Operations App Developer, Senior

Your Role

The Business Configuration Automation team creates innovative automated solutions that support both Business Configuration teams and their customers. The Senior Application Developer reports to the Senior Manager of the Business Configuration Shared Services team and plays a key role in advancing automation initiatives. In this position, you will design, develop, and enhance software applications and tools that support accurate, timely reporting and configuration activities. Your work will help improve operational efficiency, ensure reliable member enrollment processes, streamline claims processing, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality business solutions across the organization.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Work 

In this role, you will: 

• Apply software engineering concepts, principles and processes throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Contribute to application design and technical specification development.
• Build user interfaces and applications based on approved designs and technical requirements.
• Test, troubleshoot, and maintain code to ensure quality and alignment with specifications.
• Provide guidance and knowledge sharing to less experienced team members.
• Work across 2-3 technology platforms or application stacks.
• Manage two to three moderately complex projects simultaneously.
• Partner with team members to clarify objectives, priorities, and project requirements.
• Participate in Agile development processes and ceremonies.
• Collaborate with customers to design solutions that address business requirements and user stories.

Your Knowledge and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in IT and minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• 4-5 years of experience in a computer-related support role required.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.  Project management experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of UNIX and/or Windows Operating System and Internet technologies.
• Proficiency with VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), PowerShell, version control systems, and Agile project and issue tracking tools required.
• Knowledge of Oracle and/or SQL server required. 
• Experience with SQL development required.
• Scripting PERL, BOURNE, C++.
• Knowledge of Websphere (Administrator or Installation Level)
• Intermediate-level knowledge of user interface design, application development, and software development methodologies, including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns, required.
• Knowledge of FileNet (Installation on both UNIX and Windows level). 
• Experience with SVN/Git and JIRA preferred.
• Familiarity with software debugging and integration methods, including APIs, web services, SOAP, and REST, preferred.

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.

About Blue Shield of California

As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies. 

At Blue Shield of California, our mission is to create a healthcare system worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience. 

To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.

Blue Shield is a U.S. News Best Company to work for, a Deloitte U.S. Best Managed Company and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace. We were recognized by Fair360 as a Top Regional Company, and one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States by Points of Light. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!  

Our Values: 

• Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short. 
• Human. We strive to listen and communicate effectively, showing empathy by understanding others' perspectives.
• Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals. 

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.