Developer/Analyst II – Business Objects (62
Arbella Insurance Group is one of the leading property and casualty insurance providers in Massachusetts. Our corporate headquarters are conveniently located in Quincy, MA near the Quincy Adams T Station as well as Routes 93, 95/128 and 24. Our claims offices are located throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. We strive to have each customer contact with our employees a memorable event that encourages customer loyalty. In order to facilitate that memorable event, Arbella strives to ensure that employees feel a sense of belonging, ownership and commitment to our mission and vision. We believe that once our employees know and understand their value to the company, our customers will benefit. We value unique contributions and reward creativity, initiative and leadership. At Arbella, our continued success is due to our employees who are our most valued resources.
Primary Function
Under minimal direction, the Developer II is responsible for preparing functional specification of application system changes, coding of programs and testing applications. The Developer II will work with various team members in Information Technology and Business Areas to gain appropriate requirements, provide estimates and develop through all phases of the development cycle. Will actively participate in design and solutions, escalating issues appropriately. The Developer II will follow established procedures and have demonstrated a sound knowledge of the discipline(s) being supported and/or developed. This candidate is expected to provide ongoing support to production systems and exhibit sound communication, customer service and collaboration skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Interview users and/or business analysts in order to gather and document requirements.
- Prepare cost and time estimates for individual deliverables with the support of senior team members.
- Develop functional and technical specifications.
- Code application programs according to specifications.
- Successfully tests and debugs code at the unit test level.
- Participate with project team members, business analysts and the user community on system integration testing.
- Follow Arbella standards when testing and documenting applications.
- Participate in coordinated production implementations with Production Technical Services and other application staff
- Advise the Applications Project Manager and/or Team Lead of system problems or issues.
- Prepare status reports on the progress of all projects.
- Perform after-hours application support as required.
- Participate in on-call, 24/7 coverage on a rotational basis.
Required Skills:
Mandatory
- 3-5 years experience in the design, development and implementation reports using Business Objects.
- 2-3 years SQL experience.
- 2-3 years experience in report analysis and design.
Optional
- Understanding of or experience in source data analysis as it relates to report development
- Understanding of or experience in data modeling including normal form and star schema design
- Experience with data modeling tools such as ER Studio or ERWin
- Experience with Unix and Unix shell scripting
- Business Objects Universe design and development experience
Arbella is an equal employment opportunity employer. Please apply here: https://arbellainsurance-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobinfojobid=62company_id=16346jobboardid=24version=1