IT Systems Developer

Role: IT Systems Developer Location: Owatonna, MN 55060 (Onsite) Duration: 12+ months contract Only W2 Key Responsibilities: • Support & Development • Analyze system behavior, identify root causes of issues across multiple integrated systems, and collaborate with technical teams to drive resolutions. • Monitor and analyze patterns in support issues; propose and implement preventative measures. • Educate and empower stakeholders and Help Desk staff to resolve common production issues faster. • Design and implement, configuration changes, and integrations aligned to coding and architectural standards. • Contribute to technical design discussions; document solution approaches and impacts on upstream/downstream systems. • Identify and implement support automation and process improvements. • Develop test scenarios and cases; conduct unit, system, regression, and acceptance testing. • Create, maintain, and interpret automated test results where applicable. Collaboration & Communication: • Partner with product owners, business SMEs, QA, and other IS teams; provide clear, timely updates on progress, risks, and decisions. • Strategize resolution plans with business stakeholders and set expectations for timelines and outcomes. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience. • 10+ years of professional development experience • Strong sense of ownership and follow-through on commitments • Experience troubleshooting complex, integrated systems and relational databases (SQL Server). • Proficiency in Java with Spring, or strong experience in a comparable object-oriented language; OutSystems experience is a plus (training available). • Familiarity with REST APIs, messaging/integration patterns, and diagnosing application and server logs. • Familiarity with Git and Azure DevOps (or similar) for version control and work management. • Highly collaborative and communicative; able to translate technical topics for non-technical partners. • Strong problem-solving skills; able to challenge ideas constructively and propose alternatives. • Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with high transparency and accountability. • Additional Beneficial Experience • Knowledge of the insurance industry is helpful but not required.