Technical Lead – Specialty Insurance & SQL Systems
Leap Recruitment Partners · Chicago, IL
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Jul 15, 2026
Chicago, IL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on technical leadership role within a wholesale insurance and specialty underwriting (MGA) firm, focused on overseeing software development teams, managing and optimizing SQL database environments, and driving the migration of legacy policy administration systems to modern, cloud-compatible platforms. The role suits someone with deep specialty P&C insurance domain knowledge — particularly around premium accounting and MGA operations — combined with extensive SQL, SSIS, and ETL experience.
Senior level · 8+ years · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 7 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1–10
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $137,335 (middle half $106,829–$171,337).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The title 'Technical Lead' carries no explicit seniority level word, so the title states no level; however, the 8+ years of database development experience and the breadth of responsibilities (principal architect, team mentor, system modernization lead) firmly support a Senior classification.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role spans hands-on SQL/database architecture (15-1243) and broader software development/technical leadership (15-1252). The emphasis on designing and deploying software solutions, mentoring developers, and modernizing application platforms tips the primary classification to Software Developers (15-1252), with Database Architects (15-1243) as the close runner-up.
The tooling list under 'Tooling & Ecosystem' (Documaker, Rackley, Infomaker, PowerBuilder, Retool, GoAnywhere, Redgate, Git) is framed as 'Direct familiarity with systems such as…' within the Required section. The 'such as' qualifier signals these are illustrative examples of the expected ecosystem rather than every tool being an individual hard gate; however, per the section placement rule they are treated as required. Hiring managers should note that candidates fluent in comparable legacy insurance and database tooling may be acceptable substitutes for any single named tool.
Azure and GCP appear only under 'Preferred Assets' and are marked accordingly. The required section references 'cloud-managed services' conceptually but names no specific platform as a hard gate.
ConceptOne, AIM, and ImageRight are listed together under 'Preferred Assets' as a single grouped requirement; they are emitted as one preferred skill with alternatives, reflecting that familiarity with any one of these platforms satisfies the preference.
No compensation figures were disclosed; the posting references only 'a competitive compensation package'.
The role is hybrid (not fully remote) based in Chicago.
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