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Blue Shield of California · 2 days 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 through application development. The role involves leading platform engineering for workflow automation, overseeing resource planning, and modernizing release management practices to improve delivery speed and reliability.

Financial ServicesHealth InsuranceNon Profit

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead platform engineering delivery enabling workflow automation, RPA, and application 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 and DevOps principles

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 automation and integration development

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 integration governance, including reusable asset development, lifecycle management, and process orchestration

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 integration efforts remain aligned with roadmaps and business outcomes

Drive continuous improvement across integration pipelines and delivery processes

Qualification

Agile delivery modelsMuleSoft Anypoint PlatformAI/ML conceptsPega PlatformMicrosoft Power PlatformProject management methodologiesAnalytical skillsTeam leadershipCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsPresentation skills

Required

Requires a college degree or equivalent experience

Requires a minimum 7 years prior relevant experience, including 3 years of management experience gained as a team leader, supervisor or project/program manager

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 MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Pega Platform, and/or Microsoft Power Platform

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 integration

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

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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