Senior Broker System Engineer

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This is a fantastic opportunity to Markerstudy Insurance Group, a growing, thriving company with a huge presence in the insurance space.

Role Purpose:
As a Senior Broker Systems Engineer, you are responsible for the efficiency and effectiveness of development/configuration and delivery processes. Working within squads, you will play a key role in setting an example by ensuring quality solutions and a positive mindset.

Role Responsibilities:

• Undertake development/configuration and delivery of systems at a level appropriate to the role, specifically focused on the Open GI Core Platform and associated products.
• Use Open GI frame calculation functions to implement business and regulatory changes into the Open GI Core system, ensuring the best journey for clients and staff.
• Work alongside other key business functions including Trading, Pricing, Wholesale, Operations, Commercial, and Business Optimisation to ensure optimal commercial performance of the platform.
• Execute unit testing for all development/configuration and contribute to the planning of appropriate testing by the test team.
• Ensure all production and development/test platforms are robust and secure, with clear auditing of change, in accordance with Change Management practices.
• Support the Scrum team in the successful planning and delivery of sprints.
• Coach/mentor Junior and Broker Systems Engineers to ensure the appropriate standards are met within squad working.
• Create training plans to fit the needs of Broker Systems professionals to enhance knowledge and skills.
• Provide 3rd line support for existing Policy Administration Systems within Atlanta.
• Produce suitable design proposals for all new development in association with the rest of the scrum team in line with the Product Design Authority process (PDA).
• Ensure all configuration documents are kept up to date inline with our config change procedure for audit trail purposes.
• Work with Head of Broker Systems, Broker Systems Consultant, and Principal Broker Systems Engineers on the delivery of work set as part of the overall strategy for Broker Systems.
• Deliver new configuration components and documents to the agreed levels of quality and in the agreed timescales to ensure project and other change success.
• Provide reliable estimates of the effort required to develop new systems and functionality.
• Follow best practices in development and unit testing of configuration and documents builds to ensure minimal defect count in both Non-prod and Prod environments.
• Provide input to the analysis process to avoid rework and re-specification of systems mid-project.

Skills and Experience Required:

Essential:

• Experience of the Open GI Core back-office systems.
• Experience of Open GI enhanced calculation functions including Core toolkit and Scheme Toolkit.
• Understanding and experience of the software development life cycle, agile methodology (especially Scrum).
• Good knowledge and experience using HTML, Velocity, CSS, and Microsoft applications.
• Strong knowledge and experience of technical configuration of a policy administration system(s).
• A passion for quality and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Good experience in developing and mentoring Broker System professionals.
• Good awareness of Incident, Problem, and Change management.

Desirable:

• Demonstrates a systematic, disciplined, and analytical approach to problem-solving.
• Good awareness of Cyber / Information / Data Security risks and the potential impact of these on the business.
• Experience using issue management tools such as Jira, Service Now, and Confluence.
• Experience managing 3rd party suppliers.

Benefits:

• Starting with 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• Opportunity for a yearly bonus.
• Life Assurance 2x annual salary.
• Collaborative, fast-paced working environment.
• Hybrid Working.
• Modern, vibrant offices.

Why us?
Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited (MISL) is one of the largest Managing General Agents in the UK. With a strong presence in the UK motor insurance market, we specialise in niche motor cover, where our solid market knowledge and experience enables us to create highly targeted products.

If you are interested, please apply with your up-to-date CV or email for more information.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Sales
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

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