A growing technology firm in Carlow is searching for an experienced IT Delivery Manager to lead a web application development team using cutting-edge technologies. The role requires a strong background in software development, as well as people management experience in an agile setting. The successful candidate will be responsible for project planning, execution, and fostering a 'can-do' culture within the team. The firm offers competitive compensation, extensive benefits, and flexible working arrangements. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Our Story Unum Technology Centre in Carlow serves as a strategic software development and IT services centre supporting Unum, a leading provider of income protection in the US. Our team of IT professionals build solutions and critical business applications to digitally transform the way we do business. The Role We are looking for a talented & ambitious IT Delivery Manager to lead a web application development team working with cutting edge technology for one of the fastest growing areas of our company. This opportunity has extensive growth plans with scope to develop and scale a best-in-class digital experience franchise (mobile & web). Manage agile software development team of software developers, business analysts & automated testers Advocate for the team and helping to drive team effectiveness setting a 'can-do' culture Ownership of project planning, delivery and execution with high quality ensuring full transparency Act as leader, mentor, facilitator for the team, involved in recruitment, training development, and scaling requirements of the team Review existing development & DevOps practices to ensure best practice and principles are adhered to Oversee all phases of the Agile software development lifecycle Partner with the Product Management team to ensure alignment on business requirements. What You Offer Bachelor's Degree preferred, and/or equivalent experience 8+ years in a software development background 3+ years people management with preference in an agile environment Experience developing scalable, high-performance systems Advocate of best practice with a passion for technology Working knowledge of relational databases, web services, and software testing Preferred: Experience in delivering Web and/or Mobile applications. What We Offer Our size and successful history in Carlow means we can offer you exceptional development and progression, supported by continual learning programs, IT Certifications & third level tuition reimbursement. We offer work-life-balance with flexible working arrangements (including hybrid) and initiatives in support of your well-being. Our attractive range of benefits and reward initiatives includes competitive compensation, 25 days annual leave, paid health insurance, pension scheme, annual performance-based bonus, paid maternity/paternity/adoptive leave, reward programs, and an opportunity to engage with charity and community activities. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Our Story Unum Technology Centre in Carlow serves as a strategic software development and IT services centre supporting Unum, a leading provider of income protection in the US. Our team of IT professionals build solutions and critical business applications to digitally transform the way we do business. We are looking for a talented & ambitious IT Delivery Manager to lead a web application development team working with cutting edge technology for one of the fastest growing areas of our company. This opportunity has extensive growth plans with scope to develop and scale a best-in-class digital experience franchise (mobile & web). The Role Manage agile software development team of software developers, business analysts & automated testers Advocate for the team and helping to drive team effectiveness setting a 'can-do' culture Ownership of project planning, delivery and execution with high quality ensuring full transparency Act as leader, mentor, facilitator for the team, involved in recruitment, training development, and scaling requirements of the team Review existing development & DevOps practices to ensure best practice and principles are adhered to Oversee all phases of the Agile software development lifecycle Partner with the Product Management team to ensure alignment on business requirements. What You Offer Bachelor's Degree preferred, and/or equivalent experience 8+ years in a software development background 3+ years people management with preference in an agile environment Experience developing scalable, high-performance systems Advocate of best practice with a passion for technology Working knowledge of relational databases, web services, and software testing Preferred: Experience in delivering Web and/or Mobile applications. #ijadv What We Offer Our size and successful history in Carlow means we can offer you exceptional development and progression, supported by continual learning programs, IT Certifications & third level tuition reimbursement. We offer work-life-balance with flexible working arrangements (including hybrid) and initiatives in support of your well-being. Our attractive range of benefits and reward initiatives includes competitive compensation, 25 days annual leave, paid health insurance, pension scheme, annual performance-based bonus, paid maternity/paternity/adoptive leave, reward programs, and an opportunity to engage with charity and community activities. Company: Unum To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.
