Business Programmer II

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• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments 

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General Summary:

Unum’s Broker Compensation team is seeking a Business Programmer II, the second level in a four-tier career path. This role involves designing, coding, testing, and maintaining applications that support business functions. Projects are typically medium in scope and range from moderately to highly complex, requiring knowledge of established programming procedures and data processing.

This is a hybrid opportunity out of our Chattanooga, TN and Portland, Maine Campus.

Job Specifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent related work experience is required.
• 3 – 6+ years experience of business or financial analysis, management reporting, or related work experience is required.

Technical Experience

• Experience with query, reporting and analysis tools in a mainframe environment, such as QlikView, SAS and Easytrieve Plus, is required.
• 2+ years of Business Programming
• Advanced PC skills required (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, etc.).
• VBA Coding experience needed
• Strong SQL Skills required
• Python and COBOL are a plus
• Experience working with a Data Warehouse or relational databases is required.
• Solid understanding of data modeling, extraction, transformation and batch load processing is required.
• Knowledge of business systems is preferred.

Business Experience

• Insurance industry knowledge is preferred.
• Cross-functional general knowledge of the business or operational processes or in-depth knowledge of a business or operational process is preferred.

Additional Skill-Set Requirements

• Highly motivated and self-directed.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to prioritize work under the pressure of deadlines.
• Demonstrated analytical skills.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Good project management skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Strong collaborative skills with functional area management, business analysts and IT staff.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Development (30%)

• Design, code, test and troubleshoot programs utilizing the appropriate hardware, database, and programming technology.
• Maintain and modify existing programs; make approved changes.
• Develop simple applications utilizing the appropriate hardware, database, and programming technology.
• Test and develop programming modifications.
• Write new program code using prescribed specifications.
• Write and maintain programming documentation.

Analysis (15%)

• Evaluate simple interrelationships between programs such as whether a contemplated change in one part of a program would cause unwanted results in a relat