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Programmer/AnalystAbout Old Republic:Old Republic International Corporation traces its beginnings back to 1923. Old Republic is one of America's 50 largest shareholder-owned insurance businesses and currently ranks among the Fortune 500 list of the Nation's biggest companies. Old Republic is primarily a commercial lines underwriter serving the insurance needs of a large number of organizations, including many of America's leading industrial and financial services institutions.Check below to see if you have what is needed for this opportunity, and if so, make an application asap.Located on Michigan Avenue, in downtown Chicago, the Old Republic Building (Headquarters) is close to several public transportation lines and parking locations.Programmer/AnalystUtilize your system design and development skills to help an established financial services related insurance company leverage their technology investments. Old Republic is seeking individuals with experience in system analysis, design and implementation, relevant to the Visual Studio/Enterprise platforms. This is a high-profile opportunity, with strong user community interaction required to facilitate the design, delivery and maintenance of solid business systems. Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Between two and four years in development positions, with demonstrated experience in significant system design and implementation; Experience with the insurance industry is a plus. Projects will entail converting/upgrading from obsolete legacy technologies (FoxPro, MS-Access) to current technologies. Candidate must be open to learning all technologies.ResponsibilitiesTimely Delivery of Legacy to Current Conversion ProjectsSupport Current ApplicationsProblem Analysis and Solution DesignMaintain Project and System DocumentationApplications DevelopmentManagement Information ReportingInterface with Vendors and Technical ResourcesIntegration of internal and external (vendor) systemsQualificationsRequired Technical SkillsVisual Studio C#.net (batch programs, web, winforms/wpf)Visual Studio Web Development (HTML 5, CSS, JavaScript, etc.)Visual Studio SSRSSQLPowerShell and DOS commandsVBScriptCrystal ReportsBeneficial Technical SkillsVisual Studio KIX ScriptingPentaho BIZena Task Scheduling (or other network scheduling platform a plus)Legacy development tools: FoxPro, Clipper, etc...Analysis and Design SkillsBusiness Process Analysis and Design (hands-on programming)Troubleshooting and Maintenance proficiencyData Warehouse Concepts and SupportDatabase DesignObject Oriented DesignBusiness KnowledgeExperience with EAS financial accounting system (or other accounting ERP system)Implementation and Support of Enterprise Business SolutionsInsurance System ExperienceBusiness System Development ExperiencePersonal and InterpersonalTime Management skills, including meeting agreed deadlinesAbility to work as a development team member and work independentlyAbility to work with users to define business requirements and design solutionsStrong written communication and technical documentation skillsMinimum 4 years of experience supporting significant business systemsBachelor degree or equivalentCommitted to long-term technical and business knowledge development and learning.Old Republic International "ORI" is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ORI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training