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Job Summary

The Sr. Software Engineer - External Data Integrations will code, test, and document software solutions and perform tests to validate the code. This role will write progressively complex code and independently solve problems and resolve technical issues. The role will serve in a lead capacity with other developers through required feature updates, code management, and requirement implementation.

This position supports F&G's Electronic Data Interfaces (EDI) team, which delivers secure, reliable external data integrations between F&G and distributors, carriers, aggregators, and other business partners. The role will design and develop file-based, ETL, data-product, and cloud-native API-based integration solutions that enable external partners to access business data and perform supported business functions.

Duties & Responsibilities

Description                                                                                                                                   

• Design, code, test, and document software solutions that are high performing and intuitive, adhering to F&G's software development methodologies, frameworks, standards, and security requirements.
• Perform unit, regression, security, and load tests to validate the readiness of internally and externally developed code for production as required.
• Design and develop complex integrations.
• Develop, enhance, and support secure external integrations, including APIs built using .NET and Azure services, file-based interfaces, and ETL processes supporting distributors, carriers, aggregators, IMO groups, and other business partners.
• Design, develop, and maintain ETL processes using Informatica and data products in Snowflake to source, transform, validate, and deliver integration data.
• Perform impact analysis for interface/system changes affecting the applications environment.
• Develop estimates for project and maintenance work.
• Design integrations for custom or third-party solutions, including DTCC integrations, proprietary data feeds, iPipeline Agency Integrator feeds, and future API-based partner integrations.
• Assist with the design of architecture and solutions.
• Translate undefined business problems and defined business objectives and goals into functional solutions.
• Design with assistance within architectural standards.
• Lead technical aspects of one or more applications within the function.
• Technical ownership of one or more business-facing technologies to deliver business outcomes.
• Interact with clients and stakeholders.
• Support and interact with various IT teams and lines of business on integration efforts.
• Provide production support for owned integrations and applications, including troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, defect resolution, and implementation of improvements that strengthen reliability and operational performance.
• Mentor other engineers and provide technical guidance through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and delivery of complex solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  This role does not have formal people leadership responsibilities but may provide guidance, mentorship, or subject matter expertise to others.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Self-starter with a high energy level and willingness to take on responsibility
• Proven verbal, written communication, and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent ability to think analytically and solve problems
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment
• Ability to create technical documentation
• Ability to develop good relationships with vendors and their technical resources
• Ability to create strong, collaborative relationships with business partners
• Ability to lead and mentor others
• Ability to maintain a technical vision and roadmap
• Ability to act as a project lead within an initiative including task identification, design, testing, implementation, tracking, reporting, and status updates to management
• Strong understanding of software engineering practices, including source control, automated testing, code review, CI/CD, and secure development principles
• Demonstrated ability to independently design, develop, and support complex integration solutions while working within established architectural standards
• Ability to communicate technical concepts, integration dependencies, risks, and solution options clearly to technical and business stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering or application development experience, including experience designing, building, testing, and supporting production software solutions.     
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience developing and supporting external data integrations and APIs in a regulated or highly governed environment.

Preferred experience with:

• Snowflake, including development of data products and data pipelines
• Informatica ETL development
• Azure API development and cloud-native integration patterns
• Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tooling
• GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD tooling
• DTCC, iPipeline Agency Integrator, insurance distributor integrations, or comparable partner-data exchange solutions
• Financial services, insurance, annuities, or other regulated industries
• Technical mentoring, code review, and leading technical delivery for complex initiatives

License/Certification

• Azure Developer Associate Certification
• Terraform Associate or Authoring and Operations Professional Certification
• Or other relevant cloud certifications

Other Requirements

• This position primarily involves sedentary work, requiring long periods of sitting, regular use of a computer, and occasional standing or walking, with reasonable accommodations available.
• Perform other functions, duties and projects as assigned
• Regular and punctual attendance

Ability to travel up to:  10% of the time

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