United States onlyJOB SUMMARY
The Lead Engineer I is a member of the Conifer Engineering team and is responsible for leading the design, development, and maintenance of multiple applications running both on-premises and in the cloud. The Lead Engineer I works with an architect to help set architectural direction and best practices for the team. The Lead Engineer I works closely with the Product team to refine and estimate user stories for new application functionality. The Lead Engineer I participates in deployment and production support activities for the applications in the portfolio. The Lead Engineer I plays a key role in guiding and mentoring junior members of the team while enforcing best practices for the team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Programmer/Software designer. C#/.Net, MS SQL, MS Azure DevOps, Windows OS services, web services, tasks, etc. Optionally Excel VBA. Custom development as well as integration code for various applications.
- Design/develop/deploy software for custom applications, develop interfaces to various external applications, and create database schemas and stored procedures. Learn business/technical domain and technical details of existing applications and maintain existing software. Support migration of applications to new solutions, and support any related server/database migrations.
- Programming in C#/.NET, Visual Studio, Azure Dev Ops, MS SQL Server database. Applications interact with IBM AS/400 DB2 database. Strong SQL query skills.
- Lead a small to medium size development team
- Represent the team and be able to speak to the architecture and the technology used to people outside of their team.
- Work in an Agile environment to design, develop, and maintain multiple web-based applications running on-premises and in the cloud.
- Produce high-quality, efficient, coding standards-compliant, thoroughly tested application code and modules.
- Provide architectural guidance, input, and feedback for new applications and major enhancements of existing applications.
- Investigate, troubleshoot, and solve application defects in both test and production environments.
- Lead production deployments of the applications.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior application developers.
- Work closely with Business Partners/Product Owners to refine and estimate user stories for new application functionality.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be knowledgeable regarding design patterns, design best practices, and microservices architecture
- Must have superior problem-solving skills
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to engage with teams who may be remote
- 8+ years of experience as a Software Engineer working in an Agile environment, preferably Scrum
- 5+ years of professional experience with SQL in a relational database environment
and either
- 5+ years of professional experience with unit-test frameworks such as xUnit
- 3+ years of professional experience building and deploying Docker images
or
- 8+ years of professional experience creating integrations between systems of medium to high complexity using different technologies such as InterSystems IRIS for Health/Object Script/Cache, C#, Java, Python, Perl, Flynet, Summit Scripting Tool, and SQL
or
- 8+ years of experience with SQL preferable with IBM DB2
- 3+ years of experience with APIs and Stored Procedures
in addition
- Experience in Azure and Azure DevOps is a plus
- Experience in Healthcare or Healthcare IT is a plus
- Experience with HL7 and X12 EDI is a plus
- Experience with a healthcare integration engine like Rhapsody or Mirth a plus
Conifer requires its candidates, as applicable and as permitted by law, to obtain and provide confirmation of all required vaccinations and screenings prior to the start of employment. This may include, but is not limited to, the COVID-19 vaccination, influenza vaccination, and/or any future required vaccines and screenings.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
Include minimum education, technical training, and/or experience preferred to perform the job.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Computer Science / Information Systems. Experience commensurate with such qualifications through prior work experience will be considered.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Subject to the technology organizational needs, if this is not an individual contributor role
As a part of the Tenet and Catholic Health Initiatives family, Conifer Health brings 30 years of healthcare industry expertise to clients in more than 135 local regions nationwide. We help our clients strengthen their financial and clinical performance, serve their communities, and succeed at the business of healthcare. Conifer Health helps organizations transition from volume to value-based care, enhance the consumer and patient healthcare experience and improve quality, cost, and access to healthcare. Are you ready to be part of our solutions? Welcome to the company that gives you the resources and incentives to redefine healthcare services, with a competitive benefits package and leadership to take your career to the next step!
Compensation and Benefit Information
Compensation
- Pay: $98,592.00 - $157,664.00 annually. Compensation depends on location, qualifications, and experience.
- Management level positions may be eligible for sign-on and relocation bonuses.
Benefits
Conifer offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and business travel insurance
- Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) – min of 12 days per year, accrued accrue at a rate of approximately 1.84 hours per 40 hours worked.
- 401k with up to 6% employer match
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.
- For Colorado employees, Conifer offers paid leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
