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Blue Shield of California · 12 hours ago

Manager, IT Development

California, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

7+ years exp

Blue Shield of California is seeking a Manager, IT Development to enhance customer and technical collaboration within their Application Services team. This role involves leading platform engineering efforts, coordinating technical scope and timelines, and modernizing release management practices to improve delivery speed and reliability.

Financial ServicesHealth InsuranceNon Profit

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead platform engineering delivery in support of message-oriented middleware, managed file transfer, API management, and FHIR-based integration

Coordinate technical scope, delivery timelines, and team velocity across multiple workstreams

Modernize release management practices by accelerating the adoption of CI/CD pipeline automation, DevOps principles, and AI/ML-driven tooling

Oversee resource planning, performance management, and strategic talent allocation to support platform priorities

Collaborate with internal product owners, engineering leads, and external vendors to enable efficient and effective delivery of messaging, API, file transfer, and FHIR solutions

Partner with architects, technical leads, and business stakeholders to scope, prioritize, and sequence integration initiatives

Monitor KPIs and delivery metrics; recommend and implement improvements to enhance agility, quality, and operational reliability

Champion best practices in platform governance, including reusable asset development, lifecycle management, and secure data exchange protocols

Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and developer enablement

Build and execute a modernization strategy for integration delivery, leveraging automation, AI/ML, and low-code/no-code tools to support the evolving Product/Platform operating model

Proactively identify and remove delivery blockers, ensuring platform efforts remain aligned with roadmaps and business outcomes

Drive continuous improvement across messaging, file transfer, API, and FHIR delivery pipelines and processes

Qualification

Platform engineeringAPI managementAgile delivery modelsAI/ML conceptsEnterprise messaging toolsProcess improvementProject management methodologiesAnalytical skillsCollaboration skillsPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)

7+ years of experience in technical delivery, program management, or platform engineering leadership roles

Strong understanding of Agile delivery models, backlog management, and iterative development practices

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and interact effectively with all levels of management

Familiarity with enterprise messaging and exchange tools/platforms such as Azure API Management, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, Kafka, Retarus, IBM Sterling, IBM MQ, and/or Axway

Experience with work scheduling, prioritization, coaching, risk management, and delegation

Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration, analytical, and presentation skills

Results-oriented leadership while promoting a positive and collaborative work environment

Preferred

Desired experience with AI/ML concepts and tools, especially in the context of automation and platform operations

Desired expertise in process improvement, project management methodologies, or platform modernization

Desired knowledge of healthcare operations and a broad understanding of the industry

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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