Software Development Consultant (Azure)

We’re excited you’re interested in a career at COUNTRY as we strive toward our vision—to enrich lives in the communities we serve. Our footprint spans coast to coast, but more important than where we operate is the people who do the work.

About The Role

COUNTRY Financial is seeking an experienced Integration Developer to help expand our enterprise integration capabilities using Azure Integration Services, specifically Azure Logic Apps, Functions/Durable Functions, Service Bus, Event Hubs/Grid, Fabric, and Azure API Management.

This role will work alongside an established integration team currently leveraging Informatica CDI-PC/IDMC, MuleSoft, and IBM Business Automation Workflow (BAW), and will play a key role in:

• Developing application-centric, API-led integrations on Azure
• Supporting our public cloud migration and modernization initiatives
• Establishing patterns, standards, and best practices for Azure-native integrations

This is a hands-on developer role with strong influence on future integration architecture and will work in collaboration with our Engineering CoE team.

Responsibilities

Azure Integration Development

• Design, develop, and support integrations using Azure Functions and Azure Logic Apps (Consumption and Standard)
• Build, publish, and manage APIs using Azure API Management (policies, products, versioning, security)
• Implement synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns using HTTP, REST, messaging, and event-driven approaches
• Develop integration solutions aligned with application-centric and API-led architecture principles

Enterprise Integration & Collaboration

• Collaborate with BAW, Informatica, and MuleSoft developers to implement hybrid integration solutions
• Translate existing BAW, MuleSoft, or Informatica patterns into Azure-native equivalents where appropriate
• Partner with Integration CoE, Enterprise Architecture, and Security to ensure compliance with integration standards and policies
• Participate in design reviews, architecture discussions, and platform evaluations

Operational Excellence

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for integrations
• Support CI/CD pipelines (Git-based) for integration assets
• Experience with Bicep IaC
• Troubleshoot and resolve integration defects and performance issues
• Familiarity with Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and Dynatrace
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and integration runbooks

Impact

• Designs solutions after gathering business and technical requirements
• Develops software solutions that are high-performing and meet technical standards
• Supports testing and problem-solving/debugging of solutions
• Implements software solutions following best practices

Requirements

• Typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience or a combination of related experience, education, and training
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise integration or middleware development
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Azure Integration Services, including:
  • Azure Functions (HTTP-triggered, Service Bus-triggered)
  • Familiarity with Durable Functions for stateful orchestration
  • Azure Logic Apps
  • Azure API Management
• Strong experience building RESTful APIs and service-based integrations
• Working knowledge of authentication and authorization patterns (OAuth2, managed identities, certificates)
• Working knowledge of Azure secure best practices: Private Endpoints, Service Endpoints
• Experience with JSON, XML, and data transformation concepts
• Familiarity with event and messaging platforms (Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hub)
• Experience working in medium to large enterprise environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience modernizing or migrating integrations to Azure-native platforms
• Knowledge of Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP)
• Experience supporting insurance or financial services environments
• Familiarity with secure coding standards (OWASP, NIST, CIS)

Pay

Base Pay Range: $113,200–$155,650

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for a Short-Term Incentive plan.

Benefits

• Insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life)
• 401(k) with company match

Our employees and representatives serve nearly one million households with our diverse range of personal and business insurance products as well as retirement and investment services. We build relationships and work together to create a stronger, more secure future for our clients and our communities. You’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow throughout your career, either within this role or by exploring other areas of our business.