Data Engineer

About Blue Cross

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is one of the most recognized and trusted health care brands in the world with 2.5 million members. We’re committed to reinventing health care to improve health for our members and the community. We hope you'll join us.

How is this Role Important to Our Work? 

This position is responsible for providing technical and resource leadership to enable data analytics with structured and unstructured data. Responsibilities include executing user story development, data design and architecture, data integration development, and testing. This role will collaborate and/or partner with business areas, project teams, IT technical teams, as well as outsourced vendors, to ensure high quality delivery of data architecture and data integration applications focusing on business analytical enablement for medium to large project or support efforts.

A Day in the Life: 

• Involved in the creation and review of complex data solutions including their processes and standards for user story development, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Design and develop prototypes or final data solutions to enable the measurement or monitoring of key performance indicators.
• Responsible for identifying and/or making significant improvement enhancements to existing artifacts to align with enterprise strategy or to improve user experience.
• Ensure test environment and data readiness is appropriate for support and project deliverables.
• Execute and maintain manual and/or automated test cases and scripts, as assigned.
• Analyze test results and documents defects and issues using the Incident Management Process. 

Nice to Have: 

• Bachelor's degree.
• Practical and relevant experience with one or more data warehouse and big data technical tools.
• Experience with storage, ETL/ELT processes and orchestration with AWS Cloud Technologies 
• Experience with Agile/Scrum project methodology.
• Knowledge of the health care/health insurance industry.
• Working knowledge of UNIX environment, including shell scripting and scheduler (ideally StoneBranch).

Required Skills & Experience: 

• 3+ years of related professional experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered.
• Experience developing data integration solutions.
• Experienced knowledge in data analysis using SQL, user story development, data warehouse design and modeling (3rd normal form or dimensional modeling), data integration design and development.
• Demonstrated oral/written communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate medium-complexity technical information.
• Demonstrated ability to participate on teams with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with teams across the enterprise and stakeholders on project execution and issue resolution.
• Solution-oriented mindset with willingness to improve business operations and drive efficiency.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced agile environment.
• Hybrid role in Eagan, MN (2 days in office, 3 days remote).

Role Designation:

Hybrid Remote

Role designation definition: Teleworking is working full time remote. Hybrid is a combination of working onsite and remotely. Onsite is full-time onsite.

Make a difference

Blue Cross is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer that values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodation for Job Seekers with a Disability: If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].

All roles require a high school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S.

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