What are the responsibilities and job description for the Application Developer, Consultant position at Blue Shield of CA?
Your Role
Blue Shield of California is looking for a consultant-level Application Developer to join our Operations Portfolio team. The candidate will be a subject matter expert, within a technical discipline, contributing to Benefits and Plan Document Management Platform service teams. The candidate will contribute deep technical knowledge and experience toward seven applications that enable generation, maintenance, and distribution of Blue Shield of California Product and Benefit information across the company in compliance with our regulators. This individual will help define and enforce standards, lead technical training, and serve as a specialist developer in their specific discipline. They will be responsible for assuring solutions built within their scope are highly secure, performant, and robust. This includes effective communication and influence of IT, business, and vendor partners, providing solutions that are optimized for cost, quality, security, and fit for purpose.
Your Knowledge and Experience
- Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Requires at least 7 years of prior relevant experience, including a minimum of 6 years of IT solution delivery experience
- Strong technical acumen with deep working knowledge of Agile Methods, Service Architecture, and enterprise Cloud Integration
- Ability to work directly with business stakeholders using excellent communication and critical thinking skills to understand their needs and deliver effective solutions
- Considerable experience in Agile environments with the capability to mentor development team members, ensuring Agile principles and practices are effectively applied throughout the project lifecycle
- High competency in developing custom business solutions and applications using the following technologies : Oracle / SQL Server; Boomi / MuleSoft; Informatica / ETL Tools; EDI Mapping Tools like IBM ITX
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, including Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI / CD) Pipelines
- Preferred experience in the following :
IBM ITX map development, Java Spring Framework development, MuleSoft flow development
