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Alpharetta, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama, Jacksonville, Florida

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_Kemper is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper’s products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises._

Kemper is seeking a Senior Software Developer. The Senior Software Developer assists the team in the design, development and maintenance of Kemper’s Enterprise Services team that integrates Kemper applications with various 3rd party insurance and financial vendors. Works closely with Software Engineers and Architects in the development of system components.

**Position Responsibilities** :

+ Provides technical support for multiple moderately complex insurance and financial applications and system software technologies within areas of expertise.

+ Provides estimates to design, code, unit test and deploy complex requirements to applications owned by the team

+ Develops, documents and executes unit test cases.

+ Delivers quality and timely results.

+ Owns and resolves complex technical problems and issues with assigned applications and work processes.

+ Review and recommend test plans for impacted areas and end to end test coverage.

+ Complies with and supports all corporate, department and team policies and procedures.

+ Keeps manager, project teams/managers and business customers informed of activities and problems within assigned areas of responsibility; refers matters beyond limits of authority to manager for direction.

+ Recommends improvements to existing processes or proposes new ones, to improve the quality of project deliverables

+ Ensure reviews for quality (accurate and complete) of application software designs are scheduled and conducted to ensure optimal use of software systems.

+ Consults with internal and external customers on the utilization of applications computing technologies, within areas of expertise, to ensure that customers optimize the value of those technologies.

+ Develop technical knowledge and performance skills of IS projects teams for multiple applications.

+ Researches, evaluates and recommends new technologies independently or with the architect’s implementation.

+ Implement and support proof-of-concept activities for new technologies. Develops and obtains sign offs on technical specs, design documents, functional designs and requirements.

+ Guide teams on long term solutions for resolving frequently occurring production problems and reducing defect leakage.

+ Ensure code is being developed per standards with focus on maintainability and ensure unit test cases are being developed, documented and executed with the test results recorded. Ensure that the technical design presented by the architects is followed by the software development staff.

+ Ensure batch cycles are being executed according to plan and that defects are resolved in an accurate and timely fashion.

+ Lead team in successful completion of phase gates for projects.

**Position Qualifications** :

+ 3+ years of Java and Springboot experience

+ Utilizes Java EE, Spring 4+ framework (Spring Core, MVC, Data Access, Web Services, Boot), Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS), Java architecture for XML Binding (JAXB), JavaScript, Webservices (SOAP and JSON), SOAPUI, XMLSpy, Groovy, Jenkins, Splunk, Oracle and Postgres databases, Tomcat 8 webservers and markup languages such as HTML, CSS, XML, JSON.

+ Version control using Git (e.g. Stash, GitHub, Gitlab etc.) and Gradle Build Tool (version 3+)

+ Unit testing with JUnit4/5 and/or Spock and mocking frameworks (e.g. JMockit / Mockito / Spock / Spring Testing)

+ Java, Spring Boot experience required.

+ SQL and JavaScript experience preferred.

+ Experience with cloud development practices, AWS preferred.

+ Bachelor's degree, equivalent work experience or appropriate technical certification.

+ Demonstrates experienced technical skills. Advanced knowledge of a specific programming language and a good knowledge of related languages.

+ Use knowledge of new frameworks, tools and languages and make recommendations in applications as appropriate.

+ Worked with various project methodologies (agile and waterfall).

+ Able to translate business to technical requirements.

+ Understands technical controls, security concepts and SOX requirements.

+ Professional experience within Insurance or Financial Services industries a plus.

_Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee._

_Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email. Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates. If you receive such a message, delete it._

Kemper at a Glance

The Kemper family of companies is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. With approximately $13 billion in assets, Kemper is improving the world of insurance by providing affordable and easy-to-use personalized solutions to individuals, families and businesses through its Kemper Auto and Kemper Life brands. Kemper serves over 4.8 million policies, is represented by approximately 22,200 agents and brokers, and has approximately 7,500 associates dedicated to meeting the ever-changing needs of its customers. Learn more at Kemper.com .

*Alliance United Insurance Company is not rated.

_We value diversity and strive to be an employer of choice. An Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V_

Our employees enjoy great benefits:

• Qualify for your choice of health and dental plans within your first month.

• Save for your future with robust 401(k) match, Health Spending Accounts and various retirement plans.

• Learn and Grow with our Tuition Assistance Program, paid certifications and continuing education programs.

• Contribute to your community through United Way and volunteer programs.

• Balance your life with generous paid time off and business casual dress.

• Get employee discounts for shopping, dining and travel through Kemper Perks.