Senior Application Developer

Our Company

Gentiva is an industry leader in hospice, palliative, home health, and personal home care. Our place is by the side of those who need us, offering physical, spiritual and emotional support to patients and their families so they may make the most of every moment. We believe that better care for caregivers and clinicians means better care for everyone, so we offer ongoing professional training, lower nurse-to-patient ratios, and comprehensive benefits for eligible employees. Here, you’ll join gifted colleagues who make a lasting difference in people’s lives every day.

Overview

We are looking for a Senior .NET Application Developer and DevOps Engineer (one role, multiple duties) to join our team. You will report to the Senior Director of Applications and Data and provide solution designs and implementations in collaboration with other key stakeholders

Ability to create designs, recommend, implement, and oversee technical solutions in the following domains: DevOps (Azure DevOps preferred), data solutions (SQL Server, Databricks preferred), application/data integration and applications

• Ability to document the current and future states as part of a multi-year roadmap and see that each project considers steps that should be taken to attain longer-term roadmap goals
• Work with multiple vendors to implement and complete projects ensuring implementations are in line with multi-year solution roadmaps as appropriate
• Provide support to Business Relationship Managers and end users as required
• Provide backup support and input to both the data architect and solution architect roles

About You

• Minimum of an Associate's Degree in MIS or Computer Science but will accept relevant experience to produce the needed outcomes
• 5-8 years experience in solution design, development and implementations
• Strong full stack programming skills
• Familiarity with various development tools and technologies
• Ability to create designs, implement and oversee the implementation of solutions that span data, applications, enterprise workflow, automation and application integration
• Knowledge of Database design, development, web application frameworks and devops
• Able to recommend, oversee and guide contractors to build solutions that not only meet the business requirements at hand, but also follow Gentiva standards and lead to the fulfilment of a multi-year strategic roadmap
• Able to obtain business requirements and map them to documented standardized technical designs that achieve functional and non-functional requirements, properly selecting the correct solution components supporting both short term and long-term goals
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, deployment, and monitoring of applications, ensuring rapid and reliable software delivery
• Work closely with development, QA functions, and operations teams to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and ensure seamless integration of new features
• Understand how to remediate and avoid technical debt, and how to architect solutions that are supportable, maintainable and move us forward toward multi-year roadmap objectives
• Experience in managing projects, setting timelines, and ensuring that goals are met
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address and resolve technical issues
• Excellent communication skills to effectively convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to manage conflicts and make strategic decisions.
• Essential Functions of PositionJob Responsibilities
• Technical Direction: Provide technical guidance and direction to the development team, ensuring that projects align with business objectives. 
• Mentorship: Mentor and support other developers, helping them grow their skills and navigate challenges. 
• Coding and Review: Engage in hands-on coding and review the code submitted by team members and contractors to ensure quality and consistency. 
• Project Management: Oversee project timelines, allocate resources, and ensure timely delivery of milestones3. 
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as a bridge between the technical team and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and understanding. 
• Problem-Solving: Troubleshoot issues, debug applications, and run diagnostic tests to ensure smooth performance. 
• Quality Assurance: Conduct and/or oversee quality assurance testing and ensure that software products meet the required standards.
• Ability to document current and future states as part of a multi-year roadmap and oversee technical project execution such that roadmap objectives are achieved
• Work with the business, business analysts, data architect and data services director to help establish the processing and staging of both leading and lagging KPIs both for passive reporting and driving proactive data-driven behavior change
• Collaborate with other teams for compliance with regulatory requirements and application & data security. Collaborate and work under the guidance of IS Security, Cloud infrastructure engineering and data services to set up access controls, data encryption, anonymity/data masking and additional security measures as needed
• Collaborate and consult with operational teams to provide support
• Oversee or direct involvement in completing various upgrade and migration projects
• Work as a team with minimal oversight to complete complex projects
• Work with multiple vendors to implement and complete projects
• Communicate regularly with management concerning recommendations for improving systems, services, processes and supportJob Specifications:
• Specialized Knowledge/Skills:
• Strong documentation skills and experience with creating architectural diagrams
• Strong development skills in multiple languages suitable to the business problem at hand (prefer NET, C#, SQL, python), database design, enabling compelling build vs. buy options for the business
• Strong skills in automation, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), cloud services, scripting, and collaboration to streamline development and operations processes. Azure DevOps preferred.
• Prefer Azure-based development experience: Azure App Service, Azure SQL, Logic Apps, Azure Data Factory
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Must possess strong written, oral and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate with outside vendors and internal staff, both at a technical and non-technical level
• Detail and deadline-oriented with the ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Flexible and responsive to changing business needs
• Must be able to take ownership, and drive towards goal completion and deadlines.

We Offer

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Health Insurance, 401k Plan, Tuition Reimbursement, PTO
• Opportunity to participate in a Fleet Program
• Competitive Salaries
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Professional growth and development opportunities

Legalese

• This is a safety-sensitive position
• Employee must meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits
• Where applicable, employee must meet stage specific requirements
• We are proud to be an EEO employer
• We maintain a drug-free workplace

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