Life Asia Analyst/Developer

Life Asia Developer/Analyst

Job location: Goregaon East/Mira Road - work from office

Experience: 4+ years

Domain: Life Insurance/Insurance

• Lead end-to-end solution design, development, and maintenance for Life/Asia core insurance modules (Policy Admin, Billing, Claims, New Business), primarily on Mainframe (COBOL, JCL, DB2/VSAM).
• Translate complex business requirements into high-quality technical specifications, impact analyses, and system integration designs across upstream/downstream applications.
• Own batch and online performance tuning—optimize JCL streams, DB2 access paths, and scheduling to meet stringent batch SLAs and window constraints.
• Drive production stability: triage incidents, perform root cause analysis (RCA), implement permanent fixes, and strengthen observability and logging.
• Lead migration and modernization initiatives: version upgrades, platform changes, API enablement, and integration with surround systems (e.g., CRM, payments, data warehouse).
• Establish DevSecOps practices for Mainframe: CI/CD pipelines, code quality gates, automated testing, and secure coding standards; mentor engineers and review code.
• Govern change and release management (CAB readiness, rollback plans, data conversion strategies) and ensure audit/compliance adherence (SOX, InfoSec, regulatory).
• Partner with business to prioritize backlog, shape roadmaps, and deliver incremental value through Agile ceremonies while managing vendor partners and SOWs.
• Business Product Owners / Policy Admin Leads
• Enterprise Architecture & Security (InfoSec)
• QA/Testing COE & UAT Managers
• Production Support/SRE & Batch Operations
• Data/Reporting & Actuarial/Finance Teams
• Life/Asia Product Vendor / SI Partners
• Core Systems Integrators (Batch Scheduler, Middleware, API Gateway)
• Regulatory/Compliance Auditors (as applicable to releases)
• Third-Party Service Providers (Payment, KYC, CRM)
• Cloud/Mainframe Hosting Providers & Tool Vendors
• Production Defect Density & MTTR
• Batch SLA Adherence & Performance Index
• Change Success Rate & Deployment Frequency
• Code Quality (Coverage, Static Scan, Tech Debt)
• Regulatory/Compliance Audit Pass Rate
• Business Value Delivered (Story Points/Quarter)
• Cost Efficiency (MIPS/CPU Utilization)
• Stakeholder Satisfaction (CSAT/NPS)