Software Developer

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.

At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

Job Title: Software Developer

Job Family Grouping: IT Group

Job Family: IT Group > Application Development

How does this role contribute to our collective success?

This position is for a software developer who will work as part of a team responsible for developing new systems and enhancing existing solutions. These systems support the needs of key groups such as Finance and Ceded Reinsurance. This position requires the ability to work under your own initiative on complex project components. You will be part of a development team and will be supported by other developers and delivery leads. You are expected to coordinate with other groups such as architecture, data governance, infrastructure and other development teams.

The Software developer will be involved throughout the development lifecycle, through requirements analysis, coding, unit testing, system testing and packaging. You will provide analysis of issues during user acceptance testing and post-production deployment.

What will you do in this role?

The software developer is expected to demonstrate disciplined development practices and ensure the application of strong coding standards. They will be involved in investigating, architecting, designing and implementing new solutions and/or adding new features and functions to existing solutions, which meet AXIS Capital’s business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Report to senior management on key Risk Funding IT activities, status, risks and issues.
2. Will be part of a development team in executing critical BI Microsoft projects and enhancements.
3. Identify areas where processes and standards could be improved and help implement any changes.
4. Development of data models, ETL and BI solutions using SQL Server & the Microsoft BI stack (SSIS, SSAS, SSRS).
5. Work with Release Management to ensure compliance with releases protocols.
6. Interact with Business, Program/Project Management, Information Security, Infrastructure, Application Development and Maintenance resources to drive application improvements.
7. Work as part of an Agile/iterative development team.
8. Design, Build and Test applications and integrations in Microsoft BI stack.

You may also be required to take on additional duties, responsibilities and activities appropriate to the nature of this role.

About You:

AXIS encourages you to bring your own experience and expertise to the table, there are some qualifications and experiences AXIS needs you to have. AXIS is open to exploring how your individual knowledge, skills and experience might lend itself to fulfilling this role to help AXIS achieve its goals.

What you need to have:

1. Knowledge of ETL (Extract-Transform-Load), working with large data sets and having expertise in data-mapping, validation, and data cleansing techniques.
2. Experience developing data integrations using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).
3. Experience developing in Transact SQL including Stored Procs, functions, triggers, and jobs.
4. Experience in Data Modelling, Data Warehousing, PL/SQL.
5. Sound understanding of RDBMS and Data Repositories (Oracle, SQL Server, Azure with noSQL).
6. Strong experience with Microsoft development and tooling stacks (particularly .NET, MVC, Web API, C#, MS SQL, Visual Studio, DevOps or equivalent).
7. Experience in performance tuning and optimization of SQL queries, automating workflows, and designing robust data pipelines.

What we prefer you to have:

1. A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related technical field (or equivalent work experience).
2. 4+ years of experience as a Software Developer or in a similar role.
3. Practical experience in branching, merging code, deployment processes and continuous integration using TFS.
4. CI/CD DevOps code management and deployment.
5. The ability to manage APIs, exposing/consuming via Microservices (Rest and SOAP).
6. Knowledge of distributed systems and service-oriented architecture.
7. Experience with Agile methodologies including SCRUM.
8. The ability to collaborate effectively and communicate transparently.
9. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Role Factors:

In this role, you will typically be required to:

Be in the office 2 days per week.

What we offer:

You will be eligible for a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid annual leave, and much more.