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NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative, and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.
We are currently seeking a fully remote technical consultant to join our team in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania (US-PA), United States (US).
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
We are seeking an experienced consultant in the OneShield Policy Administration platform to lead Application Management Services (AMS) for a Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance environment.
The role is responsible for providing technical leadership for production support, application maintenance, and enhancement initiatives while ensuring the stability, availability, and performance of the OneShield Policy Administration System. The Technical Lead will manage production incidents, lead defect resolution and application enhancements, perform code reviews, mentor development teams, and coordinate with business stakeholders and offshore teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
The ideal candidate will have strong OneShield, Java, and P&C insurance domain experience, with a proven ability to lead technical teams in an Agile environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as the onsite Technical Lead for the OneShield Policy Administration System (Client). Lead day-to-day production support activities, ensuring timely resolution of incidents, service requests, and production issues while meeting SLA commitments.
- Analyze production defects, perform root cause analysis, coordinate fixes, and implement preventive measures to improve application stability.
- Design, develop, configure, and implement enhancements to the existing OneShield Policy Administration application based on business requirements.
- Lead the development and customization of OneShield components, including Workflow Configuration, Business Rules, Rating, Data Modeling, DAP, UI, and Transformations.
- Oversee technical design, development, unit testing, integration testing, code deployment, and production release support.
- Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards, security guidelines, and development best practices.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to onsite and offshore development teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Coordinate with business stakeholders, product owners, QA teams, and architects to analyze requirements and deliver scalable technical solutions.
- Support application upgrades, patch implementations, environment management, and release deployments.
- Monitor application performance, identify optimization opportunities, and recommend continuous improvements. Ensure proper documentation of technical designs, production issues, knowledge articles, and support procedures.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, estimation, design discussions, and retrospectives.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate OneShield with internal and external systems using APIs and web services.
- Support production release planning, deployment validation, post-production verification, and hypercare activities.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system reliability, support efficiency, and development quality.
- Manage and coordinate end-to-end application releases across Development, QA, UAT, and Production environments, working closely with development, QA, infrastructure, DevOps, release management, and business teams to ensure successful deployments with minimal business impact.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 10 years of software development experience, with at least 8 years of hands-on experience on the OneShield platform.
- Strong hands-on experience with OneShield Designer, OneShield Policy Administration, and OneShield Core 6.x or higher.
- Proven experience in production support, application maintenance, enhancements, and release management for OneShield applications.
- Strong experience in Workflow Configuration, Business Rules, Rating, Data Modeling, DAP, AJAX, UI Development, and Transformations. Experience customizing and enhancing OneShield Policy Administration functionality to support business processes.
- Strong understanding of Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance policy lifecycle, including New Business, Renewals, Endorsements, Rewrites, and Cancellations.
- Strong proficiency in Core Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, REST APIs, SOAP Web Services, JPA/Hibernate, JDBC, and Microservices. Strong SQL experience with Oracle and/or SQL Server, including performance tuning and data analysis.
- Experience with Git, Maven/Gradle, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile development methodologies.
- Demonstrated experience leading development teams, performing code reviews, and ensuring adherence to development standards.
- Hands-on experience with the OneShield Object Model, including designing and extending business objects, along with strong experience in OneShield MD application development and the Designer deployment process for promoting configuration changes across environments.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team leadership skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience leading onsite-offshore delivery models for AMS engagements.
- Experience supporting large-scale enterprise OneShield Policy Administration implementations. Knowledge of OneShield platform upgrades, migrations, and performance optimization.
- Experience integrating OneShield with third-party systems using REST APIs, SOAP services, middleware, JSON, and XML.
- Experience with Azure cloud services and DevOps automation.
- Familiarity with production support processes, incident management, problem management, and change management.
- Experience in production monitoring, release governance, and operational excellence.
- Relevant OneShield certifications or insurance domain certifications are a plus.
