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Blue Shield of California · 2 hours ago

Application Developer, Principal

California, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Blue Shield of California is seeking a Principal Application Developer to join their Quality team within the Care Management & Quality Platform. The role involves hands-on design, development, and deployment of secure, high-quality software solutions, with a focus on integrating security and automation throughout the software development lifecycle.

Financial ServicesHealth InsuranceNon Profit

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and develop user interfaces and application programs using technical specifications and design documents, with a focus on cloud-native solutions and modern frameworks

Develop the most efficient and cost-effective implementation, leveraging reusable features where possible

Drive operational excellence, including but not limited to Incident Management, process automation leveraging AI, and ensuring smooth deployments for your technology products/platform features

Recommend and implement improvements to departmental processes to enhance agility and efficiency

Enhance the reliability, scalability, and utilization of systems and applications through continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices

Monitor and manage software configuration changes to anticipate and address data reliability and customer satisfaction issues, leveraging cloud monitoring tools and practices

Coordinate sustaining support for multiple application platforms or business processes, ensuring seamless integration and operation in a cloud environment

Be self-directed, work with minimal management direction and exercise considerable latitude in determining the technical objectives of the assignment

Apply significant knowledge of IT and healthcare industry trends

Qualification

Cloud-native solutionsCI/CD pipelinesDevSecOps best practicesAPI designJavaScriptReact/VueInfrastructure as CodeSQL/PL-SQLScripting skillsProcess orientationAgile methodologiesHealthcare industry experienceCollaborationCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience), with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in enterprise application support and cloud-based solution delivery

Proven hands-on experience in the design, coding, integration, and deployment of applications on Microsoft Windows and/or Linux Server platforms, including strong knowledge of N & N-1 operating systems, Remote Desktop Services, and server technologies

Skilled in modern front-end frameworks such as React and/or Vue, with proven experience in component-based architecture and state management (e.g., Redux, Pinia)

Solid experience with JavaScript, along with CSS responsive design practices

Strong scripting and automation skills using tools such as PowerShell, ANT, Jython, Python, InstallShield, and SCCM, with experience in automating builds, deployments, and configurations

Expertise in supporting applications built on COM+, DCOM, .NET (2.0+), and Java, hosted across Windows and Linux environments

Familiarity with networking and security protocols including TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL, DNS, LDAP, Active Directory, XML, IIS, authentication protocols, SSH, and SFTP

Solid SQL/PL-SQL knowledge and experience with API integrations using Java and other tools

Proficient in Unix command-line operations, including directory navigation, file manipulation, and shell scripting, along with utilities like awk, sed, and Perl

Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code tools like Ansible to automate cloud deployments

Strong expertise in API design (REST, JSON, OAuth)

Working knowledge of deploying and managing applications using containerization (Docker) in cloud environments like Azure, AWS, or GCP

Familiarity with Agile methodologies, service-oriented architecture, and enterprise cloud integration, preferably with experience in Microsoft Azure and virtualization platforms such as Citrix

Demonstrated ability to collaborate with stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams, with excellent verbal and written communication skills to translate and execute technical deliverable

Strong process orientation with the ability to follow and improve procedures for critical maintenance and operational tasks

Preferred

Preferred experience in the healthcare industry and working knowledge of Epic software

Company

Blue Shield of California

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Blue Shield of California is a health insurance service provider.

Founded in 1939

San Francisco, California, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.blueshieldca.com

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