National General is a part of The Allstate Corporation, which means we have the same innovative drive that keeps us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. We offer home, auto and accident and health insurance, as well as other specialty niche insurance products, through a large network of independent insurance agents, as well as directly to consumers.
Job Description
Responsible for Application Lifecycle Management for multiple business units. Primary duties will encompass the design and implementation of automated build and release pipelines utilizing Azure DevOps Services, supporting a .NET C# stack. Provide communication and collaboration between software development, quality assurance, business analysis, project management and infrastructure teams.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create and manage Azure DevOps Services build and release definitions to enable deployment to lower environments as well as production environments.
- Facilitate build and deployment to Development, Testing, UAT, Staging environments; provide post deployment support to technical teams.
- Perform production deployments and assist with troubleshooting deployment issues
- Serve as a liaison between application development and infrastructure teams in the establishment of needed infrastructure in the development and subsequent support of application solutions
- Develop an understanding of infrastructure footprint of existing .NET solutions and utilize as a pattern to design new solutions
- Serve as the SME for software development life-cycle tools that can support testing, monitoring, integration/release activities
- Install, configure, troubleshoot, patch, and upgrade software application products
- Monitors usage and changes configurations to improve capacity or performance of servers
- Participate in system performance tuning and technical troubleshooting sessions
Minimum Skills and Competencies:
- Bachelor Degree or in-lieu of degree, equivalent education, training and work-related experience
- Working knowledge of Azure DevOps Services and GIT source management, or similar industry toolsets
- Working knowledge of all phases of software development including design, coding, testing and implementation.
- 1+ years working with or supporting application development teams
- 1+ years experience with distributed build/deployment
- Performs work under direct supervision
- Handles basic technical issues; collaborates with senior level teammates to address more complex issues
- Ability to work with and understand business/client requirements
- Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to establish working relationships with individuals at varying levels within the organization.
- Effective organizational and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure, adhere to project deadlines and procedures, multi-task and be detail-oriented
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Desired Skills:
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems
- Application development exposure - no direct development experience necessary
- Working knowledge of scripting languages - PowerShell a plus
- Exposure to Active Directory, DNS, IIS knowledge desired, Kubernetes, Containers
- Understanding of Change Control procedures, High Availability, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery concepts as they relate to distributed system architectures
Compensation
Compensation offered for this role is $0.00 - 1,199,999.50 per day and is based on experience and qualifications.
At National General, great things happen when our people work together. That's why when you join our team, we make sure it isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. And one where you can impact the future for the greater good.
You'll do all this in a flexible environment that embraces connection and belonging. And with the recognition of several inclusivity and diversity awards, we've proven that Allstate empowers everyone to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live.
Good Hands. Greater Together.
National General Holdings Corp., a member of the Allstate family of companies, is headquartered in New York City. National General traces its roots to 1939, has a financial strength rating of A- (excellent) from A.M. Best, and provides personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, umbrella, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, supplemental health, and other niche insurance products. We are a specialty personal lines insurance holding company. Through our subsidiaries, we provide a variety of insurance products, including personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, umbrella, recreational vehicle, supplemental health, lender-placed and other niche insurance products.
Companies & Partners
Direct General Auto & Life, Personal Express Insurance, Century-National Insurance, ABC Insurance Agencies, NatGen Preferred, NatGen Premier, Seattle Specialty, National General Lender Services, ARS, RAC Insurance Partners, Mountain Valley Indemnity, New Jersey Skylands, Adirondack Insurance Exchange, VelaPoint, Quotit, HealthCompare, AHCP, NHIC, Healthcare Solutions Team, North Star Marketing, Euro Accident.
Benefits
National General Holdings Corp. is an Equal Opportunity (EO) employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of any characteristic protected by law. Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States, as it is not our practice to sponsor individuals for work visas. In the event you need assistance or accommodation in completing your online application, please contact NGIC main office by phone at (336) 435-2000.