Specialist Application Developer I

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey•Newark, NJ

20d

About The Position

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey empowers our members to achieve their best health. For over 90 years, we have been New Jersey’s health solutions leader driving innovations that improve health care quality, affordability, and member experience. Our members are our neighbors, our friends, and our families. It is this understanding that drives us to better serve and care for the 3.5 million people who place their trust in us. We pride ourselves on our best-in-class employees and strive to maintain an innovative and inclusive environment that allows them to thrive. When our employees bring their best and succeed, the Company succeeds. Responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining complex applications with interdependencies. They often mentor junior developers and translate business needs, requirements, and user stories into technical solutions while adhering to Horizon architectural standards.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED required
5+ years of relevant work experience (preferred) or 12 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
Requires working knowledge of software development life cycle methodology (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, Kanban)
Requires working knowledge of object-oriented languages
Requires knowledge of markup languages
Requires knowledge of relational database management systems
Demonstrates understanding of core business functions
Demonstrates ability to apply structure to a loosely defined problem
Requires strong interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate with teams and break down complex technical information into simple language for non-technical personnel
Requires advanced proficiency in application programming and proficiency in SQL
Requires excellent oral and written communication skills
Requires fundamental critical thinking and problem-solving skill with attention to detail
Requires ability to quickly adapt and work in a fast-paced environment.
Requires strong organizational and time management skills and ability to work independently without supervision
Requires ability to handle multiple tasks while also supporting others.
Requires experience with MS Office tools including Visio.
Requires ability to lead globally distributed team
Horizon BCBSNJ employees must live in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut or Delaware

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred or relevant experience in lieu of degree
Preferred candidates will bring strong technical skills in Microsoft .NET and Java, a deep understanding of Object-Oriented programming concepts, and the ability to mentor and guide a development team
Professional certification in area of expertise a plus
Prefers experience with Jira/Confluence

Responsibilities

Independently review complex business requirement documents/user stories and translate into technical specifications/user stories.
Independently work from technical specifications to develop, modify and maintain complex software products, including unit and system testing.
Follows, enforces, and mentors team on Horizon’s standardized code development, deployment, security protocols/standards and SDLC practices (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, Kanban).
Analyze and troubleshoot complex problems and make recommendations for remediation.
Perform production support as required, including but not limited to performing production support service requests and routine maintenance and support activities.
Provide status updates to team lead on all development, testing and training deliverables.
Leads cross functional teams in technical capacity.
Leads design/code reviews, architecture discussions, and infrastructure reviews.
Provides guidance and training to junior staff on Horizon processes.
Interact with external vendors and/or internal customers.
Assist in monitoring project schedules and cost.
Perform production support or deployment/checkout for applications during off-hours as needed.