Web Applications Developer

<p>A career at The Auto Club Group (ACG) can be satisfying, exciting and rewarding. By aligning your professional development with our business objectives, ACG can help you attain your career goals - and make a difference. Get started by choosing the career that's right for you.</p>

Auburn Hills, MI

Meemic Insurance Company

Meemic exists solely to serve teachers and other school employees. Founded by teachers for the educational community, we’ve made it our mission to provide our members with outstanding service and high-quality insurance coverage. For personal auto, home, boat* or umbrella coverage, look to Meemic for agents who understand and appreciate all that you do. Best of all, by choosing Meemic, you’re also supporting fellow educators through The Meemic Foundation for the Future of Education, which provides exclusive educational grants for teachers. https://www.meemic.com/

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Individual Contributor

Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package

Overview: <p>The Auto Club Group (ACG) provides membership, travel, insurance and financial services offerings to approximately 9 million members and customers across 11 states and 2 U.S. territories through the AAA, Meemic and Fremont brands. ACG belongs to the national AAA federation and is the second largest AAA club in North America.<br /><br /><strong><u>Work Environment</u></strong><strong><u>:<br /></u></strong>Works in a temperature-controlled office environment.<br />Occasional (less than 10% of work time) exposure to road conditions and temperature extremes (Post for Corporate Secretary openings only).<br /><br />The Auto Club Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits packages including a base salary with performance based incentives; medical/dental/vision insurance, pension, 401(k), generous time off, a complimentary AAA Membership and much more!</p> <p><br /><br /></p>
Responsibilities: <p>Provide technical support for the ACG websites and intranet.&nbsp; Collaborate with various departments and internet partners on creating and maintaining web applications and support the web content management system.<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Work with project teams and staff from various departments to develop and implement website content and applications.&nbsp; Develop web pages using a variety of software applications and development tools.&nbsp; Provide technical site maintenance relative to search engine techniques, link integrity, navigation and other technical web developments.&nbsp; Identifies and resolves bugs and defects.&nbsp; Add content tags and updates tracking features in order to optimize marketing efforts to ensure the benefits of content/campaigns.&nbsp; Use HTML, javascript, Visual Basic or other web-based programming languages to develop code for the consumer websites along with internal intranet.&nbsp; Create reporting and tracking tools for use by department personnel in analyzing the effectiveness of web content and applications.&nbsp; Conduct user testing for all system changes to ensure the accuracy and integrity of data.&nbsp;</p> <p>Maintain knowledge of cutting-edge web development practices and recommends them for use, as appropriate.</p> <div>&nbsp;</div>
Requirements: <ul> <li><strong><u>Preferred Qualifications:&nbsp;<br /></u></strong>Experience in an insurance environment or other service industry.</li> <li>Rational Unified Process (RUP) development methodology</li> <li>Joint Application Design (JAD)/Rapid Application Design (RAD) techniques</li> <li>Database modeling</li> <li>Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration or a related field.&nbsp;</li> <li>8+ years of experience with .Net development using C#, ASP.Net, Web API, MS SQL.&nbsp;</li> <li>Previous experience with web applications development and managing professional web sites, including server management, data modeling and integration.</li> <li>Solid front-end development skills and experience utilizing JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, AJAX, JQuery.</li> <li>Experience developing web services and related technologies (JSON, REST, SOAP, XML).</li> <li>Native or Xamarin mobile application development in iOS and/or Android.</li> <li>Experience working with and programming in a Content Management Systems.</li> <li>Solid understanding of OOP and N-Tier architecture.</li> <li>Knowledge and experience with SDLC methodologies.</li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Required Qualifications (these are the minimum requirements to qualify):</u></strong></p> <p><u>Education (include minimum education and any licensing/certifications):</u></p> <p>College coursework in Computer Science Information Systems, Business Administration or a related field. &nbsp;</p> <div><u>Experience:</u></div> <ul> <li>Developing and implementing innovative web applications</li> <li>Prioritizing, coordinating and meeting deadlines on multiple projects and activities</li> <li>Creating web project requirements for use by web page coding and layout</li> <li>Researching, testing and confirming accuracy of site content</li> <li>Evaluating web content for its value in search engine optimization according to keyword frequency, keyword density, formatting, etc.</li> <li>Documenting site content manager tools for department and external user groups</li> <li>Developing and maintaining a tracking schema for all web projects and assets</li> <li>Adding tracking tags for page and campaign reporting purposes</li> <li>Effectively manage, warehouse and catalog (using tracking schema) all website content assets</li> <li>Performing user acceptance testing of web content and web application as it pertains to supplied requirements</li> <li>Correcting website bugs and defects</li> <li>Strong analytic skills as it pertains to analyzing and creating web reporting (google analytics, internal reporting, etc.)&nbsp;</li> </ul> <div><u>Knowledge and Skills:</u></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Knowledge of:</div> <ul> <li>Current and emerging web content practices and procedures</li> <li>Search engine optimization (SEO)</li> <li>Cascading style sheets (CSS)</li> <li>Mobile platforms and apps</li> <li>Content management systems and approval process flow</li> <li>Application of page layout and format principles</li> </ul> <div>Technical skills:</div> <ul> <li>Development of web applications and web pages in Visual Studio, ASP.NET, .NET, VB.NET, HTML, XML, CSS, jQuery, CMS Tools, JavaScript, Visual Basics</li> <li>Cross platform web browsers (Internet Explorer, Safari, FireFox; Chrome)</li> <li>Windows/Mac, Mobile (Android, IOS) Operating Systems</li> <li>Google Analytics</li> <li>Content Management Systems</li> </ul> <div>Ability to:</div> <ul> <li>Planning and organizing a high volume of projects</li> <li>Planning, prioritizing and decision making</li> <li>Provide analytical skill/and content knowledge to contribute to team</li> <li>Review and comprehend vendor manuals</li> <li>Communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal and external clients</li> <li>Work efficiently in a fast-paced, multiple and diverse product, team environment</li> <li>Research competitors' products and services</li> <li>Work irregular and/or extended hours to meet deadlines</li> </ul> <p><strong>Important Note:</strong>&nbsp;The above statements describe the principal and essential functions, but not all functions that may be inherent in the job.&nbsp; This job requires the ability to perform duties contained in the job description for this position, including, but not limited to, the above requirements.&nbsp; Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants, as needed, to enable them to fulfill these requirements.</p>