[Hiring] Enterprise Architecture Software Engineer at The Standard

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams across the nation, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Description Summary:

We are seeking a passionate Intern engineer to join our architecture team. The ideal candidate will have strong background in Angular, Spring boot framework and Yeoman, a knack for out-of-the-box thinking, product mindset and desire work in an agile environment. You will be responsible for designing, developing, & testing tools and utilities that would enable faster development and migration of microservice and front-end application.

Job Description:

Why Make the Move to The Standard?

Like to be part of building something new? In your position, you will create new tools that would provide good learning opportunity and build a strong software development skill.  You will work with an experienced team of architects that drive the technology across The Standard.   The missing piece is you, bringing your critical thinking, expertise, and energy.

You will find our environment provides intellectual challenge and excitement as you share in the success of our forward moving plans. We foster innovation, building collaboration, and pursuing excellence. We are looking to talk to a few engineers who are confident in their abilities and have the breadth of experience needed to take The Standard to the next level.

You know what sets you apart; you are smart, strategic minded and future focused. At the Standard, we welcome these attributes, and you will be supported in the pursuit of excellence and openly given the space and time to cultivate ideas and turn them into amazing results. If you are passionate about providing data analytics that drive operational excellence and strategic thinking, this role may just be for you.

About The Standard

Headquartered in the heart of downtown Portland Oregon with over 3,000 employees nationwide, The Standard is a leading provider of financial products and services. These include group and individual disability insurance, group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, group dental and vision insurance, absence management services, retirement plans products and services, individual annuities, and origination and servicing of fixed rate commercial mortgage loans. Founded in 1906 and branded as The Standard, also known as the Standard Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned privately held subsidiary of StanCorp Financial. We enjoy a strong presence in our local communities where our employees are dedicated to give back to others along with generous support from our parent company, Meiji Yasuda Insurance Company based in Tokyo, one of the oldest and largest insurers in Japan. There is a sense of excitement within the company as we continue to move to next generation practices to take the business to a new level, continuing to increase our standing as a premier partner for our customers which include individuals and small, mid-size and national accounts.

Key Elements of Your Position

You will be part of a dynamic team of experienced architects collaborating on a solution to create tools that help drive our organization forward.   You will be partnering with architects, engineers, and analysts to build tools and utilities. You will bring best practices, a track record of fostering partnerships, and an approach that delivers results.

Your Responsibilities

• Partner with internal stakeholders and leaders to understand their architectural challenges.
• Develop hypotheses, convert those into problems and develop solutions in support of a variety of architectural needs.
• Have open eyes and ears for customer needs, believe in customer delight, and proactively identify opportunities to leverage engineering and analytical capabilities to drive business results.
• Think creatively to solve complex problems and innovate new solutions.
• Have product mindset and deliver feature or product, appreciating all vital components of a successful product (backend, frontend, governance, user experience, scalability, etc.).

Potential use cases to provide:

• Create a tool that auto generate code scaffolds based on the “The Standard” specification and guideline
• Create tools that scans legacy code and extract information that could help aid in faster modernization of the legacy application.

Qualifications .

Technical Skills

We acknowledge that it is unlikely you hold all we wish for, but we get excited when we meet professionals who have the following:

• Programming Language:  Java, Javascript, Typescript
• Framework: Angular, Spring boot, Spring, Html5, CSS
• Tools: Docker, Jenkins, Maven, yeomen, npm
• Package Development: Agile, SAFe, Jira.

Competencies You Possess

• Effective communications skills that instill confidence with internal and external audiences and translate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders to help enable understanding and drive informed business decisions.
• A low-ego, team-oriented and collaborative approach in keeping with the corporate culture.
• Solutions-oriented mind-set; able to work effectively through complex problems.
• Easily establish yourself as a trusted partner and the ability to build effective partnerships across all areas of the organization and with colleagues at all levels.
• Intellectual curiosity, a passion for data and a results orientation.
• We believe in diversity, we like you to bring something we don’t have, or even we have never heard of!
• Consultant personality: make recommendations based on your understanding and findings.

The Standard Culture 

The Standard values a diverse and engaged workforce. You will experience an open and welcoming environment with authentic people who are thoughtful and intentional with high integrity.  You will find a very collaborative approach when it comes to planning and decision making.  You will have the independence to achieve results within the framework of the values and culture of the organization. In a culture that places high value on continuous improvement and possibilities, your ideas and insights regarding creative and innovative approaches are expected and encouraged.

Why Join The Standard?

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• Real-world experiences and meaningful projects that support your career goals provided by a supportive and responsive management team eager to help with skills development
• Opportunities to build relationships and broaden industry knowledge through virtual networking with leaders and team members across the company
• Three days of paid time off and paid company holidays during your internship period
• A virtual first day orientation and the equipment necessary (e.g., laptop, monitors, headset) for a successful internship experience

Salary Range:

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Positions will be posted for at least 5 days from original posting date.

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.