Senior Software Engineer (Insurance)

Every day, Guardian gives 27 million people the security they deserve through our insurance and wealth management products and services. Since our founding in 1860, our long-term view has helped our customers prepare for whatever life brings, whether starting a family, planning for the future, or taking care of employees. Today we’re a Fortune 250 company and a leading provider of life, disability, and other benefits for individuals, at the workplace, and through government-sponsored programs.

Do you have the desire to be part of a collaborative and innovative technology group? Is a culture where “People Count,” “We Do the Right Thing,” and “We Hold Ourselves to Very High Standards” important to you? If so, Guardian Life Insurance Company is actively seeking a hardworking and self-motivated individual to join its team.

You will:

• Translate business and technical requirements into well-engineered, tested, and deployed business application systems supporting the administration of Individual Disability Insurance, Multi-Life Disability Insurance, and our Business Insurance product offerings, along with a closed-block book of Life policies administered on our systems.
• Lead and contribute to modernization and rehosting initiatives, including migration of mainframe workloads to modern cloud platforms (primarily AWS).
• Design, develop, and maintain applications using Procedural Java and other modernization toolsets.
• Perform technical analysis, design, development, testing, installation, and maintenance of information systems, collaborating with customers and other developers to determine the most efficient and cost-effective solutions.
• Apply disciplined software development processes and leverage modern technologies to engineer and implement automated solutions to business problems.
• Support integration and communication between distributed systems and mainframe environments, including web services and middleware protocols.

You have:

• Demonstrated experience in mainframe modernization and rehosting, including supporting migration of legacy applications to cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Hands‑on Java experience. Procedural Java experience preferred.
• Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, AWS hosted applications, DB2 (preferred RDS for DB2 LUW), and related mainframe to modern cloud technologies & procedures.
• Experience with batch processing and administration of Disability and Life Insurance Policy systems.
• Strong background in functional and regression testing, working closely with quality assurance.
• Familiarity with middleware protocols for front-end/back-end communication and knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Ability to translate insurance user needs into business and functional requirements, with in-depth knowledge of insurance domains, especially Individual Disability Insurance and Multi-Life Disability Insurance.
• A mindset for risk-mitigation, process improvement/automation, quality-first, high ownership/accountability of team & enterprise deliverables
• Preferred prior usage of Jira, Service Now, GitHub
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies – Kanban &/or Scrum
• Familiarity with Axway, IBM MQ/SQS, SFTP, ControlM

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign education equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in systems analysis, development, and quality assurance testing of mainframe and modernized insurance administration systems.
• Prior or current experience with Life Insurance and Individual Disability Products is highly preferred.

Location:

• Preferred primary location: Pittsfield, MA or Bethlehem, PA. Other main Guardian locations (e.g., New York, NY; Holmdel, NJ) may be considered.
• Hybrid work model: Minimum of 3 days per week in a Guardian office, with the option to work from home up to 2 days per week.
• Minimal travel required.

We offer:

• Meaningful and challenging work opportunities to accelerate innovation in a secure and compliant way.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Excellent medical, dental, supplemental health, life, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Tuition assistance, paid parental leave, and backup family care.
• Dynamic, a modern work environment that promotes collaboration and creativity.
• Flexible time off, dress code, and work location policies.
• Employee Resource Groups that advocate for inclusion and diversity.
• Social responsibility in all aspects of our work, including volunteering, educational alliances, and sustainability initiatives.

Salary Range:

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at . Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site.

Visa Sponsorship

Guardian is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment visas. In order to be a successful applicant. you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship.

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