AS400 Engineer

RLI Corp. - Peoria, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Peoria, IL

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The AS400 Engineer position involves collaborating with a team to design, develop, modify, and maintain AS400 systems. The role includes coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting throughout the application development process, with a focus on building designs that meet business needs in partnership with leads and architects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the business to develop well-designed solutions that meet business needs.
• Analyzes software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Compiles objective data to influence decisions and strategy.
• Designs, develops, and implements software applications of high complexity.
• Performs post implementation support and system enhancements.
• Mentors and helps direct junior and intermediate Software Engineers.
• Coordinates with internal contacts to perform specific project tasks or resolve technical issues.
• Seeks out and utilizes new technology solutions and best practices to improve process, increase stability, and reduce cost/time to market.
• Assists in setting standards for product/process quality and monitors team's output.
• Leads in special projects and other duties as needed.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience or equivalent level of education and experience.
• Advanced experience with the design and development of various Web Technologies and Web Services.
• Advanced experience with Version Control, CI/CD, Architecture, Relational Database Systems/Data Management.
• Ability to model technology to align with business strategy.
• Ability to create and leverage frameworks.
• Ability to communicate findings and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to influence testing approaches and framework.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with cloud technologies and services.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of insurance industry standards and practices.

Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) — automatic 3% company contribution
• Annual discretionary 401k and ESOP profit-sharing contribution (up to 15% of base salary)
• Annual bonus plans
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Paid volunteer time off (VTO) to support our communities
• Parental and family care leave
• Flexible & hybrid work arrangements
• Fitness center discounts and free virtual fitness platform
• Employee assistance program
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• 2x Base Salary for Group Life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life insurance for purchase
• Critical Illness & Accident insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits