IT Software Engineer III

Paradigm • Lombard, IL

14h

About The Position

Paradigm is an accountable specialty care management organization focused on improving the lives of people with complex injuries and diagnoses. The company has been a pioneer in value-based care since 1991 and has an exceptional track record of generating the very best outcomes for patients, payers, and providers. Deep clinical expertise is the foundation for every part of Paradigm’s business: risk-based clinical solutions, case management, specialty networks, home health, shared decision support, and payment integrity programs.
We’re proud to be recognized—again! For the fourth year in a row, we’ve been certified by Great Place to Work®, and for the third consecutive year, we’ve earned a spot on Fortune's Best Workplaces in Health Care™ list. These honors reflect our unwavering commitment to fostering a positive, inclusive, and employee-centric culture where people thrive.
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This position is accountable for performing the analysis, design, development or evaluation, testing and implementation of computer software as assigned. Designs, modifies, develops, writes and implements software programming applications. Supports and/or installs software applications/operating systems. Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software. Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Provides technical support to project team members. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Hands-on coding implementation deliverables.

Requirements

• Education - College degree, preferably a B.S. in Engineering, Computer Science from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience in programming in a distributed computing environment.
• Experience – A minimum of eight (8) years of Object Oriented Development particularly N-Tier programming development in a distributed systems environment OR any combination of academic education, professional training, or work experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position; Experience with all the phases of software engineering; At least 6 years of experience in .net development.
• Required non-technical proficiencies and knowledge - High self-motivation for success in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; Strong communication and organizational skills; Adaptive and open to frequent changes in work environment and prioritization; Able to manage multiple competing deadlines; be innovative and creative; have good analysis skills; Enjoys fast pace and needs little direction to no direction - self-starter; Ability to work independently and be a team player; Ability to plan and accomplish goals and solve complex problems; Must possess a high-degree of creativity and latitude; Must have an outgoing and proactive personality; Ability to work seamlessly with both large and small teams to design and develop complex strategic business software solutions; Ability to use leadership skills to develop a cohesive team environment; Ability to lead a large development project team throughout the development phase; Use good, practical, balance and fair judgment when to escalate team member’s tasks or projects assigned that will impose risk to the timeline or cost of the project.
• Required technical proficiencies/knowledge – Requires use of a strong background in SW design, documentation and implementation, on projects that may include any of the following list of responsibilities; Lead project team on the build of a major software release, including building the software, coordinating with other departments, and participating in scheduling (from conception to testing; Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle and change management; Extensive development experience in the following technology stack; ASP.NET MVC, Javascript, Javascript frameworks ie. Angular, CSS or SASS, HTML5, Web API, REST, C#, T-SQL; Advanced programming skills, including familiarity with data types, syntax and control structures, and must be able to analyze and prioritize information to make appropriate recommendations; Adept at debugging complex application problems and be able to produce quality software documentation, including requirements specifications, design documents and unit test plans; Ability to lead in the analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of our solution; Advanced concepts of data analysis; Advanced knowledge on web development; Excellent command of rapid application design (RAD) concepts; Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex transactional data into valuable analytical information; Demonstrate a high degree of originality and innovation in defining product and project level architecture; Influences the design of interfaces between products to ensure interoperability; Resolve design issues; Define new software product features; Develop large portions of software independently and rapidly; Champion new, improved design methodologies; Define Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS) goals for products; Incorporate RAS in product design.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Biztalk orchestrations, adapters, accelerators artifacts and published schemas.

Responsibilities

• Researching, designing, writing and testing new software programs.
• Develops design specifications for required software and hardware (based on requirements). Works with other ITS personnel to ensure design meets corporate technical standards and direction. Performs design specifications review with other members of development team.
• Develops software to meet software design specifications OR develops existing systems by analyzing and identifying areas for modification.
• 'Bolting together' existing software products (getting incompatible platforms to work together and creating code to link them);
• Maintaining systems by monitoring, identifying and correcting software defects
• Investigating new technologies and providing inputs to the current software selection tool for a development project
• Creating technical specifications, developing and implementing unit test plans
• Writing operational deployment documentation and other technical documentation needed by an application
• Working closely with other staff, such as project managers, business systems analysts, and DBA; consulting colleagues concerning the maintenance and performance of software systems and asking questions to obtain information, clarify details and implement information
• Constantly updating technical knowledge and skills by attending in-house, web casts and/or external courses
• Assisting in growth and development of new or junior staff
• Guides less experienced staff as a mentor into new technologies and development techniques
• Problem-solving and thinking laterally as part of a team, or individually, to meet the needs of the project
• Participate in architecting, designing and delivering system software after specification of platform requirements
• Trains or assists in the training of ITS and user personnel in the conversion and implementation of the developed or purchased software
• Performs project planning by identifying needed task and deliverable, time estimation, and defining target date for completion on an assigned project. Implements project plan with assigned team. Communicates status of work to direct supervisor and assigned project team member(s).
• Ensures quality of work following system development and maintenance life cycle standards. Recommends changes in system development and maintenance standards.
• Maintains supports, troubleshoots and enhances current Production applications as assigned.
• Monitors application performance using various performance monitoring tools. Responsible for complying with Paradigm IT security requirement and policies.

Benefits

• Health and wellness– We want our people to be and stay healthy, so we offer PPO, HDHP, and HMO health insurance options with Cigna and Kaiser (CA employees only).
• Financial incentives – Paradigm’s financial benefits help prepare you for the future: competitive salaries, 401(k) matching contributions, employer-paid life and disability insurance, flexible spending and commuter accounts, and employer-matched HSA contributions.
• Vacation - We believe strongly that work-life balance is good for you and for our company. Our paid time off and personal holiday programs give you the flexibility you need to live your life to the fullest.
• Volunteer time– We want our employees to engage with and give back to their communities in meaningful ways. Full and part-time employees receive one paid day per calendar year.
• Learning and development: One of Paradigm’s core values is expertise, so we encourage our employees to continually learn and grow. We support this in a variety of ways, including our new Learning Excellence at Paradigm (LEAP) program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level