Principal Data and Integration Engineer

Magellan Health

1d • $105,230 - $178,890

About The Position

The Principal Data and Integration Engineer leads agile software development efforts as a technical leader while remaining hands-on with programming and analysis. The role responds to audits, contributes to the RFP process, promotes data governance and best practices, and aligns business and IT strategies with desired outcomes. It applies a business-wide perspective to application work and defines improvements to system reliability, security, and performance. The position also creates data visualizations and presentations for senior management and may manage a team.

The role helps define strategic IT objectives and guides subordinates toward the product vision. It serves as a primary contact for internal and external customers on software development tasks, including feasibility, time, and effort estimates, and provides updates to users and programmers. The position monitors projects, identifies potential problems, guides work to completion, assigns and tracks tasks, and helps ensure policies and procedures are followed. Additional duties include budget support, staff mentoring and evaluation, project-request tracking, work-effort estimation, and planning for development and support of a functional systems area. Duties may include other work aligned with the intent of the role.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of related experience, including 3–4 years designing, building, and maintaining high-quality, secure software in IT.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving techniques.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Agile and Design Thinking (Coursera) training.
• ServiceNow training.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Science, or a combination of education and work experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead agile software development efforts as a technical leader.
• Respond to audits and contribute to the RFP process.
• Promote data governance and best practices.
• Understand business and IT strategy and align work with desired outcomes.
• Write quality code and assist with problem solving, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and coaching.
• Define improvements to increase system reliability, security, and performance.
• Create data visualizations and presentations for senior management.
• Participate in defining strategic IT objectives and guide subordinates toward product strategy.
• Act as the primary focal point for internal and external customers on software development tasks, including feasibility, time, and effort estimates.
• Provide updates to the user community and programmers.
• Monitor projects, identify potential problems, and guide projects toward successful completion.
• Assign and monitor work, balance tasks among programmers, analysts, project managers, supervisors, and managers, and ensure policies and procedures are followed.
• Assist with budget preparation and management; participate in planning and budgeting.
• Mentor staff, evaluate performance, review subordinate work, and prepare performance reports.
• Continue performing hands-on programming and analysis.
• Track project requests in the functional area and regularly update project statuses.
• Assist in estimating work effort for new project requests.
• Assist in planning development and support for a functional systems area.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, life, voluntary, and other benefits and perks supporting physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
• May be eligible for short-term incentives.

What This Job Offers

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