2026 Technology Early Career Development Program – Quality Assurance/App Support

HF Management Services•New York, NY

4d•$66,500 - $90,440•Hybrid

About The Position

The Technology Associate is a role intended to create meaningful experiences for recent college graduates who have a passion for a future in technology through the Healthfirst Technology Early Career Development Program. This is a full-time role that provides an immersive and rigorous technology experience, that lays a meaningful foundation for continued growth, development, and leadership within IT. Technology Associates do impactful work collaborating with Healthfirst employees and leaders at all levels including solving business problems and delivering technology solutions by working on one of 13 technical or business delivery teams. The incumbent completes a comprehensive curriculum built into the program which includes on the job, virtual and in-classroom training focusing on technical and professional skill advancement. Associates are coached and mentored by industry leaders, who serve as IT Program Champions for the duration of the program. This position requires three days per week in office (Tues/Wed/Thurs) at 100 Church Street, NYC For this role we are looking for candidates with project, internship or work experience SQL, Java, C. Candidates should have fundamental knowledge or skills in unit testing and databases. Candidates for this role should be interested in developing their skills in various technologies that will allow them to grow into Quality Assurance testers within one of our many technology teams at Healthfirst. We are seeking undergraduates who will have graduated within 12 months of the program starting on 09/2026. Candidates must be on track to graduate in May 2026 or have graduated in December of 2025.

Requirements

Professional or academic experience in solving technical problems
Experience demonstrating written, verbal and presentation communication skills with ability to communicate complex information
Experience demonstrating prioritization and the ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail
Experience working independently and as part of a team
Computer Science or technology related bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Received undergraduate degree within past 6 months or currently enrolled in graduate program
Eligible to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future
NY Hybrid role – must be able to commute to the office as needed

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of project management concepts
Familiarity with Agile methodology
Proficiency in software development using at least 1 programming language
Proficiency in data structures
Excellent influencing and negotiation skills

Responsibilities

Design and build solutions for complex technical issues and problems
Participate in developing specifications, such as user stories and designs
Write and maintain documentation to describe the program design, development, logic, coding, testing, and changes.
Foster a team and agile approach to software development and delivery
Develop unit tests and provide code coverage to accurately test business logic and functionality
Stay current in new IT technologies
Perform deployments, manage continuous integration and continuous delivery
Advance technical and professional skills by completing the learnings in the Technology Early Career Development Program curriculum
Data mapping and cleansing of raw data, learning upstream and downstream dependency flows and understanding the IT applications and Business needs
Other related duties as assigned by their specific teams