IT - Sr. Systems Developer

Who is Federated Insurance?

At Federated Insurance, we do life-changing work, focused on our clients’ success. For our employees, we provide tremendous opportunities for growth. Over 95% of them believe our company has an outstanding future. We make lives better, and we’re looking for employees who want to make a difference in others’ lives, all while enhancing their own. Federated’s culture is grounded in our Four Cornerstones: Equity, Integrity, Teamwork, and Respect.  We strive to create a work environment that embodies our core principles and values.  We value and respect individual differences, and we leverage those differences to achieve better results and outcomes for our clients, employees, and communities.  Our top priority in recruitment and development of our next generation is to ensure we align ourselves with truly exceptional people who share these values.

What Will You Do?

We are seeking a highly skilled IT Systems Developer with a passion for leveraging technology to solve business challenges. As a senior member of a highly collaborative support-and-enhancement team, you will improve business processing efficiency through enhancements, technical support, and process improvements. Our technology stack includes Java with the Spring Framework, OutSystems, SQL Server, and Tableau in addition to many other technologies. The ideal candidate brings a strong technical aptitude, with the ability to quickly learn both the business domain and additional technologies and contribute to ensure high-quality outcomes. Strong candidates take ownership of results, navigate ambiguity confidently, and work effectively in a team setting.

This is an in‑person role based in Owatonna, MN. Due to our collaborative, fast‑paced work environment, remote or hybrid options are not available.

Responsibilities

Support & Development

• Analyze system behavior, identify root causes of issues across multiple integrated systems, and collaborate with technical teams to drive resolutions.
• Monitor and analyze patterns in support issues; propose and implement preventative measures.
• Educate and empower stakeholders and Help Desk staff to resolve common production issues faster.
• Design and implement, configuration changes, and integrations aligned to coding and architectural standards.
• Contribute to technical design discussions; document solution approaches and impacts on upstream/downstream systems.
• Identify and implement support automation and process improvements.
• Develop test scenarios and cases; conduct unit, system, regression, and acceptance testing.
• Create, maintain, and interpret automated test results where applicable.

Collaboration & Communication

• Partner with product owners, business SMEs, QA, and other IS teams; provide clear, timely updates on progress, risks, and decisions.
• Strategize resolution plans with business stakeholders and set expectations for timelines and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of professional development experience.
• Strong sense of ownership and follow-through on commitments
• Experience troubleshooting complex, integrated systems and relational databases (SQL Server).
• Proficiency in Java with Spring, or strong experience in a comparable object-oriented language; OutSystems experience is a plus (training available).
• Familiarity with REST APIs, messaging/integration patterns, and diagnosing application and server logs.
• Familiarity with Git and Azure DevOps (or similar) for version control and work management.
• Highly collaborative and communicative; able to translate technical topics for non-technical partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills; able to challenge ideas constructively and propose alternatives.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with high transparency and accountability.

Additional Beneficial Experience

• Knowledge of the insurance industry is helpful but not required.

Pay range is $101,700 - $137,500. Pay may vary depending on job-related factors and individual experience, skills, knowledge, etc. More information can be discussed with a member of the Recruiting team.

What We Offer

We offer a wide variety of ways to support you as a whole, both professionally and personally. Our commitment to your growth includes opportunities for internal mobility and career development paths, inspiring excellence in performance and ensuring your professional journey thrives. Additionally, we offer exceptional benefits to nurture your personal life. We understand the importance of health and financial security, offering encompassing competitive compensation, enticing bonus programs, cost-effective health insurance, and robust pension and 401(k) offerings. To encourage community engagement, we provide paid volunteer time and offer opportunities for gift matching. Discover more about Federated and our comprehensive benefits package: Federated Benefits You. 

Employment Practices

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer. Federated will not sponsor candidates for employment visa status, such as an H1-B visa. Federated does not interview or hire students or recent graduates with J-1 or F-1 visas or similar temporary work authorization.

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