Software Applications Developer II

Community Health Plan of Washington•Seattle, WA

8h•$104,300 - $167,920•Onsite

About The Position

The Applications Development team at Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW) provides custom software solutions to support the organization’s mission of providing low-cost healthcare to underserved communities. The Software Applications Developer II builds applications mostly independently while meeting departmental standards. The role develops scalable and reliable applications and services in accordance with CHPW technical standards for security and quality. The role requires a related bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and highly relevant experience, at least four years of software development experience, and at least one year working with large-scale enterprise applications. Two years of healthcare experience, health insurance or related healthcare organization experience, and experience with state and federal government health insurance programs are strongly preferred. The position collaborates with scrum teams, business partners, vendors, and technical teams; maintains application code and tests; participates in code reviews and process improvement; and keeps software-development skills current. Candidates must pass a criminal background check, must not be sanctioned or excluded from federal or state healthcare programs, and must meet the vaccination requirement, subject to the stated medical or religious exemption process. The position works in an office environment and involves substantial computer use and sitting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related subject or an equivalent combination of education and highly relevant experience.
Minimum 4 years of software development experience.
Minimum 1 year of experience working with large-scale enterprise applications.
Knowledge of object-oriented development methodologies.
Experience creating, understanding, and working with application design.
Experience with C#, HTML, T-SQL, JavaScript/CSS, and JSON.
Experience building REST web services.
Experience with Entity Framework.
Experience managing Azure assets.
Proficiency developing security authentication features.
Proficiency working with SQL databases and cloud data storage systems, such as Snowflake and Synapse data warehouses and Azure Data Lakes.
Problem-solving skills and ability to triage and resolve issues.
Proficiency with Jira work item tracking.
Proficiency with source code versioning, branching, and management strategies in Bitbucket.
Experience writing and maintaining unit tests.
Experience with OnBase application development.
Ability to lead and communicate effectively with a diverse team and across technical and business teams.
Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including effective collaboration with business partners and vendors.
Ability to maintain professional demeanor and confidentiality.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment.
Meet attendance and punctuality standards.
Complete and successfully pass a criminal background check.
Must not be sanctioned or excluded from participation in federal or state healthcare programs by a federal or state law enforcement, regulatory, or licensing agency.
Meet the vaccination requirement; CHPW offers a process for medical or religious exemptions.
Candidates whose disabilities prevent them from meeting stated requirements may be considered qualified if they can perform essential job functions with reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Minimum 2 years of healthcare experience is strongly preferred.
Experience in a health insurance or related healthcare industry organization is strongly preferred.
Experience working with state and federal government health insurance programs is strongly preferred.
Mobile application development experience, such as Android, iOS, or Windows Phone, is preferred.
Knowledge of healthcare industry business transaction processing is a plus.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain multiple business applications in accordance with technical standards for security and quality.
Develop and maintain unit tests within a unit testing framework.
Follow source code control, defect tracking, application development life cycle, and other departmental processes and procedures.
Work with the scrum team to prepare user story and task estimates, track burn-down status, and define internal processes and practices.
Use Atlassian Jira to track work items and regularly update progress status.
Participate in code reviews.
Identify opportunities to improve development methods and standards.
Participate in developing and implementing process improvements.
Maintain current and relevant software application development skills and knowledge.
Report to work as scheduled, participate in assigned meetings, and meet established performance and accountability standards.
Perform other duties as assigned.