Tech Lead, Application Development – Product & Inforce Systems
National Life Insurance Company · Addison, TX; Montpelier, VT · $106.9k–$156.8k
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Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures.
Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.
We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values: Do good. Be good. Make good.
Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position.
Role Summary
The Tech Lead, Application Development - Product & Inforce Systems serves as an experienced advisor across National Life Group's Life & Annuity Product & Inforce application environment. This role applies extensive, in-depth knowledge of insurance products, business processes, system logic, and application dependencies to resolve complex problems, and to guide technology solutions across product, inforce, illustration, policy administration, and related platforms.
The Tech Lead exercises independent judgment on complex issues, establishes methods and procedures for new assignments, and sets short-term goals (one year or less) that align delivery work with department and functional objectives. The role contributes to cross-disciplinary processes and policies, partners closely with business, IT, architecture, quality engineering, infrastructure, security, and vendor teams, and serves as a role model and resource for junior colleagues on assigned applications and processes.
The ideal candidate brings deep Life & Annuity or insurance technology experience, strong judgment in evolving situations, and a track record of applying professional expertise creatively to solve problems that span multiple systems or disciplines.
This position currently offers an onsite work schedule, with the expectation that you will be in the office four (4) days per week during onsite core days. Our current onsite core days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The work schedule type and core days are subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as a recognized subject-matter resource for assigned Life & Annuity product, inforce, illustration, policy administration, and related application environments.
- Independently analyze complex business and technology needs, translating them into requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, test scenarios, and implementation plans.
- Establish methods, procedures, and approaches for new or non-routine assignments where precedent is limited.
- Perform impact analysis for product changes, i
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s. The final salary or hourly wages offered may be outside of this range based on other reasons and individual circumstances.
Additional Compensation and Benefits . The total compensation package for this position may also include a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in National Life’s discretionary annual incentive programs, subject to the rules governing such programs. If hired, the employee will be in an "at-will position" and National Life reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
National Life is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis and the role remains open until filled.
Salary Pay Range
$106,875 — $156,750 USD
National Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT – founded in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX – chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser affiliate of National Life Insurance Company. All other entities are independent of the companies of National Life Group.
Fortune 1000 status is based on the consolidated financial results of all National Life Group companies.