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Job Description This is an opportunity to join Ascot Group - one of the world’s preeminent specialty risk underwriting organizations. Designed as a modern-era company operating through an ecosystem of interconnected global operating platforms, we are bound by a common mission and purpose: One Ascot. Our greatest strength is a talented team who flourish in a collaborative, inclusive, and entrepreneurial culture, steeped in underwriting excellence, integrity, and a passion to find a better way, The Ascot Way. The Ascot Way guides our people and our organization. Our underwriting platforms collaborate to find creative ways to deploy our capital in a true cross-product and cross-platform approach. These platforms work as one, deploying our capital creatively through our unique Fusion Model: Client Centric, Risk Centric, Technology Centric. Built to be resilient, Ascot maximizes client financial security while delivering bespoke products and world class service — both pre- and post-claims. Ascot exists to solve for our clients’ brightest tomorrow, through agility, collaboration, resilience, and discipline. Job Summary This is a developer role which requires coding, maintaining, updating and supporting our API Platform, Services, Tools and Application Management Gateway (APIM) on Azure Stack. Focusing on Microsoft Azure, API development using .NET C#, JavaScript and Python Programing Stack to create integration artifacts (Logic App / Function app) to hosed on the APIM layer. The developer should be comfortable with GitHub best practices and secured coding practices. They should be comfortable working within Agile Teams in a fast-paced project. The individual needs to produce and maintain System Requirements and Specifications documents based on business requirements. They will work closely with the product owner and scrum master to execute the development tasks assigned. Being Agile aware, they need to make sure that proper backlog user stories are created, and work is distributed with proper milestones and deadlines. Job Responsibilities • Build Enterprise grade reusable services connecting Ascot’s internal systems to outside 3 rd party data providers using programming languages / scripts like C#.net and Python • Ability to interpret the business needs into system specification within the architectural constructs of in Enterprise Integration Layer (Detailed Design Documentation) • Use Azure PAAS resources to build artifacts which can be used to implement integration patterns needed to solve the integration needs between various systems • Well versed with GitHub as a source code management system and be able to follow the release and merge best practices • Ability to write unit tests for the artifacts developed. • Ability to work with offshore development staff and carry out coordination activities as needed. Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor's degree preferably in Computer Science. • Any certification on Azure Cloud offering and programming languages is highly desirable • Superior problem-solving, decision-making, and strategic thinking abilities. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Any work experience with the Insurance Industry is preferred but not required. • Minimum 7 years of experience Compensation Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to experience, subject matter expertise, and skills. The base pay is just one component of Ascot’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual cash bonus, long-term incentives, and other forms of discretionary compensation awarded by the Company. The annualized base pay range for this role is: $150,000 - $170,000 for New York Metro Area. Company Benefits The Company provides a competitive benefits package that includes the following (eligibility requirements apply): Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, AD&D, Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program), and more. Leave Benefits: Paid holidays, annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state /local paid leave where required), Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Other leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, Adoption, Maternity, Military, Primary & Non-Primary Caregiver) Retirement Benefits: Contributory Savings Plan (401k)

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