- Experience working directly with business users, product owners, and client stakeholders in a fast-paced Agile environment.
ABOUT NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future.
U.S. On Location / Hybrid NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for U.S.-based positions. The starting pay range for this role is $50/Hr - $60/Hr. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position is eligible for company benefits including participation in medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, and AD&D insurance, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.
NTT DATA endeavors to make https://us.nttdata.com accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here. For Pay Transparency information, please click here.
INTRODUCTION
NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative, and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.
We are currently seeking a fully remote technical consultant to join our team in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania (US-PA), United States (US).
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
We are seeking an experienced consultant in the OneShield Policy Administration platform to lead Application Management Services (AMS) for a Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance environment.
The role is responsible for providing technical leadership for production support, application maintenance, and enhancement initiatives while ensuring the stability, availability, and performance of the OneShield Policy Administration System. The Technical Lead will manage production incidents, lead defect resolution and application enhancements, perform code reviews, mentor development teams, and coordinate with business stakeholders and offshore teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
The ideal candidate will have strong OneShield, Java, and P&C insurance domain experience, with a proven ability to lead technical teams in an Agile environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as the onsite Technical Lead for the OneShield Policy Administration System (Client). Lead day-to-day production support activities, ensuring timely resolution of incidents, service requests, and production issues while meeting SLA commitments.
- Analyze production defects, perform root cause analysis, coordinate fixes, and implement preventive measures to improve application stability.
- Design, develop, configure, and implement enhancements to the existing OneShield Policy Administration application based on business requirements.
- Lead the development and customization of OneShield components, including Workflow Configuration, Business Rules, Rating, Data Modeling, DAP, UI, and Transformations.
- Oversee technical design, development, unit testing, integration testing, code deployment, and production release support.
- Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards, security guidelines, and development best practices.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to onsite and offshore development teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Coordinate with business stakeholders, product owners, QA teams, and architects to analyze requirements and deliver scalable technical solutions.
- Support application upgrades, patch implementations, environment management, and release deployments.
- Monitor application performance, identify optimization opportunities, and recommend continuous improvements. Ensure proper documentation of technical designs, production issues, knowledge articles, and support procedures.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, estimation, design discussions, and retrospectives.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate OneShield with internal and external systems using APIs and web services.
- Support production release planning, deployment validation, post-production verification, and hypercare activities.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system reliability, support efficiency, and development quality.
- Manage and coordinate end-to-end application releases across Development, QA, UAT, and Production environments, working closely with development, QA, infrastructure, DevOps, release management, and business teams to ensure successful deployments with minimal business impact.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 10 years of software development experience, with at least 8 years of hands-on experience on the OneShield platform.
- Strong hands-on experience with OneShield Designer, OneShield Policy Administration, and OneShield Core 6.x or higher.
- Proven experience in production support, application maintenance, enhancements, and release management for OneShield applications.
- Strong experience in Workflow Configuration, Business Rules, Rating, Data Modeling, DAP, AJAX, UI Development, and Transformations. Experience customizing and enhancing OneShield Policy Administration functionality to support business processes.
- Strong understanding of Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance policy lifecycle, including New Business, Renewals, Endorsements, Rewrites, and Cancellations.
- Strong proficiency in Core Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, REST APIs, SOAP Web Services, JPA/Hibernate, JDBC, and Microservices. Strong SQL experience with Oracle and/or SQL Server, including performance tuning and data analysis.
- Experience with Git, Maven/Gradle, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile development methodologies.
- Demonstrated experience leading development teams, performing code reviews, and ensuring adherence to development standards.
- Hands-on experience with the OneShield Object Model, including designing and extending business objects, along with strong experience in OneShield MD application development and the Designer deployment process for promoting configuration changes across environments.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team leadership skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience leading onsite-offshore delivery models for AMS engagements.
- Experience supporting large-scale enterprise OneShield Policy Administration implementations. Knowledge of OneShield platform upgrades, migrations, and performance optimization.
