needs and consistent with the architectural vision.
• Mentor and train project team members (including Sourcing Partners) to enforce development guidelines and best practices.
• Coordinate between multiple disciplines (Architects, Business Analysts, Project Managers, and Customers) and developers to design, develop, implement, and support complex business solutions.
• Perform detailed technical reviews including code review to ensure the quality of the deliverables is high.
• Must have a strong working experience as Designer / Developer of REST API, SOAP Web services, both as consumer & provider.
• Experience creating APIs with XML / JSON data structure is a must
• Experience defining and negotiating XML / JSON based contracts with various Stake holders
• Solid experience with mapping XML / JSON data structure to various data sources / formats including ACORD
• Hands on experience with developing XSLT style sheets-based transformations.
• Perform hands-on development work as needed using .NET, ASP.NET, C#, HTML, XML, Java, JavaScript, Angular, JSON and SQL
• Prior Experience with DuckCreek Suite of Products Policy, Billing, Insights implemented on "DuckCreek on Demand Cloud" and integrations experience with 'OnPrem' applications strongly Preferred.
• Thorough understanding and experience using relational databases preferably SQL Server and / or Oracle
• leads IT Design and Development teams to implement solutions.
• Ensures technical and business requirements for applications are in compliance with Enterprise Reference Architecture.
• Ability to support multiple work streams and constantly prioritize work for self, as well as for the team.
• Identifies and resolves gaps in skills, processes, and resources.
• Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, mentors, and monitors progress of the team.
• Works with stakeholders and technical areas to identify nonfunctional requirements.
• Develops guidelines for capturing technical and business requirements.
• Identify and resolves gaps in skills, processes, and resources.
• Lead IT Development team to implement enterprise solutions.

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SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission : to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values : customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at

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