Senior Software Engineer - Backoffice

HMSA•Honolulu, HI

16d

About The Position

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for analysis, design, modeling, and architecture for application systems and domains, as well as the overall health, maintenance, and support of assigned applications. The role develops detailed requirements from high-level business requirements, prioritizes work, contributes to technical and business planning, and works with clients, business analysts, and team members to improve business processes and application systems. The position leads or participates in planning and evaluation of application solutions, develops technical specifications, designs complex solutions, and may develop or modify application components using disciplined software development processes. It also supports data-source and middleware decisions, application integration, quality standards, testing, production readiness, and ongoing application improvement. The engineer leads assigned small- to medium-sized, moderately complex projects following HMSA's project management methodology; provides Tier II and potentially Tier III application support; troubleshoots system issues; and may provide technical leadership, coaching, mentoring, reports, and presentations. The role provides application support in the Application Lead's absence and participates in technical planning for assigned systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related computer or engineering field, plus five years of systems analysis and programming experience; a higher-level degree in a relevant field may substitute for some work experience.
Fluency in SQL Server, T-SQL, SSIS, and C#/.NET.
Ability to troubleshoot production incidents, maintain data interfaces, analyze stored procedures, support scheduled batch processing, perform integration and regression testing, and work with packaged-software vendors.
Typically requires three years of application development and support work experience.

Nice To Haves

Broad understanding of information systems and application architecture standards.
Advanced to expert application and systems design skills.
Advanced programming techniques and knowledge of distributed system architecture, middleware, or object-oriented analysis and design.
Project management experience.
Expert knowledge of multiple technologies and detailed knowledge of multiple business segments.

Responsibilities

Analyze, design, model, and architect application systems and domains; manage the maintenance and support of assigned applications.
Participate in project planning with clients, business analysts, and team members, and contribute to future technical and business planning for application domains.
Plan with clients to improve business processes using information systems, and document discussions and agreements.
Develop detailed requirements from high-level business requirements and prioritize efforts.
Refine resource requirements, form project teams, and estimate financial, physical, or human resources for long-term projects and programs.
Lead small- to medium-sized, moderately complex projects as assigned, following HMSA's project management methodology.
Review requirements for business solutions and provide technical assistance with problem resolution.
Identify system requirements and devise or modify procedures to solve problems while considering equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, desired results, and component integration.
Maintain the overall health, maintenance, and support of assigned applications.
Comply with application architecture processes, principles, policies, and standards, and provide input to architecture policies and standards.
Make buy-versus-build recommendations and contribute to evaluating system options, risks, costs and benefits, and impacts on business processes and goals.
Lead or participate in evaluating and selecting application packages within the area of responsibility.
Design complex application solutions and work with the Application Lead to solve application problems.
Develop technical specifications and serve as a technical subject matter expert for new code development or reuse of existing code.
Identify appropriate data sources and work with data architects to assess feasibility with corporate data sources when needed.
Analyze performance across integrated ETL components when needed, recommend process improvements, and participate in identifying appropriate data sources.
Research, recommend, and apply middleware to support application portability and scalability; use middleware tools to design and develop solutions when required.
Develop or modify application components using disciplined software development processes and participate in code walkthroughs as needed.
Follow quality standards and procedures; participate in software inspections, quality reviews, and the definition of development and integration guidelines and standards.
Conduct unit testing, create integration test plans, and design or consult on test plans throughout an application domain.
Document changes to application architecture, integration, and conversion plans, and maintain architecture diagrams.
Provide ongoing application maintenance and identify and document opportunities to improve existing application domains.
Prepare integrated components for production by moving them to libraries and completing required forms, procedures, and version-control documentation.
Provide Tier II application support and, when needed, Tier III support; troubleshoot systems and develop solutions to errors or deficiencies.
Provide application support when the Application Lead is absent.
Provide technical leadership, coaching, mentoring, and guidance; prepare reports and presentations for senior management as needed; and, if assigned as Team Lead, plan resources and assign work.
Mentor junior employees to build core systems knowledge and understanding of HMSA IT best practices.
Participate in technical planning for assigned application systems.