Lead Microsoft .Net Developer

Who We Are:

Woodruff Sawyer has been an industry leader for over 100 years. As a top insurance brokerage, our clients range from small start-ups to some of the most innovative companies in the world. Here, your unique expertise and perspective help move companies ahead and your career forward.

We believe in supporting the whole lives and careers of our employees. That's why, through excellent benefits and opportunities, and a genuinely inclusive and collaborative environment, we create the space for you and your career to flourish.

As an employee-owned company, we build toward the next decade, not just the next quarter. Our independence means you answer to great ideas and client success, not short-term profits, while our ESOP program allows you to build long-term wealth and ownership in the company. At Woodruff Sawyer, you own your future.

What You'll Do:

• Lead agile development teams through delivery of high-quality customer-facing solutions that utilize cloud services from Microsoft Azure.
• Interact with stakeholders to understand existing business problems and work with the team to determine and provide the best technical solution.
• Lead the development teams by recognizing, coaching, and mentoring them in best practices for architecture, design, and implementation.
• Work closely with leaders across the organization to enable the successful delivery of multi-team programs and projects.
• Conduct regular 1-on-1's with team members; support team members in hitting individual and team goals.
• Develop high volume, highly scalable server-side features utilizing C#.NET and SQL Server
• Develop production-ready application features end-to-end in accordance with coding standards.
• Modify and maintain applications to include implementation, revisions, bug-fixes, and continued operations of same.
• Prepare and maintain documentation on implementation and continuing operation of applications.
• Manage and support software applications through deployment and long-term operational support.
• Perform product analysis, quality assurance, and maintenance of existing applications and support.
• Perform troubleshooting and resolution of end-user and application issues.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent education/experience in a computer science field
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience using .NET technologies with an emphasis on C#.NET and SQL Server
• Strong experience with C# programming language and/or other .NET languages
• Knowledge of web service concepts (REST, JSON, XML).
• Knowledge of SQL Server technologies and experience developing database applications using SQL server.
• Strong experience with CI/CD best practices. Experience setting up and maintaining automated build and release pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of Git and best practices for maintaining Git source code repositories.
• Strong object-oriented programming and design skills
• Familiarity with Agile Development methodologies
• Experience with client-side scripting JavaScript, Angular JS, HTML, CSS, and jQuery.
• Experience with Azure and Graph API is a strong plus.
• Must be versatile and have a readiness/desire to tackle new challenges.
• Broad systems thinking; understands the connections and relationships across functions and entities for both internal and external constituencies.
• Strong professional and interpersonal skills including exceptional customer service, creative problem solving, effective written and verbal communications, acute attention to detail and quality, driven with the ability to self-manage.
• Insurance Knowledge is preferred
• Working Knowledge of Applied Systems Products like Epic is preferred
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skill

Don't meet every single preferred qualification? Studies have shown that underrepresented populations are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet all qualifications. At Woodruff Sawyer we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

More About Us:

Compensation: Anticipated starting salary between $100,000.00 - $140,000.00. Salary offered will be dependent upon geography, experience, and expertise of the candidate.

This position is eligible to participate in an incentive program to earn additional compensation with a target equivalent to 8% of salary annually, based on individual and Company performance.

Our benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401k Retirement Plan with company match
• Ownership in the company through our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Program) and profit sharing
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick days
• Life Insurance, Short-term, and Long-Term Disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Wellness programs and workplace flexibility benefits
• Professional development and reimbursement programs
• Added perks like discounted event tickets, pet insurance, financial coaching, identity theft protection, milk stork, etc.

Compensation and Benefits are what Woodruff Sawyer in good faith believes are accurate for this role at the time of this posting.

Woodruff Sawyer is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our Equal Employment Policy incorporates our commitment to maintain an environment free of discrimination and to comply with all federal, state and local laws providing equal employment opportunities.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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