Job Description

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.

We are looking for a results-orientated and talented Senior Software Engineer to join the Field Rewards investment compensation team at Northwestern Mutual. You will be working on high visibility efforts that directly impact our Field Force. You and the lead engineer will partner closely to design and implement systems and features as well as mentor junior developers. The ideal candidate has a strong grasp of Object-Oriented Programming in Java, experience using the Spring framework, and is comfortable working with relational databases.

Skills required to be successful in this role

* Java
* Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Batch
* Relational Databases (DB2, Sybase, MySql, MS SQL Server)
* ETL Experience (Informatica, SSIS)
* Linux/Unix & shell scripting (bash)
* Git
* CI/CD experience (we use gitlabCI)
* Automated testing: unit, integration, regression

Additional skills & experience that would help

* Reporting (Business Objects, Power BI, SSRS)
* IBM Websphere
* messaging technologies like IBM MQ, Kafka, Mule
* Previous experience in the Financial Services sector (investments, insurance, banking, payroll systems)

Education / Experience

* BS in computer science, engineering or an equivalent field

Milestones

Within first month, while working with engineers on the teams, be able to jump head-first into new applications and ask the appropriate questions / do the appropriate research to identify the general functions and behaviors of the system. Begin contributing to minor backlog items.

Within first 3 months, have proficient knowledge of the baseline applications and be able to take the reins around backlog items and appropriately spec and develop code to contribute directly to the GIT repositories. Be able to dive into the overall application distribution architectures and navigate the environments in which they run.

Within first 6 months, be able to navigate the full stack of the applications and supporting components, contributing directly to engineering discussions that affect the current and future state of the applications. Essentially, contributing to the team at your full capacity.

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This job is not covered by the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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