Key skills
CyberLifeLife70MainframeCICSWebSphereAWSCOBOLAssemblerMVS JCLVSAMDB2SQLTSO/ISPFMicro Focus COBOLSOAP APIsREST APIsACORDFTPJSONXMLDecision makingUnit TestingAgileKanban
About this role
Symetra is a national financial services company dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support their Individual Life Insurance Division by developing and enhancing their legacy mainframe application, CyberLife, and building APIs for real-time data exposure.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in daily Agile/Kanban ceremonies
- Assess new requirements to provide high-level estimates
- Design and document system integrations and coding enhancements
- Develop secure, performant code following team best practices
- Execute unit testing and Support integration, acceptance and regression testing
- Coordinate the movement of code between our various technical environments
- Support resolution of critical production support issues
- Participate in design and code reviews
- Mentor team members as necessary providing subject matter expertise
- Building and maintaining APIs to expose real-time data
Requirements:
- You have a high school diploma (required), plus a BA/BS in a related field preferred
- Experienced with CyberLife, Life70, or a similar mainframe-based policy administration system
- Collaborative team player who thrives in a supportive, Agile environment
- Strong decision-maker with the ability to solve complex technical and business problems
- Accountable and committed to delivering high‑quality, reliable solutions
- Comfortable taking ownership and helping define how your role contributes to overall team success
- Technically proficient across the following areas: Platforms: Mainframe, CICS, WebSphere, AWS; Languages: COBOL, Assembler, MVS JCL; Databases: VSAM, DB2, SQL; Development Tools: TSO/ISPF, Micro Focus COBOL; Web Services: SOAP and REST APIs; Additional Technologies: ACORD, FTP, JSON, XML