Hiring: Tech Lead, Application Development – Product & Inforce Systems Company: National Life Group Location: Addison, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:51:31 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, COBOL, SQL, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •10+ years Full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience; Designing, maintaining and enhancing software applications leveraging COBOL, JCL, SQL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, ISPF/PDF, FILE-AID, MVS, Endevor and using IBM Mainframe environment preferred •3+ years of experience leading product / project development team on Vantage policy administrative platform preferred Required Skills: •Serve as a recognized subject-matter resource for assigned Life & Annuity product, inforce, illustration, policy administration, and related application environments. •Independently analyze complex business and technology needs, translating them into requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, test scenarios, and implementation plans. •Establish methods, procedures, and approaches for new or non-routine assignments where precedent is limited. •Perform impact analysis for product changes, inforce enhancements, platform upgrades, regulatory requirements, integrations, production issues, and modernization initiatives, evaluating variable and interdependent factors. •Exercise independent judgment to resolve complex issues, identifying root causes and dependencies across systems and disciplines. •Set and manage short-term (one year or less) goals for assigned analysis and delivery work in alignment with department and functional objectives. •Own assigned analysis and delivery activities from discovery through testing, implementation, release readiness, and post-production support, with work reviewed upon completion. •Advise business and technology stakeholders, including senior partners, on application capabilities, system impacts, dependencies, risks, and implementation options. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Business, Finance, or a related field and 8 or more years of related experience; advanced degree and 5 or more years of related experience; or 12 or more years of total equivalent relevant work experience. •Extensive demonstrated experience in Life & Annuity insurance, financial services technology, actuarial systems, illustration systems, product systems, policy administration, business systems analysis, product implementation, or related technology delivery. •Deep working knowledge of Life & Annuity products and one or more related domains such as inforce processing, illustrations, policy administration, actuarial systems, product configuration, commissions, or distribution systems. •Demonstrated ability to resolve complex, ambiguous, or undefined business and system issues spanning multiple disciplines. •Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, written and verbal communication, and stakeholder-management skills. •Solid functional working knowledge of SQL, APIs, batch processing, COBOL, JCL, DB2, mainframe environments, integrations, or insurance policy administration technologies. •Vantage, wmA, FAST, ALIP, CyberLife, LifePro, LifeSys, LifeCAD, Product Wizard, illustration systems, actuarial systems, or comparable Life & Annuity platforms. Compensation: •$106,875 - $156,750 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!