- Experience integrating OneShield with third-party systems using REST APIs, SOAP services, middleware, JSON, and XML.
- Experience with Azure cloud services and DevOps automation.
- Familiarity with production support processes, incident management, problem management, and change management.
- Experience in production monitoring, release governance, and operational excellence.
- Relevant OneShield certifications or insurance domain certifications are a plus.
- Experience working directly with business users, product owners, and client stakeholders in a fast-paced Agile environment.
ABOUT NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future.
U.S. On Location / Hybrid NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for U.S.-based positions. The starting pay range for this role is $50/Hr - $60/Hr. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position is eligible for company benefits including participation in medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, and AD&D insurance, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.
NTT DATA endeavors to make https://us.nttdata.com accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here. For Pay Transparency information, please click here.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Technical Consultant
Align your degree to the SOC code
USCIS approves H-1B petitions for Technical Consultants under SOC codes like 15-1251 or 15-1299. Check O*NET to confirm your degree field matches the listed education requirements before applying, so your employer's LCA filing holds up under scrutiny.
Target consulting firms with cap-exempt clients
Some Technical Consultants are placed at universities or nonprofits that qualify as cap-exempt H-1B employers. If your staffing firm has contracts with those institutions, you may sidestep the annual lottery entirely and file any time of year.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter for Technical Consultant roles on Migrate Mate to see which employers have certified LCAs with DOL. That filing history confirms they've already completed the prevailing wage process, which shortens your path from offer to petition.
Request the LCA wage level before signing
Ask your employer which DOL wage level they'll certify on the LCA. Wage Level I applies to entry roles; Level III or IV applies to senior consultants. A mismatch between your offered salary and the certified level can trigger an RFE or denial.
Prepare a specialty occupation evidence file
Consulting roles draw more H-1B RFEs than most tech jobs because the work can seem generalist. Gather job postings, SOW excerpts, and client project scopes that demonstrate the role consistently requires a specific technical degree field, not just broad business knowledge.
Use OFLC Wage Search to benchmark before negotiating
Look up prevailing wages for your metro area and SOC code using OFLC Wage Search before your offer negotiation. Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage or the actual wage paid to similar workers, whichever is higher.
H-1B Visa Technical Consultant: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Technical Consultant role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field such as computer science, information systems, or engineering. USCIS evaluates each petition individually, so your employer's job description must tie the daily duties to that specific field. Roles described as generalist or project-management-only face higher RFE rates than those with clearly defined technical requirements.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Technical Consultant jobs?
Enterprise technology companies, consulting firms, and IT staffing agencies are the most active H-1B sponsors for Technical Consultant roles. DOL LCA disclosure data shows consistent filings from firms placing consultants at Fortune 500 clients. Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified LCA filing histories for this role, so you can focus your applications on companies already set up to sponsor.
Can a staffing agency sponsor my H-1B as a Technical Consultant?
Yes, staffing and consulting firms regularly sponsor H-1B petitions for consultants placed at client sites. USCIS requires the sponsoring employer to maintain an employer-employee relationship, which means the agency must control your work, set your hours, and retain the right to terminate your assignment. Third-party placement arrangements receive additional scrutiny, so your employer will need strong documentation of that control.
What happens to my H-1B if my consulting engagement ends early?
If your employer terminates your H-1B before the approved end date, they are responsible for paying your return transportation costs. You have a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsoring employer, change status, or depart. A new employer can file an H-1B transfer petition during that window, and you can start work once USCIS receives the petition, not after approval.
How does prevailing wage work for Technical Consultant H-1B filings?
Before filing your H-1B petition, your employer must certify a Labor Condition Application with DOL confirming they'll pay at least the prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location. The prevailing wage is determined by DOL wage surveys or a private wage survey the employer submits. You can verify the applicable wage level for your role and metro area using the OFLC Wage Search tool before you negotiate your offer.