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Whitespace was established in 1985 as a software development company specialising in the insurance market. We are a privately owned company and with over 30 years of experience providing carefully designed IT solutions and platforms to our customers in the insurance and reinsurance markets we are in an excellent position to understand our customers, their processes, their challenges and their needs.

We have developed systems that we continue to support proactively for Members’ Agents, Delegated Authority Brokers and Claims Managers.

However, the entire global financial services industry is striving to be more efficient. One obvious way to do this is by digitising and streamlining processes end to end. The insurance market is a prime candidate; moving risks through the distribution chain is expensive and burdened by inefficiencies. Digitisation promises huge benefits to all parties.

In 2016, anticipating this desire for efficiency, Whitespace embarked on a project to introduce fully digital insurance contract placing into the Lloyd’s of London market. An incumbent system has been trying to do the same thing for years but has struggled to win the hearts and minds of market practitioners. By using new technologies, specifically NoSQL databases and iPads / iPhones, Whitespace has established itself as a strong competitor. The Whitespace Platform launched in August 2019 and has proved extraordinarily popular and successful.

In March 2021 Sequel, a Verisk business, acquired a majority investment in Whitespace. The partnership with Sequel brings an increased set of opportunities for us as an organisation and for our customers. We are excited to be able to fast forward the digital ambition that both Sequel and Whitespace customers desire, and this will see us achieve our seven year ambition in three.

Summary and Purpose

To support Whitespace’s two leading database systems for Members’ Agents in the Lloyd’s insurance market, one written in C#.Net and the other in C. The role will involve both new development and support for the existing code.

Independent thought and analysis is encouraged and necessary, with full assistance from colleagues in training and to answer any questions you may have at any stage. As well as technical proficiency, it will be necessary to communicate well and acquire a sound understanding of our clients’ needs.

These Whitespace systems have been built entirely in-house.

The salary range for this role is £30,000 - £35,000

Main Duties

• Reporting to the Client Support Manager
• Responsible for developing software to meet customer requirements in line with agreed goals
• Responsible for building own understanding of client requirements by attending internal and external meetings as required, reading appropriate bulletins and papers, working closely with colleagues
• Produce software in line with team goals and alerting the Client Support Manager of any problems which arise
• Liaise with clients about requirements and propose solutions internally
• Participate in support service for the system
• Provide ad hoc support to the Senior Leadership Team as required
• Willingness to work flexible hours at times, based on needs
• All posts at Whitespace are administratively self-servicing

Compliance & Training

• Adhere to all company & regulatory policies and procedures as instructed
• Carry out all training provided to deadlines prescribed
• Work with compliance on IT relevant areas such as Data Security and Financial Crime
• Execute the responsibilities of a company employee acting in a lawful and ethical manner in accordance with your contract of employment and company staff handbook
• Work with department manager for own professional development, including performance appraisal and identifying and meeting training needs in order to ensure competence and compliance with current regulations

Experience Required

• Experience in both C# and C (or C++).
• Experience in Java in place of C# would also be considered
• Good working knowledge of SQL

Knowledge / Skills / Attributes desirable

• Entry level understanding of the global Insurance Industry
• Understanding of insurance acronyms and terminology
• Broad understanding of the London Insurance Market
• An interest in technological advances in Insuretech
• Experience with DocuSign, Crystal Reports, Excel Macros

Education / Training / Qualifications required

• Degree in computer science or another scientific discipline, with equivalent demonstrable programming experience

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