IT Associate - Software Engineer at UNUM GROUP in Chattanooga, TN

Summary: Unum is a Fortune 500 company driving a digital transformation, seeking forward-thinking innovators to enhance their technology usage. The IT Associate - Software Engineer role is designed for motivated individuals to gain hands-on experience in software development within an Agile environment, collaborating with experienced professionals. Responsibilities: - An Associate is responsible for the analysis, design, testing, implementation, and maintenance of new and existing features for the applications for a given business domain - Responsible for communication and collaboration with team members and Manager in the delivery of features - Analyses, Designs, codes, configures, and documents software deliverables using agreed-upon standards and tools. Participates in sizing and estimation activities within the agile team - Communicates daily with the Scrum Master or Manager and the Agile team on progress made and planned progress for the coming day, and reports any impediments that are blocking their progress - Embraces learning opportunities such as code reviews and sprint retrospectives; contributing ideas for continuous improvement and readily receives feedback for self-improvement - Exercises creativity and resourcefulness in solving technical problems in a way that maximizes customer value - Responsible for following the quality practices – peer reviews, code reviews, and retrospectives - Demonstrates an interest in software architecture and seeks to design solutions in alignment with Unum’s stated architecture and standards - Collaborate with Business Analysts to confirm understanding of business requirements relating to features to be delivered and to help the Business Analyst define requirements that can be delivered from a technical perspective - Always thinks with the mind of the end customer, ensuring solutions seek to improve the customer experience and delight their customers Required Qualifications: - Bachelor of Computer Science preferred, or equivalent relevant business experience - The Associate Software Engineer role is an entry-level role into Unum and typically has zero to two years of IT-related experience - Shows evidence of analytical ability - Takes a logical, analytical approach to problem solving and pays close attention to detail - Knowledge of Agile Development Methodologies - Self-motivated and results-oriented - Demonstrates strong focus on quality delivery and delighting customers; holds self to high standards of delivery - Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills - Strong team player; able to work effectively within a team and more broadly with people from a variety of backgrounds and areas across the organization - Ability and drive to learn - An understanding and experience with some of the technologies below is expected, and the candidate is required to develop deep expertise in many of these during their work at Unum: Languages: HTML, CSS, XML, C#, JavaScript, SQL, SOQL - Development Tools / IDEs: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Browser Dev Tools (Chrome & IE), Fiddler, Charles - Source Control: Visual Studio Team Services, GitHub, BitBucket - Application Types: ASP.NET MVC, Web API - Frameworks and Libraries: jQuery, NodeJS/NPM, Angular, React, KnockoutJS, Bootstrap, Foundation, Office UI Fabric, Material, Gulp, Grunt, JSLint, Mocha, Chai, Karma, Protractor, Selenium - Security and Protocols: NTLM, SAML, OAuth, SOAP, WCF, HTTP/S, TCP/IP, SMTP, REST - Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Salesforce - Operating Systems: Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2+, Mac OSX, Linux - Database and Storage Technologies: SQL Server, Azure Storage (various), AWS Storage (various), MongoDB, PostgreSQL - Process: Scrum, User Stories, CI/CD Pipeline Awareness, Code Review Practices, Agile Development Required Skills: Agile Development Methodologies, HTML, CSS, XML, C#, JavaScript, SQL, SOQL, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Browser Dev Tools, Fiddler, Charles, Visual Studio Team Services, GitHub, BitBucket, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, jQuery, NodeJS, NPM, Angular, React, KnockoutJS, Bootstrap, Foundation, Office UI Fabric, Material UI, Gulp, Grunt, JSLint, Mocha, Chai, Karma, Protractor, Selenium, NTLM, SAML, OAuth, SOAP, WCF, HTTP, TCP/IP, SMTP, REST, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Salesforce, Windows 10, Windows Server, Mac OSX, Linux, SQL Server, Azure Storage, AWS Storage, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Scrum, User Stories, CI/CD Pipeline, Code Review Practices, Analytical ability Benefits: Healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), Insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), Performance-based incentive plans, Paid time off, 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not