Senior Software Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop and execute key technology components of the Group Benefits Absence Platform. Absence Comprehensive Experience (ACE) is one of the key initiatives that will drive the success of the Group Benefits growth strategy.  It is one of the largest programs within Guardian today.  This is not just a multi-year program to re-platform; it is the future of how we transform as a business: bringing a comprehensive Disability and Absence Management suite of offerings to Guardian Insurance customers.  This role will work directly with solution architects, testing partners, cross-functional stakeholders and development team members to define, design and deliver the technical solutions that will support the business’ vision, strategy and goals.  The role will specifically support the objectives aligned with the ACE Program, implementing absence functionality across multiple workstreams.You areA self-starter, continuous learner and experienced technical leader who is able to transform abstract ideas into actionable customer solutions, partnering across the company with engineers, product managers, business partners and executive stakeholders.  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Develop complex solutions in an Agile environment as part of a global team of engineers, designers, and product expertsHand-on API or micro-services developmentConduct and lead technical design discussions across multiple technology disciplines to propose viable solutions to complex problemsDevelop and build strong relationships across the business to effectively influence and accomplish strategic objectives.Assist on-shore and off-shore teams with issues needing technical expertise or complex systems and/or programming knowledge. Mentor and develop new or less experienced team members.Liaise between software engineering teams and production support to facilitate operational readiness.  Provide required support for escalated issues/defects. Work with software engineering teams and testing partners to coordinate non-prod deploymentsParter with Release Management team for Production deploymentsPartner with SaaS platform provider to deliver the capabilities for the programCoordinate any enterprise changes with all software engineering teams to get that addressed across teamsOversee Technical aspects of SDLC Governance process for the programAnalyze application logs (Splunk, Cloudwatch, ArgoCD, AppD) to find the root cause of the reported issuesCreate required Monitoring and alerts for the program or work with software engineering team to createBuild and maintain deployment cadenceQUALIFICATIONSBachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field5+ years of professional software development experienceExperience with service-oriented and cloud native software architectureExperience with a broad range of technologies including Java Springboot, Aurora PostgresSQL, Redis, Hibernate, Microsoft Graph APIExperien...