Lead Application Development Engineer

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
 

Position Purpose: Designs, develops, and implements complex enterprise software solutions such as APIs, templates, tools and other resources that will be used by other teams. Collaborates closely with technical and non-technical roles such as data modelers, architects, business analysts, data stewards, and subject matter experts (SMEs) to provide design, technical analysis, development/configuration, testing, implementation, and support expertise representing the interest of the business across the enterprise.

• Leads projects focused on the development of application products and services delivery from end-to-end and has broad knowledge and awareness of evolving technical and business capabilities
• Create APIs, templates, tools and other resources that will be used by other teams
• Ensures that multiple products and services work together to meet business needs and add value for the customer
• Cultivates and disseminates knowledge of application-usage best practices
• Collaborates with Enterprise Architecture on the delivery of data and application architecture
• Collaborates with relevant operational and build teams to construct testing and implementation strategies
• Informs on product and services delivery progress in relation to application delivery
• Oversees tier 3 application support activities including the assessment and execution of application upgrades and patches
• Participates in mitigation and control activities as well as identifying and evaluating risks
• Manages people and technology changes; ensuring necessary stakeholders are informed
• Facilitates people management and resourcing; defining roles and responsibilities, staff reviews/appraisals, recruitment/dismissals and staff training
• Serves as technical adviser to management and provides software engineering perspective on system requirements.
• Creates conceptual and detailed technical design documents
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Education/Experience: A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science). Requires 5 – 7 years of related experience. Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills:

• One or more of the following skills are desired.
• Go
• Typescript
• Python
• API experience
• Power BI/Automate

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, …