• Lead the design, development, and modernization of DFPS Enterprise Java web applications, ensuring alignment with established DFPS standards, architectural guidelines, and quality attributes. • Define and develop high-level design documents and architectural overviews for new and existing components. • Review and provide expert feedback on low-level design documents, technical specifications, and configuration plans produced by other team members. • Assess and estimate Level of Effort (LOE) for individual modules, features, and technical tasks; contribute to project planning and scheduling. • Plan and coordinate technical activities including work breakdown, task assignments, effort estimation, enforcement of coding and design standards, code reviews, build engineering, testing, and release management. • Track and report on SDLC activity metrics across all disciplines (Requirements, Coding, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Defects, Usability, and other agreed metrics), ensuring transparency and accountability. • Work closely with Business Analysis, Project Management (PMO), CTO Office, and Systems Development resources to prioritize assigned work and provide recommendations, options, and alternatives that balance scope, risk, cost, and timeline. • Facilitate working sessions, technical discussions, and requirements workshops to elicit detailed project requirements and clarify functional and non-functional needs. • Communicate complex technical concepts, design trade-offs, and solution options clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including DFPS leadership. • Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, simplifying complex design elements and ensuring adherence to best practices and timelines. • Lead and perform full-stack development activities across database, service, web application, and front-end components. • Design and implement robust, secure, and scalable Java/JEE application components leveraging Spring Framework, Hibernate ORM, and related enterprise technologies. • Develop and optimize Oracle SQL and PL/SQL components (queries, stored procedures, functions, packages) to support application functionality and performance. • Design, consume, and integrate SOAP and RESTful web services with existing DFPS applications and external partner systems. • Define and drive automation requirements from within the development team, including build automation, test automation, security checks, and CI/CD pipelines. • Support and guide application deployments and configurations in enterprise application servers (e.g., IBM WebSphere, Oracle WebLogic). • Develop and maintain high-quality technical documentation, including design documents, standards, configuration plans, and operational runbooks. • Support and enforce development standards for accessibility compliance (WCAG / Section 508) and responsive/mobile-friendly design, in coordination with DFPS policies. • Work with QA and test automation teams to troubleshoot integrations with test tools (e.g., Selenium, LoadRunner, HP ALM) and to ensure test coverage and defect resolution. • Leverage static code analysis tools (e.g., SonarQube) to improve code quality, security, and maintainability. • Implement and support Identity & Access Management capabilities, including Single Sign-On (SSO), OAuth, and JSON Web Tokens (JWT), in alignment with DFPS security requirements. • Other duties as assigned.

Overview At Banner Life Insurance Company, we lead with heart and ambition. Every day, we transform purpose into progress, guided by our unwavering commitment to be better for our customers, clients, and communities, not just today but long-term as well. Our people are the driving force behind everything we achieve. Their passion, purpose, and pursuit of innovation empower us to deliver cutting-edge solutions that support those we serve, ensuring we are here for you, here for good and striving for better. We’re a forward-thinking company energized by our work and how we show up for one another. Our culture is built on meaningful impact and genuine enjoyment, because we believe great work and great experiences should go hand in hand. By offering career development opportunities, comprehensive benefits, and programs that support your wellbeing, we help you thrive personally and professionally. We are here for you, here for good and here for better. In this role, you will be a member of the actuarial valuation team responsible to assist in maintaining technology-driven actuarial processes used to produce, analyze, and review reserves and related financial information for Banner, William Penn, and all associated captive reinsurance entities. In addition to the maintenance and development of core reporting processes, you will recommend strategic solutions that impact the business unit results with an aim towards supporting team projects and improving valuation procedures. This will often involve participating in cross-functional projects and working closely with key stakeholders across the company. Responsibilities Valuation Process Maintenance - Maintain processes implemented in the cloud. Leverage Azure and Databricks to maintain controlled valuation processes used for monthly reporting. - Perform data transformation. Assist in maintaining and adjusting data to ensure actuarial data pipelines remain functional to support the monthly valuation process. - Implement process changes and optimization. Support development of program backend changes in the valuation process to ensure flexibility and automation. - Assist