Technical Consultant

Applied Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in insurance technology, is currently searching for a Technical Consultant who will be a pivotal part of the Applied Solutions organization. Applied Solution's mission is to be the tip of the spear for innovation across Applied and our customers by designing and delivering new and custom technologies that advance the insurance industry. The Technical Consultants are the trusted advisors and respected team leaders pivotal to both the Applied technology ecosystem and insurance client base. An Applied Technical Consultant is a big-picture thinker when it comes to designing large scale business solutions. They are also an in-depth problem solver who takes pride in defining complex requirements and solutions that deliver for our customers. Their credentials and experience comprise various paths that recognize specialized knowledge, skills and expertise designing best practices across Applied's products. Technical Consultants use their strong delivery and communication skills, deep understanding of the competitive landscape, and unparalleled knowledge of Applied offerings to create win/win solutions for our clients and Applied. What You’ll Do The Technical Consultant is the trusted advisor to Applied's customers on planning, designing, and delivering best practice solutions. The Technical Consultant has both an end user and technical understanding of all Applied software products. Lead discussions and early analysis of cloud concepts related to Applied's cloud methodology so that clear use cases are developed and prioritized and transition these concepts from ideas to proofs-of-concept with the full support of the appropriate teams. Conduct client-facing discovery workshops, identifying pain points, business, and technical requirements, "as is" and "to be" scenarios. Write Functional and Technical requirements needed to develop, test, and deliver custom solutions for Applied's customers. Work with Solutions Developers to design, build, test, and deploy custom solutions and troubleshoot bugs and defects for existing deployed solutions. Evaluate existing customer integrations and custom reporting for potential refactoring and enhancements to Applied's technology stack best practices. Discuss the Art of the possiblewith prospects on how Applied products will fold into their existing ecosystem.  Lead pre-sale custom solution and scoping sessions to generate estimates and approaches for customer proposals and SOWs. Through a formal sales process, work with the Sales team to identify and qualify Google Cloud Platform (GCP) opportunities. Provide Business and Technical Support to Sales and Solution Consulting when selling complex cloud and custom solutions. Develop trusted and influential relationships with the technical decision-making and decision-influencing customer contacts (including the CIO or CTO) and provide technical perspective and guidance for the customer's business executive level contacts. This is achieved through a combination of broad real-world IT industry experience, domain expertise, and industry-recognized certifications. Performs other duties as assigned by immediate manager or management team. Exhibits behaviors which exemplify Applied Systems’ Core Values What You’ll Need to Succeed We’re looking for someone who: Can work remotely or from an Applied Systems office. Your experience should include some or all the following: Minimum of 7 years of business/technical solutions implementation, including experience with the following: architecture design, evaluation, and investigation in a cloud environment and custom solutions development. Minimum of 3 years hands-on application architecture focus where you engaged with clients, systems analysts, technical resources, developers, and testers to develop scalable and resilient software systems that leverage modern software stack and DevOps practices Minimum of 3 years of Client Management and/or Project Management experience Working knowledge of API's  Minimum of 2 years of experience with Cloud Platforms, ideally Google Cloud Platform (GCP) – Apigee/Big Query Minimum of 1 years of experience developing applications using containers and Kubernetes, preferably on GCP Expertise in database and environment architecture Bachelor's degree in either Management Information Systems (MIS), Computer Information Systems (CIS), Computer Science, Business or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience).We proudly support and encourage people with military experience, as well as military spouses, to apply. Additionally, you may have: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Professional Cloud Architect certification 1+ years of experience in the insurance industry Salesforce admin or technical experience 2+ years experience with developing solutions using SQL, JAVA, JavaScript, VBSCRIPT, Rest /SOAP APIs, APEX a plus What You’ll Gain Benefits from Day One Health insurance plans, dental, and vision Wellness incentives 401(k) and/or RRSP retirement savings plans with employer match. Work-Life Balance Competitive paid vacation time and a free day for your birthday Personal/sick time Paid holidays Flex Time Paid parental leave (U.S. candidates) Volunteer time off Empowering Career Growth and Success – We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We grow our teams from within and give our employees opportunities to advance. What We Value We strive for excellence at every turn to be the best at what we do. We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We fulfil the promise of insurance – safeguarding and protecting what matters most in people’s lives. And there is no more important job than that. Our focus on the workforce, workplace and marketplace gives us a qualified individual in an environment in which they can be productive while we maintain our position in the industry. To help drive that change toward a vibrant, modern workplace, we have employee-driven networks with commonalities in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and military status. Who We Are For more than 35 years, Applied Systems has created innovative technology for the global insurance industry. Today, we are a rapidly growing software leader that is revolutionizing the way agencies and brokerages succeed. We are smart and curious people in a tech-first environment that champions bold and powerful thinking. We are transforming a complex industry through digitization, automation, and innovative new partnerships. Together we are driving the industry fearlessly forward. EEO Statement Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don’t discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.  #LI-Remote