What are the responsibilities and job description for the Application Developer, Experienced position at Blue Shield of California?
Blue Shield of California’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that truly serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.
To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our comprehensive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion combines a focus on our people, processes, and systems with a deep commitment to promoting social justice and health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.
Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Great Place to Work, best place to work for LGBTQ equality, leading disability employer, one of the best companies for women to advance, Bay Area’s top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world’s most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we are striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in – join us!
Your Role
Application Developer, Experienced for Automation Team is responsible for creating and enhancing automation software/tools to support Facets Configuration and Business Configuration Reporting and Metrics. Application Developer, Experienced reports to the manager of Business Configuration Automation Team. The position is available to work out of the greater Sacramento area. It will be required to come into El Dorado Hills, CA as needed, based on location of residence.
Your Work
- Develops user interfaces, application programs using the technical specifications and applies design pattern
- Writes and executes unit test scenarios for development and integrated environments
- Troubleshoots development and production problems across integrated systems.
- Has a detailed understanding of standard IT concepts, practices, procedures, policies, and guidelines
- Performs tasks ranging from moderate to complex variation and difficulty
- Ability to work across 1-2 technology platforms or stacks
- Works on 1-2 moderately complex projects simultaneously
- Recommends ways to improve code quality and system/component availability
- May identify ways of improving the timely completion of projects and services
- Performs root cause analysis and suggests remediation for commonly occurring issues
- Works under some supervision with instructions
- Reviews objectives and assignment details with senior level staff to ensure a thorough understanding of them
- Work is monitored at checkpoints while underway and all work is reviewed upon completion
Your Knowledge and Experience
- BA/BS or equivalent experience in IT
- 3 years’ experience in software development
- Effective Verbal and written Communication with peers
- Participates in peer code reviews
- Intermediate level User Interface Design, Application Programming Skills, and development methodologies (data structures, algorithms, and design patterns)
- Detailed understanding and experience with Software Debugging and integration techniques (API, Services, SOA, REST)
- 100% Development and unit testing moderate code complexity for new enhancements and to fix defects based on detailed specifications.
- Expert knowledge in SQL and writing queries
- Experienced in VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), PowerShell, SVN/Git Repository, and JIRA
Our Values
- Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short
- Human. We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes
- Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals
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