in code reviews and deployment of changes to actuarial processes into production environments using tools for version control (e.g. GIT). Research & Implementation - Use information technology and database solution business knowledge to advise the implementation of projects that support technological and accounting changes, including adoption of new valuation systems, regulations, guidelines, accounting methods, and technological solution updates. - Collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure smooth continued valuation operations, including discussions with modeling, finance, audit, and IT departments to incorporate new items into downstream reporting processes. - Proactively identify areas for process improvement (e.g., automation of procedures) and recommend and implement solutions to exploit the benefits of improvement opportunities. Valuation Process & Reporting - Support the team in producing monthly reserves according to Statutory and Tax accounting requirements and actuarial principles. Compile information for schedules and exhibits included in the Quarterly and Annual Statement. Process year-end valuation materials for Maryland and New York DOI. - Assist in ensuring all monthly, quarterly, and annual closing deadlines are met by proactively monitoring valuation checklists and schedules, understanding process dependencies and coordinating across the valuation team. - Support reinsurance solutions including captive insurance companies and surplus relief, in addition to traditional forms of reinsurance. Compile reinsurance financial reports and review settlements for all reinsurance entities. Other Duties - Promote company culture by demonstrating our core behavioral competencies: Collaborative, Purposeful and Straightforward. - Comply with relevant professional development requirements and guidelines. - Support additional projects as required. Qualifications Education - BS/BA in Actuarial Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field - Associate of the Society of Actuaries Experience/Knowledge - 5+ years of actuarial experience, life insurance and/or valuation preferred - Minimum three years of experience in data and technology space with database administration and writing code for querying data using SQL, NoSQL, etc. - Minimum one year of professional experience with programming languages such as Python, R, or Spark using version control / GIT. Python experience required - Experience with implementing and maintaining modern data solutions within cloud architecture in either AWS or Azure ecosystem Skills - Ability to work independently and collaboratively - Strong actuarial analytical skill and problem solving capabilities - Spreadsheet and database capabilities (Excel, SQL, Python), including programming and integrating with the cloud - Ability to communicate to technical audiences of varying actuarial backgrounds - Strong self-motivation and attention to detail What’s in it for you? The expected hiring compensation range for this position is $107,800 - $148,200 annually. Local candidates preferred but is remote eligible working on EST. The total compensation package for this position may include other elements, such as a sign-on bonus, long term incentives, and annual bonuses. This role is eligible to participate in the Annual Incentive Plan. The current target payment for the position is 20% of base salary, modified for corporate and individual performance. Bonuses are pro-rated based on start date. This role has 20 vacation days and 10 sick days that are accrued on a bi-weekly basis. Employees also have 9 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. We have a competitive compensation and benefits package focused on your overall wellbeing. Employee benefits include health, life, and dental insurance; 401K with company match up to 6% as well as a pension package; generous time off; and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year (we like doing fun stuff). We’re big on professional development and we’ll support and mentor you in your career progression and expect you to help us pay it forward by helping us develop tomorrow's leaders and growth-focused professionals. We value our teams and our communities and believe in giving back. Enjoy time off to volunteer for those causes that matter most to you! If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. The Company reserves the right to change benefits plans at any time. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

• Execute scoped development tasks across multiple WordPress sites • Build and extend custom themes, plugins, and blocks • Troubleshoot complex issues across performance, integrations, and functionality • Optimize sites for Core Web Vitals and overall performance • Translate Figma designs into production-ready WordPress implementations • Collaborate closely with account managers and other developers

