Sr HCL Domino Notes Developer

Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Company
Senior HCL Domino Notes Developer

Remote - Full Time

About the Job:

Universal Shield Insurance Group has an opening for a full-time Senior HCL Domino Notes Developer with development team management experience with 10 or more years of Domino and Notes development experience. The candidate must reside in the United States and be authorized to work in the United States. Occasional travel to regional offices may be necessary. Salary range is based on experience.

This position is an excellent opportunity to participate from the ground floor with a growing insurance company led by experienced insurance professionals with a proven track record of success.

Please Note:

• This is an HCL Domino Notes application development position, not an HCL Domino Notes administrator position.
• Must be willing to take direction from the AVP-Systems Development and be collaborative with the IT development team in solutions design, development, testing, documentation, and subsequent management.
• Adopt and enforce coding and application design standards. Suggest enhancements to standards as needed and socialize amongst colleagues and management to gain buy-in and adoption.
• All submissions must include a cover letter that describes recent work experience, duties, and explanation for why the candidate fits the technical aspects of the role and the necessary required soft skills.

Core HCL Domino Notes Developer Skills Required:

• Recent expertise in designing high-level client applications with HCL Domino Notes Version 10+ is required.
• 10+ years recent experience developing HCL Domino Notes client applications. Experience in the property casualty insurance industry preferred but not required.
• HCL / IBM Domino / Notes certification is strongly preferred.
• Expertise writing Lotus Script and Formula Language required.
• Proficiency in designing Views, Forms, Agents, LotusScript libraries and classes.
• Fluent knowledge of the Domino security model.

Additional Skills:

• Experience and proficiency in working with JSON, XML, SQL, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience with the bulk and small-scale movement of data to/from the HCL Domino Notes environment and various data inquiry and analytics platforms.
• API Integration with enterprise systems like Azure, MS SQL Server, MS Office 365, Custom, external data vendors, etc.
• Competencies with full software life cycle development process - develop, code, test, debug, refine, document, change management, troubleshooting, and assisting with production support.
• Development team supervision.
• Project management.

Soft Skills Required:

• Strong team player with collaborative spirit and get-it-done on-time with high quality work ethic.
• Strong intellectual curiosity.
• Strong passion for developing HCL Domino Notes applications and writing Lotus Script code.
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude with the ability to accept direction and follow design standards.
• Ability to analyze and design new application business requirements.
• Ability to analyze and design existing application business requirements.
• Ability to follow good coding practices and standards and document code in-line and externally.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external contacts.
• Strong customer service focus.
• Strong organizational and time management skills are required.
• Detail-oriented and able to handle multiple tasks on time.

Benefits Information:
Universal Shield Insurance Group offers an industry-competitive benefits package including health insurance with a company-contributed HSA, dental insurance, vision coverage, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and other lifestyle and family-friendly and work/life balance benefits.

• We also offer a company-matched 401K, unlimited PTO for exempt employees, and other ancillary workforce benefits.
• Applicants selected for interviews will receive more information on our full company benefits program.

Founded in 2003, UFCIC is continuously innovating to serve new markets with new products based on cutting edge business strategies.

Guided by an entrepreneurial spirit, Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Company (UFCIC) is a hybrid property and casualty insurer and insurtech that provides innovative insurance solutions to underserved markets for small businesses. Via online state-of-the-art agency portals and direct to consumer retail (B2C) and business to business (B2B) websites, we design our products intuitively and device agnostic to accelerate competitive underwriting decisions for our partners and customers.

UFCIC targets property and casualty insurance for small businesses that are managed in such a way that they deserve to qualify for, and enjoy, the additional advantages in security and coverage offered by an admitted product. While the surplus market, as a last resort channel, can provide a reduced coverage form at a higher price, UFCIC turns this dynamic upside down. Via a higher standard of acceptance, expert underwriting rules, advanced analytics, machine learning, and external data sources to supplement standard risk information, the majority of UFCIC’s target business can “graduate” from the surplus lines and be provided with a superior coverage form in the admitted marketplace. For those risks that necessitate the surplus market, our company uses our E&S carrier, Shield Indemnity, for risk placement.

UFCIC also serves the specialty surety bond marketplace by providing a variety of proprietary, cutting-edge, and competitively priced surety products available through efficient direct and agent based technology enabled portals. Via UFCBonds.com (B2C), customers can buy License and Permit bonds direct, as well as other types of surety bonds, with zero commissions and fees – savings are up to 25% compared to online agency based surety bond platforms. For business to business (B2B), our BondRamp.com platform serves our distributors for surety bond placement. Additionally, UFCBonds.com and BondRamp.com issue most bonds instantly and are available 24x7x365 and accessible by computer, tablet, or mobile device.

UFCIC is part of the Universal Shield Insurance Group ( Universal Shield is composed of Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Company ( - an admitted carrier - and Shield Indemnity Inc. (shieldindemnity.com) - an excess and surplus carrier.

About Universal Shield Insurance Group:

USIG targets property and casualty insurance for small and medium businesses that are managed in such a way that they deserve to qualify for, and enjoy, the additional advantages in security and coverage offered by an admitted product. We also offer an E&S product for those accounts that may qualify for our admitted market product after a few years of successful operation. We work exclusively with our appointed wholesale General Agents that demonstrate a commitment to professional underwriting practices and have multi-decade relationships with our underwriting teams. USIG incorporates a state-of-the-art risk acceptance process, employing expert underwriting rules, advanced analytics, machine learning, and external data sources to supplement standard risk information. USIG and its insurance entities (Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Company “UFCIC” and Shield Indemnity Incorporated “Shield”) maintain an AM Best Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-“. UFCIC also maintains a Demotech Financial Stability rating of A (Exceptional) and is Treasury Listed for surety bonds up to $5.9M.

USIG also underwrites the Surety line of business through our admitted company, providing bonds for the Commercial, Contract and Specialty Surety markets. Through our proprietary, cutting-edge portal Bondramp.com, we provide agents at all levels access to a large library of competitively priced commercial and transactional bonds, immediately delivering many bonds upon the Principal’s payment. Conveniently, BondRamp.com and is available 24x7x365 and accessible by computer, tablet, or mobile device.

We have corporate offices in Waterford and Grandville, Michigan as well as Dublin, Ohio.

About Universal Shield Insurance Group:

USIG targets property and casualty insurance for small and medium businesses that are managed in such a way that they deserve to qualify for, and enjoy, the additional advantages in security and coverage offered by an admitted product. We also offer an E&S product for those accounts that may qualify for our admitted market product after a few years of successful operation. We work exclusively with our appointed wholesale General Agents that demonstrate a commitment to professional underwriting practices and have multi-decade relationships with our underwriting teams. USIG incorporates a state-of-the-art risk acceptance process, employing expert underwriting rules, advanced analytics, machine learning, and external data sources to supplement standard risk information. USIG and its insurance entities (Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Company “UFCIC” and Shield Indemnity Incorporated “Shield”) maintain an AM Best Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-“. UFCIC also maintains a Demotech Financial Stability rating of A (Exceptional) and is Treasury Listed for surety bonds up to $5.9M. USIG also underwrites the Surety line of business through our admitted company, providing bonds for the Commercial, Contract and Specialty Surety markets. Through our proprietary, cutting-edge portal Bondramp.com, we provide agents at all levels access to a large library of competitively priced commercial and transactional bonds, immediately delivering many bonds upon the Principal’s payment. Conveniently, BondRamp.com and is available 24x7x365 and accessible by computer, tablet, or mobile device. We have corporate offices in Waterford and Grandville, Michigan as well as Dublin, Ohio.