We are on the lookout for a Software Developer to join our team on a permanent fulltime basis, based in our Auckland office with flexible working options available. This is an entry level- to intermediate opportunity allowing you to develop while you contribute meaningfully to our projects and gain insight within a leading NZ life insurance business.
Reporting to the Development Practice Lead, the Software Developer will take ownership of designing and developing and maintaining solutions. This role provides a competitive advantage in the Insurance and Technology space by creating digital ecosystems which assist us in meeting our strategic and tactical objectives and reducing time to market on initiatives.
This is a permanent fulltime role, based in our Auckland office with flexible working options available.
Job Description
Day to day tasks include:
Software Development
Creating high quality modular sustainable automation solutions
Writing well-structured, tested and documented code which meet requirement specifications.
Learning and utilising modern development practices in creating testable, scalable and reusable libraries of code
Creating and maintaining solution documentation
Performing root cause analysis and resolve problems
Systems Analysis and Design
Collaborating with Tech Leads, Architects and External Consultants to design solutions which aligns to Fidelity Life’s digital ecosystem
Collaborating in cross-functional teams to develop user stories, use cases or requirements specifications.
Assisting with designing solutions to fit objectives and requirements, and creating appropriate technical artefacts to be used at various points of the SDLC
Contributing to design spikes in a timeboxed and collaborative manner.
Creating modular solutions to allow to loosely couple systems with minimal functional smear.
Implementing automation to relieve operational pressures.
Creating, maintaining and monitoring, refactoring correctly formed robot modules and functions.
Proactively providing recommendations for improvements to existing methodologies, infrastructure, architecture, processes and applications.
Devops
Supporting, implementing, executing and of DevOps practice
Understanding CI/CD pipelines to allow frequent delivery of well- formed and tested testable code across various stages of the SDLC
In collaboration with Infrastructure, create scripted infrastructure to provision environments for deploying applications
Desired Skills and Experience
About you
You'll be a great team player that loves being part of a company focused on growth and always being on the cutting edge of technology, or an Engineer with some work experience, with a passion for technology, with excellent communication skills you’ll have the ability to build relationships with both with peers and stakeholders from different areas across the business and grasp customer requirements.
You'll be a great team player that loves being part of a company focused on growth and always being on the cutting edge of technology.
You might bring some of these skills:
Bachelor’s degree in information technology or computer sciences
Cloud Platform (Azure)
Understanding of SDLC and Agile ways of working
Knowledge of Software Development best practices (OOD, unit testing, CI/CD)
Skills in JavaScript Framework (React)
Skills in.NET Framework
UiPath
Experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, PowerApps, Microsoft Flow)
Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365
About Us
Fidelity Life is New Zealand’s largest locally owned and operated life insurer. We have a clear, winning aspiration, built around transforming our industry through a customer lens. It’s easy to talk that talk, but we are already walking the walk - using smart technology, data & insights, and digital capability to unlock a deep understanding of our customers and provide innovative solutions and experiences that meet their needs. We’re also committed to our communities. Given that New Zealand has one of the lowest rates of life insurance in the developed world, we think we have a responsibility to raise financial awareness and education nationwide, to provide better protection for all New Zealand families and whanau.
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