 Basic knowledge of insurance and financial services products preferred.  Advanced planning/organizational, problem-solving, analytical, time management, decision-making, and communication skills re

 Basic knowledge of insurance and financial services products preferred.

 Advanced planning/organizational, problem-solving, analytical, time management, decision-making, and communication skills required, as well as solid leadership and basic presentation skills.

 Must be able to effectively communicate technical plans, strategies, and designs to all levels of the company.

 Basic knowledge of business unit applications preferred.

 Must be able to maintain a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality.

 Proficiency with database applications; knowledge of mainframe, distributed, and/or web programming languages.

 Proven experience as a senior IT professional.

 Creating Java application designs that mesh with our architectural guidelines and best practices.

 Coaching and mentoring other development staff on designs and coding best practices.

 Working within both AGILE and Waterfall project teams.

 Providing Java application expertise and representation to management, vendors and internal business partners.

 Working with our business partners to ensure Application Development staff is focusing on the right work at the right time.

 Coordinating work tasks with offshore teammates.

 Working with project sponsors to plan needed staffing; maintaining attention to current utilization with an eye on how to level resources.