Our Story Unum Technology Centre in Carlow serves as a strategic software development and IT services centre supporting Unum, a leading provider of income protection in the US. Our team of IT professionals build solutions and critical business applications to digitally transform the way we do business. A senior CX leader responsible for shaping, designing, and delivering end-to-end customer experiences within a Value Stream. The role drives customer-led strategy, embeds CX into planning and execution, and ensures digital and operational experiences deliver measurable customer and business outcomes. The Role A senior customer experience leader embedded in a Value Stream, accountable for defining and delivering cohesive, end-to-end experiences. Leads experience strategy, service design, and the creation of intentional customer journeys across digital and operational touchpoints. Partners with cross-functional and senior leaders to shape the experience ambition, influence priorities, and co-own customer and business outcomes. Establishes CX measurement and insight approaches, translating findings into experience intent, design direction, and actionable improvements. Acts as the orchestrator across journeys, ensuring alignment and seamless delivery of customer outcomes. Builds CX capability within teams and fosters a customer-obsessed culture. What you offer Strong expertise in experience strategy, service design, and customer journey orchestration. High analytical capability with fluency in data, insights, and digital tools. Ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate experience trade-offs, recommendations, and impact clearly. Track record of embedding CX into delivery from strategy through execution, not just post-assessment. Proven ability to convert insights into actionable experience improvements across digital and operational environments. Leadership qualities that build capability, inspire teams, and cultivate a customer-first mindset across the Value Stream. #ijadv What We Offer Our size and successful history in Carlow means we can offer you exceptional development and progression, supported by continual learning programs, IT Certifications & third level tuition reimbursement. We offer work-life-balance with flexible working arrangements (including hybrid) and initiatives in support of your well-being. Our attractive range of benefits and reward initiatives includes competitive compensation, 25 days annual leave, paid health insurance, pension scheme, annual performance-based bonus, paid maternity/paternity/adoptive leave, reward programs, and an opportunity to engage with charity and community activities. Company: Unum To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.
Our Story Unum Technology Centre in Carlow serves as a strategic software development and IT services centre supporting Unum, a leading provider of income protection in the US. Our team of IT professionals build solutions and critical business applications to digitally transform the way we do business. The Product Business Analyst will work closely with the assigned team to deliver high quality standards by defining and documenting acceptance criteria and continuous documentation with limited oversight and exhibit a mastery of their functional area subject matter expertise and analytical skillset. The Product Business Analyst will play an integral part in ensuring the solutions delivered are of high quality by collaborating with their team members and by leveraging/using appropriate elicitation/documentation practices for the team. They use innovative and critical thinking skills applied to business process and needs to ensure solutions meet business value. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Collaborates with the Team (Product Owner, Lead Architect, Lead Software Engineer, Test Engineer, etc.) to ensure that the team defines, builds, and produces features and solutions that meet or exceed what the product leader is expecting Exhibits the technical acumen necessary to be a contributing member of solution design discussion Maintains holistic understanding of product roadmap and tracks any changes Maintains holistic understanding of relevant user and customer personas and uses these personas to refine work items to develop shared understanding across the key stakeholders. Gather requirements for persona of specific user experiences Maintains holistic understanding of product features, information architecture, and builds knowledge of the backend configuration Ensures integrity of work items as they are broken down and refined throughout hierarchy of work items in the product backlog. Identify where intent may be lost or overlooked during the work breakdown and refinement processes. i.e., Descoping or need for supplementary requirement gathering Ensures that key information needed to support the product team prioritization is current, accurate and available in a usable format to drive high quality decisions Ensures functional and non-functional requirement's, with appropriate documentation, are represented effectively in the product backlog Collaborates with the product owner and relevant subject matter experts to define the detailed design and acceptance criteria for user stories. Responsible for defining concise and effective user stories with precise and accurate acceptance criteria on a just-in-time/just-enough basis that will be used by the team and product owner to ensure that stakeholder and product owner intent is effectively captured and developed Leads story decomposition to enable planning at the appropriate level of granularity that supports the just-in-time nature of agile approaches and takes the lead in process mapping and decomposition Reviews the acceptance criteria, as appropriate, with the Product Owner, Lead Software Engineer, and Test Engineer to ensure agreement on testability and to define, coordinate, and at times, execute acceptance testing Determines and uses the most appropriate means of representing business requirements in the context of a specific change initiative, ensuring traceability back to the source Develops, evaluates, adds, and continuously improves tools to the BA Discipline Toolbox Educate peers around business analysis best practices Ensures documentation is in place for the production deployment activities and transition to production support technical team Job Specifications Bachelor's Degree preferred, or equivalent experience Has 4+ years' experience working as part of an agile team Passionate about the product, vision, priorities, results, and customer experience Clearly demonstrates analytical and critical thinking abilities Takes a logical, analytical approach to problem solving and pays close attention to detail Experience with Agile Development Methodologies Self-motivated and results oriented Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills Strong written communication skills to document and communicate requirements Strong team player; able to work effectively with a fully remote team and more broadly with people from a variety of backgrounds and time zones across the organization What We Offer Our size and successful history in Carlow means we can offer you exceptional development and progression, supported by continual learning programs, IT Certifications & third level tuition reimbursement. We offer work-life-balance with flexible working arrangements (including hybrid) and initiatives in support of your well-being. Our attractive range of benefits and reward initiatives includes competitive compensation, 25 days annual leave, paid health insurance, pension scheme, annual performance-based bonus, paid maternity/paternity/adoptive leave, reward programs, and an opportunity to engage with charity and community activities. Company: Unum To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.
