Job Description

This role could be hybrid or remote based on proximity to an office location. Drive improvements to retirement plans technology platform through partnership with internal stakeholders and external vendor partners. At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services. This position and team make improvements and enhancements to our Retirement Plans business systems platform. Serve as liaison between internal business (retirement plans) partners and external vendors on requirements, functional design, testing, and implementation. In addition to major project work, implement minor enhancement requests and resolve highly complex production support issues. Strong collaboration and communication skills and the ability to convey ideas in a clear and concise manner will be key to success in this role. What you do * Responsible for system administration, configuration, and support for Retirement Plans vendor software packages and solutions. * Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) of several functional systems, demonstrating advanced knowledge of all aspects of a given functional system including web/digital technologies * Serve as the lead in writing business requirements and working with business areas to define new products, new functionality, and other system modifications. * Coordinates the development of system solutions that meet the needs of the business. * Work closely with business unit stakeholders and software partners to ensure the quality assurance testing and sign-off process for business systems prior to delivery and deployment. * Serve as a liaison between Retirement Plans and software partners in addressing daily production problems and identifying necessary improvements to the technology platform. * Work on multiple projects concurrently, often with short turnaround times for project implementation. * Effective at researching and solving complex problems across multiple applications. * Work with internal business partners to determine root causes of system problems. * Maintain documentation regarding various projects, processes, and operations What you bring * Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience required * 2+ years of relevant I.T., B.A., or B.S.A. experience required * Experience in user acceptance testing (UAT) required * Strong communication and analytical skills are required * Experience in systems analysis or web/digital focused configuration desired * Experience in retirement plan industry or knowledge of retirement plans desired * Experience with Agile preferred What we offer * Our company motto is \xe2\x80\x9cFulfilling Life\xe2\x80\x9d and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future. * Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers. * We\xe2\x80\x99re committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion, and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities. * A total rewards package with all the comprehensive health and welfare benefits you\xe2\x80\x99d expect, including competitive pay and incentives, 401(k), flexible work schedules and time off to care for yourself and others. * Additional popular benefits, including tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment, an incentivized well-being program, adoption assistance, paid time off for volunteering, training, and career development opportunities. An Equal Opportunity Employer Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we\xe2\x80\x99re committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. Salary range $66,484 to $99,725 / year Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled

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