Hiring Manager Summary:

We have an exciting career-building opportunity for an individual on our web development team. The teams use CSS and a considerable amount of responsive work using Jquery. The team leverages automated production releases using blue/green deployments through Azure resulting in zero downtime during the day. The team uses Sitecore as the content management system to design and build scalable, multisite, multilingual websites, applying Helix architecture principles and JSS. The ideal candidate for this opening will have experience with Sitecore. If you have experience with Sitecore, Azure, C#, ASP.net, MVC, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, front-end responsive frameworks (such as Vue.js), and SQL, and are looking to join an agile, goal-oriented team which services our quickly evolving consumer brands, please apply today! The majority of the work the team codes in .Net with C# with an MVC framework.

This team pioneers use of effective patterns of modernization that is thin sliced for delivery and release, leverages a mindset of modern frameworks and is forward thinking. We’re looking for individuals with a growth mindset, agile way of working and keen interest in collaborating to foster empowerment, innovation and transparency. If you are looking for an opportunity to be part of a digital experience IT team whose impact on our customers is tangible, compelling and immediate, we should talk. CUNA Mutual Group wants you to join our IT team and help us achieve our mission of a brighter financial future being accessible to everyone.

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Senior Business System Consultant

Job Purpose:

This position provides expert-level professional and technical support in the development, installation and maintenance of business systems solutions. Assist management in solution development and system activities. Act as leader on multiple concurrent initiatives of any size, including mentoring staff as needed. Provide a breadth of technical and business expertise, plus specialized skills in one or more business systems area. Provide architecture design and leadership.

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  Independently perform expert-level analysis and design in translating business requirements into technical specifications, present options, evaluate and recommend solutions. Drive out unperceived business needs, leverage existing solutions (across TruStage, publicly available, vendor packages, etc.) where appropriate. Identify and communicate the global impact of interrelated activities. Develop application code according to the acceptance criteria. Proactively strive for continuous improvement and continuous integration and delivery with IT and business.
• Guide the development of multiple concurrent business systems solutions from conceptualization through stabilization using various computer platforms. Provide leadership, architectural guidance and training/mentoring to professional staff in planning/roadmapping, estimating, and quality assurance on initiatives of any size. Provide constructive feedback to individual team members and their respective manager regarding performance on work and support work.

• Develop, test, implement, document and maintain high quality business systems solutions on various computer platforms, adhering to established methodology and practices, and in accordance with acceptance criteria.
• Develop and maintain a high degree of client-specific knowledge and associated business systems knowledge commensurate with work experience. Educate others, collaborate and effectively communicate verbally and in writing with management, development team members, IT Infrastructure and clients to influence solution delivery, applications architecture and business direction.
• Continually enhance and share knowledge in application development best practices, technologies, methodologies, and standards. Acquire, effectively apply and train others in new technical skills as driven by business need and/or technology advancements. Develop and maintain an expert-level understanding of industry trends and proactively work as appropriate with decision-makers to drive change within and across IT organizational units.
• Promptly and professionally assume ownership and respond to customer requests. Perform and guide others in root cause analysis, impact analysis, problem determination and problem resolution support. Collaborate with appropriate business and IT staff throughout the problem resolution process.

• BS in MIS or CS or equivalent trade-off in related education and related professional work experience.

• 6 1/2 years work experience in IT with the most recent 36 months work experience as a Business System Consultant or equivalent trade-off in related professional work experience within the last 3 years with demonstrated achievement and progressive responsibilities.
• High level of proficiency demonstrated in a business environment with the last 3 years in at least 4 of the following:

• Application development life cycle.
• Modern business solution design and development practices.
• Current Microsoft development environment.

• Web Application Development and Cloud Technologies.
• Business application support of internally developed and vended solutions within the CMFG architecture.
• Service and API development, SOA.

• Demonstrated expert knowledge of application development concepts in a multi-platform computing environment, including application development life cycle, n-tier development, object oriented design, etc
• Demonstrated breadth of knowledge of information technology concepts and deep expertise in application development in more than one business system area.

• Demonstrated expertise in business application, information and/or technical architecture design.
• Demonstrated good judgment and reliability
• Demonstrated expertise in architecture design with the ability to teach others.
• Drives and/or influences departmental or overall technology practices.
• Proven ability to clearly and effectively communicate business and technical information, both verbally and in writing.

• Proven ability to provide a high level of customer service.

• Job Purpose:

  Provide professional and technical support in the development, installation and maintenance of business systems solutions. Assist management in solution development and system activities. Act as a Leader on medium to large initiatives, including mentoring staff as needed.
• Additional Job Description

  Additional Job Description
  Job Responsibilities:

  • 25% Independently perform analysis and design in translating business requirements into technical specifications, present options, evaluate and recommend solutions. Drive out unperceived business needs, leverage existing solutions (across CUNA Mutual, publicly available, vendor packages, etc.) where appropriate. Identify and communicate the area-wide impact of interrelated activities. Proactively identify and communicate process and system improvement ideas to IT or business. Develop application code according to the acceptance criteria. Proactively strive for continuous improvement and continuous integration and delivery with IT and business.

  • 25% Guide the development of business systems solutions from conceptualization through stabilization using various computer platforms. Provide leadership, technical guidance and training to professional staff in planning/roadmapping, estimating, and quality assurance on medium to large initiatives. Provide constructive feedback to individual team members and their respective manager regarding performance on initiatives and support work.

  • 20% Develop, test, implement, document and maintain high quality business systems solutions on various computer platforms, adhering to established methodology and practices, and in accordance with acceptance criteria.

  • 10% Develop and maintain a high degree of client-specific knowledge and associated business systems knowledge commensurate with work experience. Collaborate effectively with management, development team members and clients to influence solution development decisions.

  • 10% Maintain knowledge of application development technologies, methodologies, and standards. Acquire and effectively apply new technical skills as driven by business need and/or technology advancements. Develop and maintain a good understanding of industry trends and proactively communicate issues of relevance to decision-makers.

  • 10% Promptly and professionally assume ownership and respond to customer requests. Perform and guide others in root cause analysis, impact analysis, problem determination and problem resolution support. Collaborate with appropriate business and IT staff throughout the problem resolution process.

  • The above statement of duties is not intended to be all inclusive and other duties will be assigned from time to time.

  Job Requirements:

  • BS in MIS or CS or equiv trade-off in related education and related professional work experience.

  • 3 1/2 years work experience in IT with the most recent 24 months work experience as a Business System Analyst or equivalent trade-off in related professional work experience within the last 3 years with demonstrated achievement and progressive responsibilities.

  • High level of proficiency demonstrated in a business environment with the last 3 years in at least 4 of the following:
    • Application development life cycle
    • Modern business solution design and development practices
    • Current Microsoft development environment
    • Web Application Development and Cloud Technologies
    • Business application support of internally developed and vended solutions within the CMFG architecture
    • Service and API development, SOA

  • Demonstrated superior working knowledge of application development concepts in a multi-platform computing environment, including application development life cycle, n-tier development, object oriented design, etc

  • Demonstrated breadth of knowledge of information technology concepts and deep expertise in application development in at least one business system area, including business application, information and/or technical architecture design experience.

  • Demonstrated good judgment and reliability

  • Demonstrated skills in translating business requirements into technical design, initiative planning and organization for medium to large size initiatives and providing leadership to a team of developers.

  • Proven ability to clearly and effectively communicate business and technical information, both verbally and in writing.

  • Proven ability to provide a high level of customer service.

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