Oregon Mutual Insurance’s IT department has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Configuration Analyst!

A Configuration Analyst is responsible for analyzing and implementing the business needs of project stakeholders in a variety of configuration- based systems and services. The Configuration Analyst will configure, coordinate the build, test, release the configuration items and ensure that company standards and end-user requirements are met. The Configuration Analyst must communicate proactively and effectively with team members, project managers, software developers, user personnel, and management on requirements and issues.

ABOUT THE JOB

• Model business requirements into a configuration-based system.
• Work with Business Analysts, product owners, stakeholders, and other subject matter experts to discover, understand and describe business rules/requirements.
• Coordinate the build, testing, and release of configuration items.
• Create automation scripts and SQL queries as needed.
• Read and analyze XML files from various sources.
• Assist in conducting research on software and hardware products to meet agreed-upon requirements and to support purchasing efforts.
• Participate in the QA of solutions to ensure features and functions have been enabled and optimized.
• Work with Business Analysts to verify requirements for completeness and feasibility.
• Translate conceptual user requirements into functional requirements in a clear manner.
• Where applicable, develop prototypes of interfaces and attributes based on the user requirements.
• Solve a range of escalated issues; analyzes and creates solutions.
• Provide support in developing, testing and implementing patch releases and system upgrades.
• Work with team to develop and maintain configuration policies and procedures.
• Develop and manage configuration analyst training materials.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus 3 to 5 years of professional experience or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that demonstrates the required skills.
• Previous experience as a configuration analyst, application developer, technical business analyst, technical quality assurance analyst, or similar role.
• Experience configuring business rules in a software platform, including but not limited to:
  • Business-specific software platforms
  • Atlassian Cloud
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Site 24x7
• Experience working in the software development lifecycle, including a basic working knowledge of requirement analysis, build, test, release and change management functions.
• Ability to create basic automation scripts (Powershell, etc.), SQL queries, and read XML.
• Experience working with product owners, stakeholders, and other subject matter experts to discover and describe business rules. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working on an agile or DevOps team.
• Experience working directly with product owners and subject matter experts.
• Collaborative and respectful of all ideas.

IF YOU KNOW ABOUT THE FOLLOWING IT’S A PLUS

• Prior experience in insurance industry, especially property and casualty insurance.
• Experience with Sapiens PolicyPro/Adaptik Policy configuration.
• Experience with Vertafore ImageRight configuration.
• Experience developing XSL transformations for complex XML documents.
• Experience with configuration and asset management.

We are looking for applicants with career goals who want to grow and assume roles of greater responsibility within the company. Oregon Mutual offers a pleasant working environment and a history of business spanning more than 100 years. In addition to benefits already offered, we also include a free onsite workout facility and free parking in our McMinnville location!

Equal Opportunity Employer www.ormutual.com