Polaris Radar Developer

Job Details:

The main purpose of this unique role is to support the ongoing development of our client’s Pet Insurance pricing and underwriting capability which combines WTW Radar pricing software with their Polaris ProductWriter rating engine development tools into an end to end dynamic pricing solution.

You would be assisting the Head of Pricing Technology and Rating Engine Manager develop and test the new end-to-end deployment process.

For this role within the Rating Engine team – which sits within the wider Actuarial department – they are looking for a candidate with experience in similar insurance pricing and rating software.

This is a hybrid-working role with an expectation of at least 1 day a week in the office.

Responsibilities:

• To support the development and integration of ProductWriter tools with Radar pricing outputs
• To ensure the continued reconciliation of Radar outputs with rating engine calculations
• To maintain and develop the rating engine testing functionality within and across Radar projects
• To support the design and development of new ProductWriter scheme enhancements across our Pet Insurance portfolio.
• To support the deployment of regular price change requests received from their Pricing Actuaries
• To produce Technical Specification and Test Plan Documents relating to development work.
• To provide support as required to all business areas as part of wider projects that have a dependency upon rating functionality.
• To investigate and debug any premium/rating related incidents or queries
• To act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers whilst delivering a higher standard of customer care and enabling consumers to make effective decisions in their interests.

Successful candidates will have:

• A working knowledge of both Radar and ProductWriter with ideally experience using these tools to implement rate changes.
• Understanding of best practice design and coding principles.
• A logical aptitude, with strong problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with ETL tools such as SAS, SQL and Excel
• Proficient in writing both technical and business focused documentation.
• The ability to cater their communication style between non-technical and technical employees.
• Comfortable working within a dynamic, fast paced, working environment.
• Will actively promote professional working relationships with internal departments.
• Embraces opportunities to develop and learn new skills.