Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pacific Life is a leading insurance company that focuses on providing for loved ones and planning rewarding retirements. They are seeking an Application Development Consultant to provide expert-level application development leadership, design scalable solutions, and drive system sustainability and modernization within their technology team.
Responsibilities
- Analyze complex business and technical requests and independently design, build, test, and deploy software solutions that support CMD’s evolving objectives
- Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and mentorship to elevate development practices within the team
- Ensure architecture consistency across platforms by collaborating closely with technology leadership and architecture teams
- Contribute to technical roadmaps and portfolio planning by identifying long‑term opportunities, risks, and modernization strategies
- Promote reuse and simplification by identifying opportunities to leverage existing solution components
- Ensure solutions are built using the appropriate technologies, comply with divisional standards, and meet functional and non‑functional requirements
- Define solution allocation across application areas, ensuring alignment with business rules embedded in core administration systems
- Perform deep‑dive analysis of production issues, respond promptly to outages, and partner with business stakeholders to troubleshoot and resolve system defects
- Identify optimization opportunities that enhance resilience, reduce manual effort, or improve system performance
- Conduct technical evaluations of software components, tools, and patterns to inform modernization initiatives
- Independently manage priorities, risks, dependencies, and issue resolution across concurrent initiatives
- Partner with various technology functions to ensure end‑to‑end solution quality and continuity of knowledge across the Life Admin ecosystem
- Contribute to a collaborative culture that encourages shared learning, broadens team capabilities, and strengthens cross‑functional alignment
Skills
- 10+ years of experience in application development or technical support for mainframe applications and databases
- Experience with Life Insurance processes and platforms
- Hands-on expertise with Cyberlife, ALIS or Vantage
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and iterative delivery
- Advanced knowledge of mainframe and policy administration system architecture
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with ability to build and influence cross-functional partnerships
- Proven track record of technical leadership and elevating development standards
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellbeing Reimbursement Account that can be used on yourself or your eligible dependents
- Generous paid time off options including: Paid Time Off, Holiday Schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave as well as an Adoption Assistance Program
- Competitive 401k savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation
Company Overview
Pacific Life Insurance is an insurance company that provides life insurance products, annuities, and mutual funds. It was founded in 1868, and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.pacificlife.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Pacific Life has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 14 in 2025, 9 in 2024, 16 in 2023, 19 in 2022, 14 in 2021, 17 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.