Remote Manager, Application Development

HMA is one of the nation's largest administrators of high-quality, innovative, and affordable health plans and distinctive services for self-funded organizations. Employers trust HMA's team of caring experts to protect two of their most important assets; their people and their health plan dollars. In 2021, HMA was chosen as a Washington's Best Workplaces by our Staff and PSBJ™. Our vision, 'Proving What's Possible in Healthcare®,' and our values, People First!, Be Extraordinary, Work Courageously, Own It, and Win Together, shape our culture, influence our decisions, and drive our results.What we are looking for: We are looking to hire people that care deeply about others, thrive in evolving environments, gain satisfaction from being part of a team and helping others succeed, are motivated by tackling complex challenges, are courageous enough to share ideas, are action-oriented, are resilient, and are results-driven. What you can expect: You can expect an inclusive, flexible, and fun culture, comprehensive salary, benefits, and time off packages with plenty of personal development and growth opportunities. If you are looking for meaningful work, a clear purpose, high standards, work/life balance, and the ability to contribute to something important, find out more about us at: https://www.accesshma.com/ How YOU will make a Difference: The Manager, Applications Development, has the exciting responsibility of the planning, organizing, and execution of all application development functions. They manage the team providing software development, implementation, testing and Tier 3 support. What YOU will do:

• Manage the day-to-day activities of the Application Development and QA teams
• Oversee the development, deployment and support for applications, systems software and enhancements to existing applications. Ensure that new software integration meets functional requirements, system compliance and interface specifications.
• Work with vendors to ensure proper functionality of existing software technologies
• Partner with product owners to create long term plans for application development from implementation through end of life
• Continuously evolve the development processes, tools and methodologies used.
• Write relevant policies and procedures that outline all aspects of application development and maintenance.
• Responsible for the architecture design, development, and implementation of new systems
• Ensure KPIs are met for production systems
• Collaborate closely with the IT Leadership team providing technical guidance to define HMAs corporate technology strategy, ensuring that the technology platforms and solutions delivered support business objectives
• Work with technical and business leaders to understand challenges and incorporate plans to address these into the strategy.
• Acts as a focal point for any escalations and collaborates with other teams and vendors to delivery changes, fixes, and enhancements
• Effectively support, train and manage IT staff, drive continuous improvement, and align work to business needs.
• Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing project tasks on schedule
• Contribute to the development of a business applications strategy that enables future growth
• Maintain strong relationships with IT peers, business leaders and 3rd party partners.
• Keep abreast of emerging information technologies, related industry best practices, and vendors that could be leveraged to gain efficiencies and achieve business goals.
• Lead/participate in vendor contract negotiations for all software, and services.
• Create and publish metrics that provide visibility into the team's activities towards business deliverables.

Resource Management Functions

• Accountable for the administrative management of 7-12 IT professionals, either as direct reports or contract employees.
• Manage staff, including recruitment, performance management against objectives, career development, disciplinary actions, coaching and mentoring.

Knowledge, Experience, and Key Attributes needed for Success:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business Administration
• 5 years of leadership experience in managing high performing teams
• 7+ years of IT work experience
• Good understanding of architecture, scalability, availability and performance considerations as well as its impact on quality engineering
• Direct experience managing applications and/or systems management.
• Excellent execution skills. Ability to achieve and measure results and progress.
• Ability to work independently, plan, organize, prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Expert knowledge of system and software quality assurance best practices and methodologies.
• Expert knowledge of SDLC, Agile/SCRUM best practices and methodologies.
• Excellent project management and leadership skills with incredible customer service focus.
• Knowledge of, or desire to learn, applicable data privacy practices and laws.
• Knowledge of EDI preferred.
• Experience with insurance industry and/or claims processing is preferred
• 7 years' experience in information technology, application development, or systems development which includes previous program or team leadership experience
• Leadership and management skills with an orientation for action and results, with a proven ability to build, manage, and retain high performing successful collaborative work teams

Technical Skills

• Design and/or development experience with .NET, C#, ASP.NET, Web Services, Message Queue
• Strong background in object oriented development techniques, design patterns
• Experience with concurrent development source control (Git) and continuous integration (Jenkins or Bamboo)
• Experience with development tools, including TFS, VSTS, Docker, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub
• Experience with QA automation framework and tools
• Experience with cloud platforms, Azure experience is preferred
• Experience in Azure based web application development involving (Microservices, App Services, ADLS, ADL, Key vault, Service Fabric, Azure Cosmos DB)
• Experience with SQL platforms (e.g. SQL Server, Azure SQL, MySQL, Azure Cosmos DB)

How we Support your Work, Life, and Wellness Goals:We offer a comprehensive total rewards package including: competitive pay; annual incentive; medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401K retirement plan with match; generous PTO and holidays; an onsite gym facility; a gym subsidy; Life, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurances; an Employee Assistance Plan; year-round wellness activities; the ability to earn a $500 wellness incentive; monthly events; paid volunteer hours and more! For local employees- free parking and easy freeway access to I-405 and I-520 and a well-stocked kitchen on-site with subsidized snacks and refreshments.HMA requires a background screen prior to employment.Protected Health Information (PHI) Access Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA) employees may encounter protected health