Application Developer, Principal

26 Feb 2025

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Your Role Blue Shield of California is looking for a principal-level Application Developer to join our IT Application Services team. The candidate will be the technical subject matter expert across three Benefits and Plan Document Management Platform service teams overseeing seven applications that enable generation, maintenance, and distribution of Blue Shield Of California Product and Benefit information across the company in compliance with our regulators. This individual will define & enforce standards, lead technical training, and serve as the expert developer & lead consultant responsible for assuring solutions built within their scope are highly secure, performant, and robust. This includes effective communication & influence of IT, business, and vendor partners to provide solutions that optimizing for cost, quality, security, and fit for purpose.

In this role, you will:
  • Lead the implementation of the tech design based on the Enterprise architecture and solution design
  • Lead end-to-end solution delivery of small to medium-scale projects to ensure the outcome design meets functional and non-functional requirements
  • Review and analyze data to predict future needs and devise enhancements
  • Act as the technical lead that drives the successful integration of application systems, projects, and enhancements
  • Instruct, direct, mentor, and monitor the technical work of projects senior staff
  • Will be expected to be a technical champion and advocate for the optimization of the Benefits and Plan document management platform & cloud-based Operations Portfolio solutions needed to support Blue Shield's growth and financial goals.
  • Will serve as IT representative in cross-organizational initiatives that serve to drive scale (growth), cost optimization, quality, and end-user experience.
  • Serve as the technical owner for major initiatives impacting the Operations portfolio - establishing a trusted relationship with business partners, internal IT organization, other IT portfolio leaders, and key suppliers' technical teams.
  • Lead solution design and development activities on concurrent complex projects with the product, solution, and cross-portfolio teams.
  • Provide technical leadership in establishing a competency center that educates other IT professionals on service & cloud-based design & development practices.
  • Effectively communicate approach, value, risk, alternatives, and status of goal progress with executive & senior management, business sponsors, and product managers.
  • Experienced with relevant software development tools, industry protocols, troubleshooting & support procedures, monitoring & quality controls, and communication/documentation software.
  • Self-directed works with limited management direction, and exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.
  • Applies significant knowledge of IT and healthcare industry trends.
At Blue Shield of California we are parents, leader, students, visionaries, heroes, and providers. Everyday we come together striving to fulfill our mission, to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. For more than 80 years, Blue Shield of California has been dedicated to transforming health care by making it more accessible, cost-effective, and customer-centric. We are a not-for-profit, independent member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with 6,800 employees, more than $20 billion in annual revenue and 4.3 million members. The company has contributed more than $500 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation since 2002 to have a positive impact on California communities. Blue Shield of California is headquartered in Oakland, California with 18 additional locations including Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. We're excited to share Blue Shield of California has received awards and recognition for LGBT diversity, quality improvement, most influential women in corporate America, Bay Area's top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world's most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we're striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in , Join us!

  • ID: #49352186
  • State: California Eldoradohills 95762 Eldoradohills USA
  • City: Eldoradohills
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2023-02-26
  • Deadline: 2023-04-24
  • Category: Et cetera