Senior Lead Developer - Duck Creek - Remote

Crum & Forster Insurance; Morristown, New York (NJ, NY); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Lead Developer with extensive experience in the Duck Creek platform. This role offers the chance to lead application development, mentor team members, and drive innovative solutions in a dynamic environment. You will work closely with technical and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into effective applications. Join a company that values its employees and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive compensation, generous PTO, and opportunities for professional growth. If you are passionate about technology and want to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Generous 401K employer match

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Generous Paid Time Off

Excellent health, dental & vision benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Professional training opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Corporate giving program

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in Duck Creek Policy admin system with expert skills.
• Hands-on experience in Duck Creek Platform versions v6.x, v7.x, and v8.x.

Responsibilities

• Develop product applications using the Duck Creek platform and its features.
• Collaborate with team members to adhere to Duck Creek development best practices.

Skills

Duck Creek Platform

SQL

HTML5

XSLT Transformation

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Duck Creek Express

Duck Creek Server

Duck Creek Author

Duck Creek Transact

Duck Creek Insights

Power BI

Job description

Crum & Forster Company Overview

Crum & Forster (C&F), with a proud history dating to 1822, provides specialty and standard commercial lines insurance products through our admitted and surplus lines insurance companies. C&F enjoys a financial strength rating of "A" (Excellent) by AM Best and is proud of our superior customer service platform. Our claims and risk engineering services are recognized as among the best in the industry.

Our most valuable asset is our people: more than 2000 employees in locations throughout the United States. The company is increasingly winning recognition as a great place to work, earning several workplace and wellness awards, including the 2024 Great Place to Work Award for our employee-first focus and our steadfast commitment to diversity, equity and Inclusion.

C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, a global, billion dollar organization. For more information about Crum & Forster, please visit our website: www.cfins.com.

Job Description

The Duckcreek Sr. Lead Developer should have expertise in application development and implementation using the latest Duck Creek platform and its allied features. The candidate should have good skills in the software development lifecycle, messaging patterns, endpoint security, interfaces with internal and external applications, and database knowledge; leading and teaching others through doing, knowledge sharing, mentoring and training; documenting guidelines, best practices and lessons learned; and participating in reviews and code inspection sessions.

What you will do for C&F:

• Product application development using the latest Duck Creek platform and its allied features.
• Ability to drive low-level design and perform estimation, technical POC, and technical customer communication.
• Collaboratively work with team members to adhere to Duck Creek development best practices.
• Maintaining application code/configuration promotion, build & release cycle.
• Preparation of LLDs under the supervision of the Technical Architect.
• Creation of reusable codes/assets/enablers as a part of the project or engagement.
• Work on scaled agile development teams to understand business needs and transform complex requirements into innovative solutions.
• Communicate within a sprint team as well as cross-team for any proposed design or solution while concurrently addressing technical issues and risks in a collaborative manner.
• Oversee technical deliverables for projects through the software development lifecycle, including validating the completeness of estimates, quality and accuracy of technical designs, build and implementation under direct senior supervision.

What you will bring to C&F:

• 8+ years of experience in Duck Creek Policy admin system with expert level hands-on technical skills in Duck Creek's toolset: Express, Server, Author, Transact, Forms, User Admin, Shredding, XSLT Transformation, XML, HTML5, SQL.
• Hands-on experience in Duck Creek Platform - v6.x, v7.x and v8.x.
• Hands-on experience in Express Version 3 & Theme Maker.
• Hands-on experience in Duck Creek Insights – Extract Mapper & Power BI Reports, Shredding.
• Experience in Duck Creek AMI, Anywhere API & Message Hub.
• In-depth knowledge of Duck Creek Conformant standards and remediation methodologies.
• Experience working directly with technical, business stakeholders/leadership in formulating technical requirements to solve business problems.
• Energetic and engaging self-starters possessing strong analytical, communication, organizational and technology skills.
• Will abide by departmental policies and procedures, including authority levels, to comply with C&F’s risk management controls.
• Working experience in DCOD is preferable.

What C&F will bring to you

• Competitive compensation package.
• Generous 401K employer match.
• Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• Excellent benefits that go beyond health, dental & vision. Our programs are focused on your whole family’s wellness, including your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• A core C&F tenet is owning your career development, so we provide a wealth of ways for you to keep learning, including tuition reimbursement, industry-related certifications and professional training to keep you progressing on your chosen path.
• A dynamic, ambitious, fun and exciting work environment.
• We believe you do well by doing good and want to encourage a spirit of social and community responsibility, matching donation program, volunteer opportunities, and an employee-driven corporate giving program that lets you participate and support your community.

At C&F you will BELONG.

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Crum & Forster is committed to ensuring a workplace free from discriminatory pay disparities and complying with applicable pay equity laws. Salary ranges are available for all positions at this location, taking into account roles with a comparable level of responsibility and impact in the relevant labor market and these salary ranges are regularly reviewed and adjusted in accordance with prevailing market conditions.