Our Story Unum Technology Centre in Carlow serves as a strategic software development and IT services centre supporting Unum, a leading provider of income protection in the US. Our team of IT professionals build solutions and critical business applications to digitally transform the way we do business. We're looking for an Product Security Engineer to lead the integration of secure development practices across our SDLC in both cloud and on-prem environments. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic influence, focusing on secure architecture, CI/CD automation, and developer enablement. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive threat modeling, build secure-by-default tooling, and mentor engineers across Ireland and the US-helping to elevate our overall security maturity and culture. Key Responsibilities Secure Software Development & DevSecOps Integration Architect and integrate security into CI/CD pipelines using modern automation and guardrails. Develop secure frameworks, SDKs, and CI integrations to enable frictionless adoption of security controls. Maintain secure coding standards and guidance tailored to our technology stack. Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to enhance container and infrastructure security (Docker, IaC). Threat Modeling, Reviews & Remediation Lead threat modeling workshops across product and platform teams. Identify and assess vulnerabilities using SAST, DAST, SCA, manual code reviews, and penetration testing. Promote reusable remediation patterns for code and infrastructure vulnerabilities.. Engineering & Automation Build and maintain automation tools for vulnerability triage, mitigation, and reporting. Strengthen API security through robust authentication protocols (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML). Support secure deployment of software. Mentor engineers and analysts, fostering secure development capabilities across teams. Collaborate with Security Champions to build advocacy and threat modeling expertise. Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration Act as a bridge between Security, Engineering, and Product teams to align on secure architecture and SDLC practices. Support compliance initiatives. Required Qualifications 5+ years in software engineering, or a related technical security role. Proficient in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, C#, Python, JavaScript). Experience with security tools: SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanners Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure of one cloud environment Familiarity with OWASP Top 10, ASVS, CVSS, Technical Skills Deep understanding of API security protocols and secure service-to-service communication. Ability to script or build internal tools to scale security practices. Hands-on experience with DevSecOps tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Terraform, etc.). Compliance & Governance Working knowledge of privacy and security regulations Experience supporting audits, risk assessments, and policy development. Nice to have Qualifications Professional certifications (e.g., OSCP, CSSLP, CISSP, Security+). Contributions to open-source security projects or community involvement. Experience with policy-as-code tools. Familiarity with secure runtimes Key Attributes Strategic thinker with a hands-on, problem-solving mindset. Strong communicator, able to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Collaborative leader with a growth mindset and a passion for mentoring. Comfortable navigating fast-paced, cross-functional environments. #ijadv What We Offer Our size and successful history in Carlow means we can offer you exceptional development and progression, supported by continual learning programs, IT Certifications & third level tuition reimbursement. We offer work-life-balance with flexible working arrangements (including hybrid) and initiatives in support of your well-being. Our attractive range of benefits and reward initiatives includes competitive compensation, 25 days annual leave, paid health insurance, pension scheme, annual performance-based bonus, paid maternity/paternity/adoptive leave, reward programs, and an opportunity to engage with charity and community activities. Company: Unum To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.
