Senior Developer
Onsite - Cincinnati, OH
Full-Time / Direct Placement
Western & Southern Financial Group (W&SFG) is a Fortune 500 Financial Services company with a long history of strength and stability. We provide life and health insurance, annuities, mutual funds, and investment management products and services for millions of people through our member companies.
We are seeking an IT Senior Developer I to support the growing Enterprise Services practice within our Information Technology (IT) department. Our IT department executes with proficiency, delivering to our clients valued services that help them to achieve their financial goals. We make solutions simple, align resources and assets with strategic priorities, and continually improve our skills, processes and IT capabilities. The person who accepts this position will be challenged to perform complex tasks and rewarded accordingly.
What would I do?
As an IT Senior Developer I, you will be a part of our Enterprise Services team. This individual would be a change-agent for implementing new standards, processes, and best practices for microservices development. A thought leader with strong communication skills that is confident to interact with various areas of the organization, this person should be able to lead working sessions to fast-track migration of API/Service development to the cloud. Activities to accomplish the modernization of API/Services development are outlined below.
- Design and Development: Create microservices systems using languages such as C# (.NET Core), leveraging Azure services like Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or Azure App Services. Modernize legacy .NET applications into cloud-native microservices architecture.
- API Management: Develop REST API services using OpenAPI specifications and integrate them with Azure API Gateway.
- Containerization: Containerize microservices using Docker and deploy them on AKS or Azure App Services.
- Authentication and Authorization: Collaborate with other teams to implement OAuth2.0 and JWT for secure communication between microservices.
- Scalability and Resilience: Optimize microservices for low latency, scalability, and high availability.
- Monitoring and Logging: Collaborate with others to establish monitoring and logging solutions using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Proficiency in C# and .NET Core.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively.
Preferred:
- Understanding of DevOps practices and tools.
- Familiarity with Azure services (AKS, Azure App Services, API Gateway).
- Exposure to NoSQL databases (e.g., Cosmos DB, MongoDB).
Plus:
- Experience with microservice architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Solid understanding of web services, networking, and identity/access management.
- Experience managing production workloads in Azure.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code frameworks.
- Knowledge of Azure Functions for serverless computing.
You would enjoy a very competitive benefit plan including medical, dental, prescription, vision, long term and short term disability coverage, tuition reimbursement, free fitness center, paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) plan with a company match, AND a defined benefit pension plan! We offer highly subsidized parking or bus subsidies, free breakfast and lunch in our onsite café, as well as numerous employee discounts.
Tell me about Western & Southern Financial Group
There's never been a better time to become an associate!
- Financial Strength: We're a Fortune 500 company that's been in business for over 130 years, with a capital-to-asset ratio of over 19%. We are consistently recognized for our financial stability and operating performance by ratings agencies.
- Supportive Culture: We're a fast paced professional work environment with a focus on the welfare of our associates. Over 50% of our positions are filled from within.
- Community Involvement: Western & Southern is deeply rooted in Cincinnati as one of the city’s most generous corporations with a five year total of over $50 million in donations and sponsorships throughout the Greater Cincinnati area. From the Thanksgiving Day Race, to the W&S Open, to the W&S WEBN Fireworks, we impact our communities and our citizens every day through our corporate citizenship and by regularly inviting our associates’ participation in events.
What's next?
- If you are looking for a career with an organization that is a leader in the financial industry, a committed community partner, and truly understands the value of its talented workforce, apply today!
