Analyst, Application Development – Product & Inforce Systems

Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures. Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard. We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values: Do good. Be good. Make good. Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position. Role Summary The Analyst, Application Development - Product & Inforce Systems provides business and technical expertise across National Life Group's Life & Annuity Product & Inforce application environment. This role applies specialized knowledge of insurance products, business processes, system logic, and application dependencies to analyze complex needs, assess impacts, and support effective technology solutions across product, inforce, illustration, policy administration, and related platforms. The Analyst independently manages assigned analysis and delivery activities, evaluates complex circumstances, recommends practical solution approaches, and partners across business, IT, architecture, quality engineering, infrastructure, security, and vendor teams. The role serves as a knowledgeable resource for assigned applications and processes, strengthens documentation and operational knowledge, and provides guidance to stakeholders on system impacts, delivery risks, and implementation considerations. The ideal candidate brings established Life & Annuity or insurance technology experience, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and the ability to work effectively with limited information. The successful candidate is comfortable navigating complex systems, adapting existing approaches to new challenges, and building productive relationships with technical and business partners. This position currently offers an onsite work schedule, with the expectation that you will be in the office four (4) days per week during onsite core days.  Our current onsite core days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  The work schedule type and core days are subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Develop and maintain comprehensive working knowledge of assigned Life & Annuity product, inforce, illustration, policy administration, and related application environments. Independently analyze business and technology needs and translate them into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, test scenarios, and implementation plans. Perform impact analysis for product changes, inforce enhancements, platform upgrades, regulatory requirements, integrations, production issues, and modernization initiatives. Evaluate complex system and process issues, identify root causes and dependencies, and recommend effective solution approaches using available business and technical information. Apply sound judgment to determine appropriate actions and exceptions within established policies, procedures, architectural standards, and delivery practices. Own assigned analysis and delivery activities from initial discovery through testing, implementation, release readiness, and post-production support. Advise business and technology stakeholders on application capabilities, system impacts, dependencies, risks, testing considerations, and implementation options. Coordinate activities across internal teams and vendor partners, proactively managing dependencies, open questions, risks, testing needs, and delivery commitments. Partner with Product & Inforce leaders, product owners, architects, developers, quality engineering, infrastructure, security, vendors, and business stakeholders to resolve complex delivery and production issues. Create and maintain process documentation, system documentation, runbooks, decision records, and knowledge-transfer materials that strengthen organizational understanding of Product & Inforce systems. Provide guidance and knowledge sharing to colleagues on assigned applications, business processes, system dependencies, and established delivery practices. Identify and recommend improvements to application processes, documentation, delivery methods, controls, and team efficiency, including responsible use of approved AI tools where appropriate. Communicate recommendations, issues, risks, and decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, including senior internal and external partners. All other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Business, Finance, or a related field and 5 or more years of related experience; advanced degree and 2 or more years of related experience; or 9 or more years of total equivalent relevant work experience. Demonstrated experience in Life & Annuity insurance, financial services technology, actuarial systems, illustration systems, product systems, policy administration, business systems analysis, product implementation, or related technology delivery. Working knowledge of Life & Annuity products and one or more related domains such as inforce processing, illustrations, policy administration, actuarial systems, product configuration, commissions, or distribution systems. Demonstrated ability to analyze complex business processes, system logic, data flows, calculations, rules, integrations, dependencies, and downstream impacts. Experience independently developing requirements, use