Technical Consultant

Summary

The Technical Consultant will be expected to drive solution analysis, analyze custom components and support execution for upgrades and bugfix releases with our customers in production.

Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Constant learning of new features of out-of-box EVERESTEK product, reduce customization and promote improvements into product
• Participate in analysis and impact assessments for customers going through product upgrades and bugfix releases.
• Liaison with implementation team members on merging, timing and delivery strategies of major product upgrades and bugfix releases.
• Participate in requirements elicitation, analyses and design, driving solution implementation and carry through to the handover of major custom components to the EVERESTEK Support team
• Produce quality technical documentation to support the design and development process
• Strong communication skills and proven ability to deliver without direct supervision [CF1]
• Contribute in the creation and review of estimates around technical aspects of the solution
• Ensure all aspects of good design and construction are delivered, including:
• Performance, scalability, and security
• Modularity, interoperability, and upgradability
• Collaborate with peers within the client organization to ensure a successful delivery
• Work closely with Solution Architects, Business Consultants and Software Engineers for successful completion of product upgrades and bugfix releases.
• Identify and capture areas for improvement/innovation for subsequent technical consultancy service transformation
• Develop an understanding and knowledge of insurance and our customers[CF2]
• Expert knowledge of specific technologies:[CF3]
• Willingness to take ownership of significant elements of an overall solution

Education and/or Experience

• 5+ years working in a comparable consultancy position
• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems
• Engineering, Mathematics/ Statistics/ Sciences (or related) disciplines
• Experience of working remotely in a vendor environment on client sites
• Experience working within the insurance sector a distinct advantage
• Experience of working remotely in a vendor environment on client sites[CF4]

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong analysis, design & solutioning skills and able to provide sound direction.
• Excellent documentation skills
• Proven complex technical problem-solving skills[CF5]
• An ability to be well organized, flexible, proactive and detail orientated
• Capability to lead both internal and client teams
• Full project life cycle exposure
• Strong analysis, design & solutioning skills
• Excellent planning and tracking skills within dynamic Agile/Scrum environment
• Ability of understanding and manipulating the data model at a database level
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills
• Positive and supportive team player
• Strong communication skills and proven ability to deliver without direct supervision
• Strong negotiation and scope management skills
• Capable of working under pressure
• Strong problem-solving skills of complex technical

Technical Skills

• Advanced knowledge of specific technologies:
• Java, including JEE technologies such as JSP, JDBC, JNDI
• Application servers: Websphere, Weblogic, Tomcat, JBoss
• Databases: Oracle, SQL Server
• Development Tools: Gradle, Ant, Eclipse, JUnit, Git, Subversion
• Cloud – Amazon Web Services(AWS), Cloudwatch, New Relic
• Proven experience of using integration technologies such as SOA, Web API standards, SOAP and REST