Sr. ALIP Platform Engineer

Athene Annuity and Life Company; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Athene is seeking a skilled IT professional in West Des Moines to lead QA activities and support ALIP deployments. You will review development work, design test plans, and resolve cross-application issues across Java, REST, and data platforms.

Collaboration with integration teams and project managers will define technical needs and ensure accurate data mapping to downstream systems. The role requires strong analytical skills, 5+ years in annuity/retirement tech, and a proactive approach to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or related field.
• 5+ years of related experience in the annuity and retirement insurance industry.
• Experience with ALIP Product Configuration and ALIP Data Model.
• Proficiency in Java, JSON, REST Services, XML; AWS configuration.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and Jira/Confluence/Git workflows.

Responsibilities

• Review development activities and execute unit/system testing; create deployment/test plans.
• Resolve complex software issues across multiple applications and platforms.
• Provide technical consulting for ALIP implementation within the company’s infrastructure.
• Assist data mapping to ensure correct data flow to downstream systems.
• Define technical needs for large projects and support policy/standards development.

Skills

ALIP configuration

ALIP data model

Java

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

Agile/Scrum

Jira/Confluence

AWS

Data mapping

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

Postman

Jenkins

ActiveMQ

Job description

We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.

Purpose & Impact: We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.

Key Deliverables:

Review development activities and execute unit/system testing; creation of deployment and development unit/system test plans; solid understanding of QA testing plans. Resolve complex software issues across multiple software applications and platforms. Provide technical consulting in implementing Accenture Life Insurance Platform (ALIP) within the company’s infrastructure. Assist integration teams with Annuity Admin System data mapping ensuring they are reading data from the correct locations. Provide technical advice to senior IT management or project managers regarding ALIP application, assisting them with high level planning. Define technical needs for large project efforts, ensuring ALIP application knowledge is available for all teams across organization. Assist in the development of internal policies and procedures (standards, controls and metrics).

What You Need to Bring:

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field. 5 years of related experience in the annuity and retirement insurance industry; 5 years of experience with: ALIP Product Configuration; ALIP Business Configuration; ALIP Configuration Tools and designs; ALIP Data model; ALIP Integration Workbench; ALIP APIs; Java, JSON, XSLT, XSD, and XML; PostgreSQL; Active MQ; Agile/Scrum; Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Git, or TortoiseGit; REST Services; Postman tools for API testing; Control-M; Prometheus or Grafana; Jenkins, Elastic, or ELK; analyzing or gathering business requirements and translating requirements into technical specifications and/or analyzing system feasibility and providing business solutions. Experience to include at least 2 years with: designing ALIP Flows; Python; Prod and Non-prod regions deployment. Experience to include at least 1 year with: AWS configuration, including client server and secret configuration; and data mapping between ALIP and downstream systems including EDM and Conforming Mart.

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We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.