Associate, Systems Operations

At Coaction were a unique mix of leaders achievers thinkers and team players with a high-performance mindset and a diverse skillset. We bring our industry expertise together to continually push the boundaries of what insurance can be for our clients.

At Coaction were a unique mix of leaders achievers thinkers and team players with a high-performance mindset and a diverse skillset. We bring our industry expertise together to continually push the boundaries of what insurance can be for our clients.

Role Overview

The Junior Systems Analyst Underwriting Systems supports the stability quality and continuous improvement of Coactions underwriting platforms. This entry-level role is designed for recent graduates or candidates with limited professional experience who are eager to build expertise in Commercial Property & Casualty insurance Surplus & Specialty Lines Duck Creek Policy Administration and software delivery. Working alongside Business Analysts Developers Quality Engineers Architects and business stakeholders the analyst will learn to investigate production issues validate system changes support regulatory compliance and contribute to successful software releases.

Responsibilities:

• Develop foundational knowledge of Commercial Property & Casualty insurance including Surplus & Specialty Lines underwriting concepts and business processes.

• Intake analyze categorize and triage production incidents and service requests within Jira Service Management (JSM).

• Perform initial root-cause analysis and identify or validate business and technical workarounds where appropriate.

• Validate data corrections and data patches in lower environments prior to production implementation.

• Support validation of downstream integrations regulatory reporting and system compliance.

• Monitor regulatory circulars and assist with validation of Duck Creek template upgrades and compliance adoption activities.

• Create clear actionable defect tickets with sufficient detail for development teams.

• Compile and maintain release notes summarizing delivered enhancements fixes and known issues.

• Respond to developer and Quality Engineering questions to clarify reported issues expected system behavior and business context.

• Collaborate with Regulatory Reporting Underwriting Operations Product Management Actuarial Architects Developers Quality Engineers and other stakeholders.

• Execute release validation and regression testing for production fixes enhancements platform upgrades and compliance changes.

• Document findings procedures and knowledge articles to improve operational readiness and reduce key-person dependency.

• Leverage AI-enabled tools such as Microsoft Copilot to improve documentation quality summarize findings and increase efficiency while maintaining accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Business Computer Science Insurance or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).

• 02 years of professional experience; internships or cooperative education are a plus.

• Strong analytical problem-solving and organizational skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Interest in learning Commercial P&C insurance and enterprise software platforms.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Attention to detail and willingness to investigate complex issues.

• Experience with Microsoft Office; familiarity with Jira or SQL is a plus but not required.

• Eagerness to learn Agile delivery practices production support processes and Duck Creek technologies.

• Strong customer-service mindset and ability to work collaboratively across technical and business teams.

**This role must sit in our Morristown NJ office on our hybrid schedule being in office no less than 3 days a week**.

Salary range specific to for this role : $55000-$70000 discretionary incentive bonus benefits depends on various factors including without limitation individual and organizational performance. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education experience and addition employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off medical dental and retirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Coaction is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Coactions policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race color religion national origin gender age sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status mental or physical disability and genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coaction also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

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