Software Engineer I

Position Overview

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families. Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Employer: United Services Automobile Association.

Location: 5601 Legacy Drive, Plano Texas 75024

Compensation: USAA pays within a competitive salary range based on experience and market data. Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identifies and manages existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and the job role.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled.
• Follows written risk and compliance policies and procedures for business activities.
• Designs, develops, codes, and tests significant technical solutions in collaboration with senior and lead engineers.
• Leads code/design reviews to ensure smooth daily operations and accurate team planning.
• Organizes work and leads the team to deliver features and solutions.
• Independently resolves complex production issues and leads troubleshooting of end-to-end solutions spanning multiple applications and systems.
• Mentors and coaches junior engineers.
• Collaborates with architecture teams to influence directions for key technologies within a specific domain.
• Supports the Enterprise by delivering best-in-class technology solutions that impact organizational growth and effectiveness.
• Participates in all phases of the software systems and application development lifecycle including requirements gathering, design, testing, documentation, and implementation, as well as responding to outages.
• May telecommute.

Required Qualifications:

• Will accept a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Software, Computer Engineering, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field with 4 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation; or a Master's degree in one of the aforementioned fields with 12 months of experience in a related occupation.
• Guidewire Cloud
• Gosu programming language
• Java language
• REST frameworks
• API Development
• Agile methodology
• Relational database design and optimization with Gosu Query language and Guidewire Database consistency checks
• Designing and developing an automated Guidewire test framework with GUnit
• Batch process design, development, and optimization
• Apache Camel and Guidewire Integration gateway
• Policy and claims end-to-end business knowledge
• Guidewire Product Designer
• Guidewire Bitbucket & TeamCity deployment
• Configuring Guidewire with SBT Rating framework for calculating premiums & Automated Ratebook loader
• Configuring Underwriting Rules and Activity Patterns
• Creating custom profiler tags for integration services
• Guidewire Certified in PolicyCenter Configuration and InsuranceSuite Integration

Benefits & Perks

• At USAA, employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial and emotional wellness, including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans.
• 401(k), pension, and life insurance plans
• Parental benefits and adoption assistance
• A paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours
• Various wellness programs as well as career path planning and continuing education opportunities
• Eligibility for the Employee Referral Program