Data Migration Specialist at EquiSoft

The Role

The candidate will be responsible for analysis and mapping of legacy data structures to modern systems for insurance companies and other software organizations. Working as part of the project team, the Data Migration Specialist will work closely with clients and IT teams to extract, correct, test and transfer legacy system data to new systems. The candidate is also a subject matter expert in insurance products and systems and is looking to grow within a dynamic international context.

You live in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal or Western Cape and have what it takes to work at Equisoft? Send us your resume, because Equisoft is open to teleworking! Do you want to meet your colleagues and socialize? It's also possible because Equisoft also has beautiful offices in Philadelphia, Montreal and Québec City!

Job Duties

• Drive the data migration needs of the client around:
  • Policy administration, legacy data, business processes (especially life and annuity)
  • Technical processes
  • Solving incompatibilities between customer needs and legacy system data
• Create, document and modify requirements using automated tools
• Work with the team leads to identify and solve source and target system data gaps
• Develop and document unit and integration testing using automated tools
• Support the Project Manager with statuses and follow ups

Qualifications

• University Degree in an Insurance, IT or technical field
• 5+ years of relevant and technical experience in insurance (business, operations or IT)
• Insurance industry expertise (systems, products and processes)
• Deep expertise with insurance products, processing, common data issues and data mapping
• Fluency of English (spoken and written)
• In-depth knowledge of at least one of the following or similar insurance systems: LifePro, InsPro, Sunguard, Ingenium, Vantage One, Cyberlife, CK4, Life70, CFO, Sapiens- ALIS, Accenture ALIP, PALLM, PolicyLink, Oracle OIPA, LIDP, FAST and Guidewire
• In-depth knowledge of at least two of the following insurance company functional area: Customer service, Enrollment, Finance, Annuities, Policy Owner Services, Insurance Administration Systems, Underwriting and Policy Issue Systems, Premium Billing Systems, Agency Systems and Actuarial Systems
• Ability to communicate, write and synthesize information
• Strong sense of organization and prioritizing
• Understand of the software development cycle

Requirements

• Experience working in a model office testing environment is an asset
• FLMI of significant other insurance industry professional education is an asset
• Fluency in Japanese, Spanish or French, are a plus
• Ability to read COBOL copybooks and understand structure of a Java class
• Versant in enterprise architecture concepts
• Ability to read and write SQL statements
• Ability to read XML, XSLT, XML Schemas
• Prior experience with JIRA, Confluence and Slack

Your Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits packages
• Flexible work schedules and collaborative work spaces
• Career development
• International assignments