Sr. Full Stack Digital Services Software Engineer #1741

DUTIES: Wellmark Inc. seeks a Sr. Full Stack Digital Services Software Engineer based out of our U.S. headquarters in Des Moines Iowa; however this is a purely telecommuting / work-from-home position whereby the employee may reside anywhere within the United States. Note this position does not require travel. Note: Applicants must also acknowledge the following: all answers provided in their application are true and complete; information may be verified as part of Wellmarks standard background check process; false or misleading information provided in the application process may result in the rejection of the application; unless otherwise defined by applicable law any employment relationship with Wellmark Inc. is an at will nature; in the event of employment I understand that false or misleading information given in my application interview(s) or any supplemental information in the employment process may result in discharge; if employed by Wellmark it is required to abide by its Code of Conduct and all other rules regulations and policies of Wellmark Inc. All application submissions will be subjected to two captcha tests to ensure that the applications are being submitted by a person instead of a bot; applications that fail one or both of the captcha tests and thus are indicative of bot activity will not be considered.

Lead full stack development for the Digital Services team performing detailed systems analysis and implementation of high performing software solutions that are efficient and cost effective supporting Wellmarks business and Technology applications. Lead system development and guides the team in the design development code testing and debugging necessary to ensure successful completion or resolution of issues while focusing on utilization of emerging technologies. Orchestrate cross-functional end-to-end execution across diverse platforms all meticulously aligned with Wellmarks SDLC standards and the structured SAFe methodology in order to culminate the making of these advancements accessible and beneficial to all Information Product teams and foster a unified and elevated approach to development and delivery. Work closely with UX/UI designers product managers Architects and DevOps engineers to create responsive interactive and high performing applications by delivering high quality code that ensures a seamless user experience across multiple devices. Develop and optimize web pages for maximum speed accessibility and scalability. Develop and optimize backend architecture ensuring scalability performance and security. Write clean maintainable and efficient code adhering to best practices and Wellmark engineering standards. Ensure mobile responsiveness of applications. Ensure analysis of defects to find root cause and guide others in the identification of potential improvement opportunities. Provide production support of applications including root cause analysis and break-fix resolution. Use data and cost measures (AWS infrastructure labor etc.) to influence timely decisions build consensus and take actions to successfully deliver project or production support objectives and support benefits realization. Identify known issues impacts to project or production outcomes if not resolved and escalate as necessary. Contribute to a collaborative agile environment including PI Planning iteration planning estimation demos and retrospectives.

Qualifications :

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelors degree in Computer Science MIS Technology Computer Engineering or related field of study and 72 months of experience in the job offered or related position in software development.

Experience must include:

• 48 months of experience in the health insurance industry;
• 48 months of experience designing building and maintaining high-performing user-friendly web application front ends leveraging the following technologies: Angular HTML CSS SCSS JavaScript TypeScript RxJS (Reactive Extensions) and Bootstrap;
• 48 months of experience designing building and maintaining back-end services using the following technologies: Swagger/OpenAPI (API Documentation) and JWT (Authentication);
• 48 months of experience using SAFe and Agile methodologies;
• Experience understanding designing and implementing monolith microservice and event driven architecture;
• Experience with the following database technologies: MongoDB DynamoDB and MySQL;
• Experience building and maintaining cloud-hosted applications leveraging the following cloud-based technologies: Lambda SNS S3 CloudWatch CloudTrail Cloudfront API Gateway IAM (Security/Access Management) SQS and CDK;
• Experience containerizing and deploying container-based applications using Docker;
• Experience developing accessible web applications;
• Experience building maintaining and optimizing CI/CD processes using Azure DevOps;
• Experience applying test-driven development principles leveraging tools including Jest Jasmine Mocha and Angular Testing Library;
• Experience with paired programming and XP Practices;
• Experience with UX Design tools;
• Experience using data to support gathering information performing necessary research for root cause analysis providing problem definition and formulation and recommending solution implementation verification and ongoing optimization

OTHER: Employer: Wellmark Inc. Job Site: 1331 Grand Avenue Des Moines IA 50309. 40 hours per week.

Additional Information :

Remote Eligible: You will have the flexibility to work where you are most productive. This position is eligible to work fully remote. Depending on your location you may still have the option to come into a Wellmark office if you wish to. Your leader may ask you to come into the office occasionally for specific meetings or other moments that matter as well.  

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time