DUTIES: Wellmark Inc. seeks a Lead FHIR Software Engineer based out of our office at 1331 Grand Avenue Des Moines IA 50309. Note this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned office address. Hence the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance of the aforementioned office address. Note this position does not require travel.
Provide overall coordination and oversight of technical approach deliverables and schedule for medium to high complexity initiatives which are cross-functional in nature. Engage with Delivery Teams to ensure features are prioritized and managed to align deliverables to overall scope and timeline. Conduct regular reviews of the DevOps backlog to understand the status of each Delivery Teams work. Identify and articulate risks issues and dependencies across multiple delivery teams and work with key resources to mitigate and resolve barriers. Engage with peers and Delivery Teams to regularly review and update resource forecasts and estimates for the FHIR domain. Ensure Delivery Teams have a plan to complete work items regularly review the backlog to make sure work is progressing to plan and work proactively with technical Delivery Teams to manage and resolve delivery barriers. Coordinate cross-functional endto-end solution design sessions by bringing teams together to solve problems and ensure teams have a mutual understanding of work and commitments. Verify Wellmarks SDLC standards are followed including cross-functional reviews and Delivery Team governance processes to ensure deliverables are complete accurate and comprehensive for successful execution. Lead system development and engineering for highly complex programs. Coordinate the preparation coding testing and debugging of complex programs; including the analysis and development of workflows that utilize emerging technology and meet and exceed Wellmarks evolving business needs. Serve as subject matter expert in the implementation of innovative and cost-effective business solutions for multiple applications and systems utilizing information technology business and industry trends. Provide leadership training and
guidance to others on the team in the gathering of information research needed for root cause analysis problem definition and formulation solution implementation verification and ongoing optimization. Ensure analysis of defects to find root cause and guide others in the identification of potential improvement opportunities. Mentor guide and problem-solve with other technology areas in the development and implementation of solutions including how to use new or enhanced software/applications. Coordinate with company resources to accomplish integration of products and processes and complex solutions. Provide timely and accurate results and exceptional customer service. Utilize established relationships with Wellmark leaders and act as a primary consultant on business status issues process improvements and technology enhancements or capabilities. Participate in business case proposals estimates and proof-of-concept activities. Maintain awareness of industrys best practices and standards and proactively participates in industry/knowledge reference groups relative to role. Provide
direction for enterprise standards. Conduct code reviews and monitor standard adherence. Conduct high level systems analysis and implementation of high performing software solutions that are efficient and cost effective and which support Wellmarks business and Technology applications. Contribute to and drive adoption of best practices (development standards automated testing CI/CD pipelines etc.) across various platforms. Lead and support a diverse development resourcing model which includes Wellmark staff global onshore/offshore staffing crowdsourcing etc. Provide soft coaching and mentoring to team members and manage deliverables across teams and technology platforms.
Qualifications :
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science or related field of study and 120 months of experience in the job offered or related position in the IT industry.
Experience must include: 96 months of experience implementing troubleshooting administering and supporting complex solutions using a combination of the following technology platforms and tools: TypeScript REST API Services AWS S3 AWS Lambda AWS SNS AWS SQS AWS Glue AWS API Gateway AWS CloudWatch AWS DynamoDB OAuth; 60 months of experience in the insurance or financial services domain; 48 months of experience designing and implementing serverless applications using AWS services; Experience building API solutions by conducting analysis defining the architectural approach creating data models designing analyzing data creating source to target mapping documents developing and deploying API solutions; Experience utilizing AWS CDK to build cloud infrastructure; Experience developing and utilizing unit test cases to promote quality in engineering practices; Experience evaluating performance of existing solutions and refactoring code as needed to optimize performance; Experience in software development lifecycle in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
OTHER: Employer: Wellmark Inc. Job Site: 1331 Grand Avenue Des Moines IA 50309. 40 hours per week.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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