Web Developer Jobs in Indiana

Job Title: Web Platform Engineer II

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Family: Information Technology

Department: Development Operations

Location: Corporate Office (Fort Wayne, IN)

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for complex web delivery platforms including building, maintaining, enhancing, and supporting the web application infrastructure as directed by management in accordance with the business needs of the company, providing coordination, troubleshooting, new solutions, research, and training.

POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Design, create, and support the web development platform including code repositories, deployment tools, continuous integration, databases, and servers.
• Responsible for web platform problems ensuring they are thoroughly researched and brought to a satisfactory conclusion.
• Coordinate system maintenance activities of the web platform, focused on performance and stability, including monitoring, backup, upgrades, patching, high availability, and deployment procedures.
• Research, analyze, and recommend web platform solutions and new technologies according to business needs based on cost/benefit analysis.
• Responsible for writing detailed technical and functional documentation including the scripting of installation, configuration, and tuning of software and servers to support production and development environments for web applications.
• Collaborate with security personnel to strengthen system security to protect against data loss.
• Install, configure, and tune software and servers to support production and development environments for web applications.
• Rapidly produce interim deliverables (such as technical specifications, prototypes, development environments, proofs of concept, etc.) in addition to the final production platform.
• Coordinate upgrades for the web application platform, providing proper planning, testing, implementation, and purchasing support.
• Establish and maintain Disaster Recovery documentation as required for business continuity as systems are added and changed.
• Lead medium size projects including product evaluation, systems design, resource allocation, training, and implementation.
• Maintain direct working relationships with technology vendors applicable to the web application platform to stay abreast of changes and future direction.
• Complete other projects as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Knowledge of web application platforms, databases, continuous integration, configuration management, Linux, and other emerging web technologies is essential.
• Demonstrated understanding and application of all aspects of application development projects, including analysis, documentation, testing and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain strong working relationships with teams.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct research, suggest, and implement new techniques and web platform methodologies.
• Must possess an understanding and appreciation of design principles with the ability to adhere to required specifications during implementation.
• Must be detailed-oriented with a demonstrated ability to accurately estimate and scope development support work.
• Must possess solid writing, coaching, project management, and public presentation skills.
• Development experience with modern web platform technologies is desired.
• Effectively interface with external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Associate’s degree in an IT-related field or equivalent degree required.
• Must have three years of experience managing hardware, software, and/or communication infrastructure within a mixed-system environment including Windows servers, Linux and/or other hosting platforms.
• Must have one year of additional experience integrating and supporting modern web development and production platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Information Systems related field is desired.
• Network or Systems Certifications (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, IBM, etc.) desired.
• Insurance background is desired.

Terms and Conditions

This description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Because the company’s niche is the church and related ministries market, and because effective service requires a thorough understanding of this market, persons in this position must be familiar with church operations and must conduct themselves in a manner that will neither alienate nor offend persons within this target niche.

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this position description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This position description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at-will”.