RPG Developer

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week 

Our New York Life culture has laid the foundation for over 175 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. Here you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring organization with a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance.

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities.  You will be part of an inclusive team guided by our belief to always be there for each other–providing the support and flexibility to grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.

You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly.

As part of New York Life Direct, you'll join a team revolutionizing the life insurance experience for AARP members. We're the industry leader in direct-to-consumer life insurance, offering streamlined coverage directly to individuals, bypassing traditional agent models. Your work will directly impact lives by making life insurance accessible, affordable, and understandable for millions of Americans.

This position primarily involves a hybrid work schedule - working remotely: Monday & Friday / on site: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Role Overview:

RPG Developer who can assist and support the development and maintenance of our life insurance policy administration application software utilizing knowledge of tools, concepts, and principles to construct and deliver software in direct support of customer business needs.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop in and maintain the life insurance policy administration system written in RPG III, RPG IV, Embedded SQL, RPG ILE, RPG Free, RPG Service Programs, COBOL, SQL Stored Procedures and UDFs.
• Performs complex and varied programming, based on specifications, utilizing appropriate development tools, common routines and interfaces using internal development languages
• Follows internal standards for designs, development, maintenance and support to the application system
• Supports and assists the QA with the creation of test plans as needed
• Unit test and debugs code

What you'll bring:

• 5+ years of development experience in RPG III, RPG IV, Embedded SQL, RPG ILE, RPG Free, RPG Service Programs, COBOL, SQL Stored Procedures and UDFs.
• 5-7 years of development experience in CL
• Working experience with Service Programs, ILE Modules, bound programs, binding directories, etc.
• Working experience with Aldon Change Management tool
• Working experience with IBM WebSphere Development Studio Client (Eclipse)
• Working experience in IBM DB2 and SQL
• Working experience with exposing iSeries programs for web applications (stored procedures, web services, etc.)
• Strong analysis and design skills with a focus on system design and flow.
• Experience with designing and implementing high volume, mission critical, productions systems.
• Must be a team player.
• Ability to work with a sense of urgency in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment.
• Experience in a Windows desktop environment.
• Self-starter with the ability to learn through on-the-job experience.

This position primarily involves a hybrid work schedule - working remotely: Monday & Friday / on site: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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Pay Transparency

Salary Range:  $93,200-$125,000 

Overtime eligible: Exempt 

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes 

Sales bonus eligible: No 

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.​

Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.

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Job Requisition ID: 91809