Description
Purpose:
Core Systems under the Application Engineering department provides IT solutions to UPMC Health Plan from Enrollment, Billing, and Claims Processing perspectives. While all these functions currently have been managed in the application called MC400 with RPG/DB2/iSeries/IBMi platform, Core Systems has started a long-term modernization initiative to ultimately transit into Windows/.Net/C#/Angular JS/SQL-No SQL/Cloud platform. We’re looking for Associate Software Engineers to continue to build and expand the team to work towards multiyear multiple modernization projects. The expectation is to work with other software engineers and Architects on both sides (IBMi and .Net/Cloud), other roles (BA, Scrum Master, PM, QA) within and across the IT departments as well as with Business Stakeholders in the agile/DevOps framework.
An ideal .Net/Cloud candidate should be a self-starter, have an understanding of the technologies outlined below, and be willing/capable to learn/share the industry best practices and addressing issues across multiple teams/technologies to build future-centric business capabilities. 100% Work from Home Opportunity.
Responsibilities:
- Quality - Follow established coding standards. Submit code for review and deliver quality, unit test code.
- Design - Follow established design patterns and has awareness of user experience standards. Responsible for individual components of design.
- Application Development Cycle - Show fundamental knowledge of application development cycle.
- Project Management - Has ownership in success of projects. Responsible for estimating and delivering on individual task within project.
- Self Development - Responsible for continuous self-study, trainings, partnering with more senior members of team, and/or seeking out opportunities to broaden scope to stay up to date with industry and organizational trends. Seeks feedback from senior team members for development and effectively incorporates feedback into work and behaviors.
- Interactions with Others - Successfully completes projects, tasks, and initiatives by embracing a team-first approach. Works in collaboration with team and offers feedback, where appropriate, to complete individual and group efforts. Shows the ability to adjust and be flexible to change by adapting approach when necessary. Mentors less experienced staff.
- Documentation - Create basic technical documentation.
- Communication - Responsible for demonstrating appropriate, clear, concise, and effective written and oral communications in all interactions to build relationships and accomplish day to day work and projects.
- Software Solutions - Develop, validate and implement software solutions based on customer requirements, Enterprise architecture standards and defined project designs.
- Security - Show fundamental knowledge and the ability to learn secure coding processes and writing, accessing, and following established security protocols.
- Troubleshooting - Show the ability to resolve basic issues and offer input on issue resolution.
- Integration - Responsible for less complex components of integration within a module.
Qualifications
Qualifications - Internal
- Typically has familiarity with the work through education or practical experience.
- Experience with complex development environments, taking abstract concepts and ideas and formulating a detailed software deliverable
- Experience in developing on cross-functional systems
- Deep knowledge of programming
- Basic understanding of the SDLC
- Highly driven and self-motivated to exceed expectations
- Ability to work independently and in a team based environment
- Proficient in both oral and written communication
- Experience in .NET, C#, and Microsoft server-side technologie
- Experience with AngularJS, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, bootstra
- Designing and consuming REST API
- Experience with source control systems such as TFS/VSTS (Azure DevOps), SVN, or Gi
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum
- Experience creating automated unit tests
- Deep understanding of the object-oriented concepts, design patterns, clean coding, and code review practices
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Cloud experience and Non-RDBMS
- Prior Healthcare domain
100% WORK FROM HOME
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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