Software Engineer - I (COBOL, CA Gen, Endevor, CICS, DB2, IMS, MQ Series)

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Technology

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$96,400.00 - $159,100.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Travelers is seeking a Software Engineer I to join our organization as we grow and transform our Technology landscape. Individual will complete intermediate end to end engineering tasks for specific system assignments including developing, analyzing, configuring, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, documenting, health monitoring/alerting, and implementing based on user or system design specifications, as well as participating in troubleshooting, conducting impact analysis and escalating appropriately.

What Will You Do?

• Perform analysis, design, development, and configuration functions as well as define technical requirements for assignments of intermediate complexity.

• Participate with team to perform analysis, assessment and resolution for defects and incidents of intermediate complexity and escalate appropriately.

• Work within guidelines set by team to independently tackle well-scoped problems.

• Seek opportunities to expand technical knowledge and capabilities.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Three years of programming/development experience preferred.

• Expertise in CA Gen and COBOL for application development, with experience in ENDEVOR for version control.

• Extensive experience with DB2, including its concepts such as binds and indexes and utilities. Basic understanding of IMS and Oracle databases is preferred.

• Proficient in SQL for database management and manipulation, with some experience in AQT for query tools.

• Working knowledge of CICS, IBM MQs and RACF for security management is preferred.

• Experience with Jira, SailPoint, and ServiceNow preferred.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a high level of experience in testing and documentation processes.

• Delivery - Intermediate delivery skills including the ability to deliver work at a steady, predictable pace to achieve commitments, decompose work assignments into small batch releases and contribute to tradeoff and negotiation discussions.

• Domain Expertise - Demonstrated track record of domain expertise including the ability to understand technical concepts necessary to do the job effectively, demonstrate willingness, cooperation, and concern for business issues and possess in-depth knowledge of immediate systems worked on.

• Problem Solving - Proven problem solving skills including debugging skills, allowing you to determine source of issues in unfamiliar code or systems and the ability to recognize and solve repetitive problems rather than working around them, recognize mistakes using them as learning opportunities and break down large problems into smaller, more manageable ones.

• Communication - Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly and concisely interact with team members, document work in a clear, easy to follow manner, collaborate well with team members, take in well- scoped requirements and ask the right questions to ensure clarification, seek out and receive constructive criticism well and listen when others are speaking.

• Leadership - Intermediate leadership skills with a proven track record of self-motivation in identifying personal growth opportunities.

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in work experience.

• One year of programming/development experience.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members