Job description

Western & Southern Financial Group (W&SFG) is a Fortune 500 Financial Services company with a long history of strength and stability. We provide life and health insurance, annuities, mutual funds, and investment management products and services for millions of people through our member companies. We are seeking an Application Systems Specialist (also known as a Technical Analyst) to assist in the day-to-day support and managing of our middleware, vendor applications, business applications, and DevOps process. You will assist in the day-to-day operations of supporting application development staff and line of business customers. The Application Systems Specialist will have contact with all levels of personnel, both within and outside of Western & Southern Financial Group (W&SFG). What would I do? • Participate in monitoring and support of all systems and applications assigned to the department. • Provide “swat team” style support to development projects, by resolving problems of a base complexity, technical nature. Helps projects remain on track with very aggressive schedules. • Participate in managing software application deployments following department’s DevOps standards. • Assists in developing PowerShell and other scripts to support the management of systems, applications, and the DevOps process. • Assist in developing SQL scripts to support the management of data. • Assists in developing standards/guidelines that influence implementation of existing and new technologies throughout W&SFG development staff. • Functions as a coordinator of activities within and between programming departments and/or between operating departments and programming departments. • Provide intermediate technical and problems analysis for Windows, Linux, middleware and applications. Qualifications • Bachelor's Degree Or commensurate selection criteria experience. • Demonstrated experience setting goals and successfully implementing and achieving goals. Cite examples of seeking to improve business and technical processes. • Demonstrated experience effectively handling customers and providing excellent service. • Demonstrated experience working effectively within a team. Cite examples of motivating co-workers in difficult situations. • Possess intermediate knowledge of Windows and Linux server management and support. • Possess Intermediate knowledge of HTTP Server (IIS, Apache) installation, management and support. • Possess knowledge of managing deployments with Azure DevOps or similar systems. • Possess knowledge of Active Directory and LDAP. • Possess Intermediate knowledge of WebSphere (Traditional and Liberty) installation, management and support. • Possess Intermediate knowledge of PowerShell and SQL scripting. Tell me about Western & Southern Financial Group As a part of the Western & Southern family, you would enjoy a competitive benefit plan including medical, dental, prescription, vision, long-term and short-term disability coverage, tuition reimbursement, a free fitness center, paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) plan with a company match, AND a defined benefit pension plan! We offer discounted parking or bus subsidies, free breakfast and lunch in our onsite café, as well as numerous employee discounts. There's never been a better time to join the team! • Financial Strength: We're a Fortune 500 company that's been in business for over 130 years. We are consistently recognized for our financial stability and operating performance by ratings agencies. • Supportive Culture: We're a fast paced professional work environment with a focus on the welfare of our associates. Over 50% of our positions are filled from within. • Community Involvement: Western & Southern is deeply rooted in Cincinnati. From the Thanksgiving Day Race and the W&S Open, to the W&S/WEBN Fireworks, we impact our communities and its citizens every day through our corporate citizenship. What's next? If you are looking for a career with an organization that is a leader in the financial industry, a committed community partner, and truly understands the value of its talented workforce, click here to apply today!

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