Software Engineer (Richmond, VA only)

Job description
What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

The Software Engineer works in an Agile team in a multi-technology environment and contributes to the development, maintenance, and enhancement of business applications. Under the guidance of a Senior Software Engineer or Manager, collaborates with Business Analysts, key stakeholders, and other IT professionals to define technical specifications (based on business requirements) and system interfaces to develop and present business solutions. Software knowledge base will vary based on the applications being built.

Purpose: The Software Engineer creates the overall structure and workflow of a software solution and is responsible for the development of one to multiple components. The Software Engineer contributes to the development, maintenance, and enhancement of business applications by providing specialized technical and business knowledge to the team. Under the guidance of a Team Lead or Manager, collaborates with Business Analysts, key stakeholders, other IT professionals to define detailed customer requirements and system interfaces, assess available technology, and develop and present technologies. Recommends and supports technical coding standards and practices. Stays current on emerging technologies.

Roles And Responsibilities
• Perform requirements analysis to create technical specifications to support business unit needs.
• Responsible for the specifications, development, testing and maintenance of business application adhering to departmental standards, policies and procedures.
• Thoroughly test all new and enhanced applications. Use Change Control to schedule and track all system changes
• Must posses the ability to work with the Analysts to develop training for the end users.
• Creates and maintains appropriate documentation.
• Must be able to troubleshoot production issues both during and outside of traditional work hours.
• Demonstrate a high-level knowledge of legacy systems, data structures/usage and primary systems interfaces based on appropriately written system specifications.
• Design business solutions that are secure and scalable.
• Implements and maintains the necessary controls and procedures to cost-effectively protect information systems assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure, or destruction. Provides guidance and direction for the protection of information systems assets to other areas as needed.

Position Requirements
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to lead, manage and coach.
• Ability to plan and facilitate meetings.
• Ability to work with a high degree of independence.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to communicate highly technical information in a business-friendly manner.
• Familiar with Project Management methodology and SDLC.
• Technical understanding of all hardware, server O/S, and application connectivity between servers, the internet and other integrated technologies as it relates to applications.
• Software knowledge base should include .Net, Angular, SQL, Hibernate, Java Script, HTML, XML, and TCP Communication protocols.

Education
• Advanced college degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Business or related work experience/certification.
• 5+ years of relevant general Information Technology experience required or experience in the Insurance Industry.

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US Work Authorization
• US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Who We Are

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better

We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s In It For You

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work. 
• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life. 
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance. 
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.  

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

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Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or ****** orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or ****** violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law. 

 

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United States
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