IT Associate - Software Engineer

Our Fortune 500 company is driving a digital transformation and looking for forward-thinking innovators to disrupt how our industry thinks about and uses technology. As one of the world's leading employee benefits providers, we help millions of people gain affordable access to benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures.

Are you an asker of questions, a solver of problems, and a challenger of the status quo? Our mission is to provide a differentiated customer experience and exceed the expectations people have of technology at any company — not just insurers. 

We are seeking individuals to join our team of talented IT professionals who share never-ending passion and an unwavering focus on our customer experience. Team members comfortable working in an agile, fast-paced, and delivery-focused environment thrive in our environment where we value an entrepreneurial spirit and those who challenge the status-quo.

Unum is changing, and we’re excited about what’s next. Join us.

General Summary:

Unum is seeking motivated and high-potential individuals to join our IT team as a Software Engineer Associate. This entry level role is designed to attract and support strong candidates as they begin their careers in technology at Unum. As an Associate, you will gain hands-on experience in software development and engineering within an Agile environment while working closely with experienced professionals across various teams, applications, and platforms used within Unum’s IT organization.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• An Associate is responsible for the analysis, design, testing, implementation, and maintenance of new and existing features for the applications for a given business domain
• Responsible for communication and collaboration with team members and Manager in the delivery of features
• Analyses, Designs, codes, configures, and documents software deliverables using agreed-upon standards and tools. Participates in sizing and estimation activities within the agile team
• Communicates daily with the Scrum Master or Manager and the Agile team on progress made and planned progress for the coming day, and reports any impediments that are blocking their progress
• Embraces learning opportunities such as code reviews and sprint retrospectives; contributing ideas for continuous improvement and readily receives feedback for self-improvement.
• Exercises creativity and resourcefulness in solving technical problems in a way that maximizes customer value
• Responsible for following the quality practices – peer reviews, code reviews, and retrospectives
• Demonstrates an interest in software architecture and seeks to design solutions in alignment with Unum’s stated architecture and standards
• Collaborate with Business Analysts to confirm understanding of business requirements relating to features to be delivered and to help the Business Analyst define requirements that can be delivered from a technical perspective
• Always thinks with the mind of the end customer, ensuring solutions seek to improve the customer experience and delight their customers.

Job Specifications

• Bachelor of Computer Science preferred, or equivalent relevant business experience
• The Associate Software Engineer role is an entry-level role into Unum and typically has zero to two years of IT-related experience.
• Shows evidence of analytical ability
• Takes a logical, analytical approach to problem solving and pays close attention to detail
• Knowledge of Agile Development Methodologies
• Self-motivated and results-oriented
• Demonstrates strong focus on quality delivery and delighting customers; holds self to high standards of delivery
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills.
• Strong team player; able to work effectively within a team and more broadly with people from a variety of backgrounds and areas across the organization.
• Ability and drive to learn

Technology Skills/Knowledge

• An understanding and experience with some of the technologies below is expected, and the candidate is required to develop deep expertise in many of these during their work at Unum:

  Languages: HTML, CSS, XML, C#, JavaScript, SQL, SOQL

  Development Tools / IDEs: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Browser Dev Tools (Chrome & IE), Fiddler, Charles

  Source Control: Visual Studio Team Services, GitHub, BitBucket

  Application Types: ASP.NET MVC, Web API

  Frameworks and Libraries: jQuery, NodeJS/NPM, Angular, React, KnockoutJS, Bootstrap, Foundation, Office UI Fabric, Material, Gulp, Grunt, JSLint, Mocha, Chai, Karma, Protractor, Selenium

  Security and Protocols: NTLM, SAML, OAuth, SOAP, WCF, HTTP/S, TCP/IP, SMTP, REST

  Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Salesforce

  Operating Systems: Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2+, Mac OSX, Linux

  Database and Storage Technologies: SQL Server, Azure Storage (various), AWS Storage (various), MongoDB, PostgreSQL

  Process: Scrum, User Stories, CI/CD Pipeline Awareness, Code Review Practices, Agile Development

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Our company is built on helping individuals and families, and this starts with our employees. We want employees to maintain a positive balance, which is why we provide access to the benefits and resources they need to invest in themselves. From our onsite fitness facilities and generous paid time off to employee professional development programs, we are committed to helping employees live and work their best – both inside and outside the office.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.

$52,000.00-$101,000.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not.  All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

Company:

Unum