What We Do At GoGuardian, we’re helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our award-winning system of learning solutions is purpose-built for K-12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching and equitable engagement while helping empower educators to keep students safe. What It’s Like to Work at GoGuardian We are an outcomes-focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote team of diverse, committed, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and ready to roll up their sleeves. Guardians put their heads together to solve problems, learn together from experiments that fail, and stand together by their work with full accountability. We balance our diligence with an inclusive culture that invites everyone to bring their whole self to work. Join us and learn why “I love the people here” is one of the most frequent comments we hear from Guardians. The Role We’re looking for a Software Engineer II, Fullstack to design and implement solid architectural solutions with the rest of the engineering team, supporting our Pear Assessment product - a platform that provides real-time, interactive formative assessments, enabling teachers to capture diverse student responses, gain instant insights, and adapt instruction across live and self-paced learning environments. With a passion for solving problems quickly and delivering high-quality code, you will build features that enable real-time formative assessments and actionable learning insights for educators. You’ll work across the full stack—from crafting intuitive React-based classroom experiences and interactive assessment workflows to designing scalable backend services and optimizing data pipelines that power instant feedback and analytics. You will also contribute to OpenSearch-powered semantic search capabilities, enabling fast and relevant discovery across more than 500 million educational documents. Our Engineering team thrives on a purpose-driven culture of collaboration, openness, trust, and transparency, with individuals who continuously push boundaries to improve teaching and learning outcomes. What You'll Do - Design, build, and continually improve our Pear Assessment product and related services - Build and ship features that power real-time formative assessments and classroom engagement experiences for educators and students. - Develop & maintain high-performance backend services in Typescript that power the assessment platform - Develop intuitive, high-performance React interfaces for interactive assessments, dashboards, and data visualization - Develop and enhance OpenSearch-based semantic search systems to enable fast, relevant discovery across hundreds of millions of educational documents - Optimize data pipelines and queries to deliver low-latency insights and feedback to teachers during live and asynchronous sessions - Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and data teams to translate educational needs into impactful technical solutions. - Ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance under high usage across classrooms and districts. - Continuously improve code quality, testing practices, and engineering standards within a collaborative team environment. - Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives - Architect and operate cloud-native systems on AWS, leveraging services like SQS for asynchronous processing and event-driven workflows. - Work with MongoDB and other data stores to model, store, and efficiently query large-scale assessment and engagement data. - Integrate AWS IoT services where applicable to support real-time classroom device interactions and data ingestion. - Integrate LLM/AI services to power intelligent features such as automated insights, content generation, and enhanced search relevance. Who You Are - 4+ years of professional industry experience building and delivering scalable software features in a production environment - Strong experience with Javascript/Typescript/Nodejs/Python and familiarity with concurrency patterns, APIs, and service-oriented architecture - Experience building modern React applications with TypeScript, including working with APIs, state management, and responsive UI components - Familiarity with designing and consuming APIs (REST/WSS) and contributing to backend services handling moderate to high traffic - Working knowledge of databases (SQL or NoSQL such as MongoDB/PostgreSQL), including basic query optimization and data modeling - Understanding of caching concepts (e.g., Redis) and performance optimization techniques - Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and services like S3, SQS, or similar - Experience with modern frontend tooling and libraries (e.g., React Query, component libraries) - Ability to build reliable, maintainable, and scalable features with guidance from senior engineers - Strong ownership mindset with a focus on code quality, testing, and continuous improvement - Good communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams - Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a willingness to learn and grow - Motivated by the opportunity to build impactful products in the education space Nice to Have - Experience with big data analytics tools (AWS Athena, Spark, or similar query engines) - Experience integrating with LLM/AI APIs (Gemini, OpenAI, or similar) - Experience with message queues and event-driven architectures (SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ) - Prior experience in EdTech or building products for K-12 education - Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and basic orchestration concepts - Exposure to data processing or aggregation workflows for generating insights from application data - Something else? Tell us! We want to learn more about you… Please share this with your friends or co-workers who may be interested in working at GoGuardian! We have multiple openings and are always looking for talented people. GoGuardian is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. GoGuardian does not discriminate against employees, applicants, interns or volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. GoGuardian's Job Applicant Privacy Policy is located here. #BI-Remote