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The Opportunity: The purpose of this role is to design and deliver technical solutions for complex business requirements by analyzing and consulting key stakeholders on business needs, defining and writing specifications for particular components of specialized projects, conducting user acceptance testing and troubleshooting errors

Location: Ramsey, Minnesota, Fargo, North Dakota or Council Bluffs, Iowa

Work Arrangement: This role requires 3 days/week in the office at one of the office locations listed above.

The salary range for this role is between $93,000-$139,000, depending on experience and location

Your New Role:

• Design effective applications for business use by utilizing subject matter expertise, analyzing business requirements and recommending best solutions to key stakeholders

• Support project efficiency by collaborating with business system analysts, business unit teams and project managers to set appropriate schedule, tasks and quality guidelines for application development projects

• Mentor team in the building of applications by assisting with estimation of resources required for assigned components, supporting the accurate translation of specifications into programming language, forecasting solutions to anticipated problems and resolving basic escalated issues

• Facilitate the development of accurate applications by coordinating testing of functionality and analyzing complex sample data-sets to ensure accuracy of program output, identify and escalate issues and support the achievement of quality assurance

• Assist junior developers by reviewing application design and code and clarifying issues to troubleshoot errors and gaps, refine processes and technical standards and ensure continual effectiveness of team deliverables

• Deliver accurate record-keeping by writing detailed documentation for the operation of complex programs to facilitate user understanding of application functioning

• Liaise with vendors by communicating application enhancement needs and informing on operational issues to ensure deliverables work effectively and align with changing organizational requirements

• Contribute to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and influencing others to reward performance and value "can do" people, accountability, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity and fun

Required Education

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience

• Degree in Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Management Information Systems, Software Engineering or related field preferred

• Ideally Expert (or equivalent) or Practitioner within one or more processes

Required Experience

• 5 years relevant experience

Preferred Competencies/Skills

• Define, generate and adapt technology to serve user needs

• Design, set-up, operate, and correct malfunctions involving application of technological systems

• Anticipate obstacles, estimate time and resources needed for the completion of a project

• Utilize effective written and verbal communication with multiple internal and external stakeholders

• Assume a methodical approach to evaluate situations; effectively and efficiently present logic, reasoning, and analysis to others

• Conceptualize and innovate creative solutions; assist with managing projects

• Understand team dynamics and utilize the individual strengths of each member to achieve results

• Collaborate with people at different levels within the organization to accomplish a common goal

• Multi-task and handle competing priorities; adjust plans, goals, actions or priorities to meet changing situations

• Act with a sense of urgency

• Adapt and be flexible in a complex, changing environment

• Participate in continuing education related to the job

• Keep current with new and emerging technology related to area of responsibility

Preferred Experience

• Experience developing cloud-based solutions

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and automated testing

• Experience with code reviews and mentoring

• Experience collaborating with Product/UX (Figma), translating designs into reusable components, and contributing to/designing design systems (Storybook a plus).

• Experience integrating front ends with microservices via REST, including auth flows (OAuth/OIDC/JWT) and versioned APIs.

• Experience with containerization and orchestration, including Docker and Kubernetes (deployments, services/ingress, config/secrets, and troubleshooting).

Preferred Knowledge

• Advanced React (hooks, state management patterns, component architecture) and modern JavaScript/TypeScript (ES6+, async patterns).

• Front-end quality practices: unit/integration testing (Jest/RTL/Cypress), code reviews, linting, and performance profiling.

• Knowledge of data access and segregation strategies, e.g., service-owned databases, tenancy isolation (per-tenant schema/db), RBAC/ABAC, and least-privilege access patterns.

• Familiarity with distributed system concerns: event-driven patterns, idempotency, retries, and observability (logging/metrics/tracing).

• Working knowledge of .NET technologies (C#) and object relational mapping (ORMs)

• REST APIs and microservices

• Working knowledge of front-end technologies such as React or Angular

• Working knowledge of Oracle or similar relational databases

QBE, a global insurance leader, is the proud parent company of NAU Country Insurance Company. NAU Country writes in 48 states and has nine locations nationwide. Together, we combine the history, expertise, innovation, and a shared commitment to excellence to provide unparalleled insurance solutions to our customers and communities worldwide.

Compensation Package: The salary range for this role is provided above. This is the national range for location(s) listed. The salary offer will be decided based on the role's complexity, its location, and the candidate's professional background, including their education and experience. Beyond the base salary, regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE's annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance.We encourage all candidates to apply, even if their salary expectations fall outside of this range, as we are committed to finding the right fit for our team.

QBE Benefits: We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to:

• Hybrid Working - a mix of working from home and in the office

• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis

• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%

• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education

• Employee Network and Community - QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community

To learn more, click here: Benefits | QBE US.

Why QBE? What if you could have a positive impact - at work and in the world?

At QBE, we're enabling a more resilient future - for our customers, communities, environment, and for our people. We're building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the center of our success.

Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you'll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And our international scale means we're big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.

Join us now, so you can be part of our success - and we can be part of yours!

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Commitment to Diversity

QBE is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with QBE, please inform our Talent Acquisition team to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; gender; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; protected veteran status; or disability or any other legally protected status.

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