Welcome to This Australian Life. 

From the millions of Australians we protect, to those that make it happen every day at TAL, people really are what we’re all about. We want to grow with you. Achieve with you. And support you to do your best work. That's why we're focused on developing leadership, promoting diversity, rewarding excellence and retaining great talent.

We're always looking for people who want to go further with us. People who do what’s right, aim high, and work smart.  Why not see where we can go?

Please note there are 2 roles available. Only Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents can be considered at this time.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Full Stack Developer to join our high performance team in Technology Delivery and be part of the transformational journey towards Continuous Delivery and an improved customer experience. This role is responsible for the development and maintenance of Group Life Insurance applications and other tools/applications. The person filling this position is expected to work smoothly with others across various teams. They are required to analyze and translate business requirements into high quality working technical solutions whilst contributing to the culture of continuous innovation within the team. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop reliable, usable, high-quality software which meets business requirements within the required timeframes and minimizes technical debt
• Analyse and develop efficient, effective and highly available solutions
• Provide Level 3 support for the software that the team
• Analysis and work with various other teams members to evolve requirements for production updates
• Work closely with L2 teams when needed to troubleshoot production support issues
• Script and execute automated tests as required
• Ensure essential documentation of technical assets are kept up-to-date
• Resolve issues and risks within your immediate control and escalate when necessary
• Support senior team members to optimize the team’s operations
• Contribute to the strong culture of high quality, continuous improvement and innovation by following existing standards, helping to identify improvements to standards as required and sharing ideas and experience
• Contribute to the long-term maturity and future-proofing of the Group Life applications

Skills and Knowledge:

• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive
• Responsible and holds oneself accountable to commitments made
• Goal oriented
• Analytically rigorous with a high attention to detail
• Collaborative and can also work independently
• Team player
• Able to work with peers across both IT and business
• Introspective
• Flexible and adaptive in a fast changing environment

Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

• IT or a related field qualification
• 2+years as a software developer
• 1+ years with .Net technologies
• Hands on experience with Angular frameworks, SQL servers, services, front-end builds and components
• Solid understanding of middleware technologies
• Experience with Test Driven Development practices
• Knowledge of Agile environment

Desirable:

• Tertiary qualifications
• Financial Services/Insurance industry background
• Life insurance experience
• Microservices and Sitecore knowledge
• Experience working with Jira and Confluence
• Understanding of Behavior Driven development practices

At TAL we value diversity in all its forms and are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable culture for all our people. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from all backgrounds, including those with caring responsibilities, people living with disability, and individuals from the CALD and LGBTQI+ communities to apply. Even if you don’t check every box in the criteria above, we encourage you to apply today or get in touch with us here.   

To provide you with the best experience, we can accommodate you at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team at any time.  

TAL is recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice.  We are proud to be a member of Diversity Council Australia and the Australian Network on Disability. For information on our reconciliation journey, take a look at our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.  

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.  
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

If you are already a TAL employee please apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and navigate to the Employee Portal. This is important to ensure that your application is recorded accurately.