Software Engineer (Remote)

We take great strides to ensure our employees have the resources to live well, be healthy, continue learning, develop skills, grow professionally and serve our local communities. We invite you to apply for a career with Blue Cross.

Please note that effective Jan. 4, 2022, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana implemented a policy requiring any employee who enters any of our offices or who interacts in person with anyone for company business purposes to be fully vaccinated for COVID 19, unless legally entitled to a reasonable accommodation related to religious or medical exemptions. At this time, that policy is suspended and vaccination is not required to enter our facilities. Please note this is subject to change at any point in time to ensure compliance with company policy or government mandates and certain client facing roles may have separate protocols.

Residency in or relocation to Louisiana is preferred for all positions.

Software Engineer opportunity is 100% remote and can be located in any of these states: AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, KY, LA, MS, MO, NE, NH, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, WI, and PA (except for these counties: Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia)

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or a related field required
• Four years of related experience can be used in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.

Work Experience

• 2 years of software development experience required
• Must have a minimum one year of IT experience using general development technologies (i.e., C#, SSRS, SSIS, SQL Coding, XML) or comparable computing language (i.e., .Net, BI, ERP) as approved by the hiring manager.
• Excellent communication, analytical, & development skills
• Preferred Qualifications for IT EDI Team Only: Skill set includes 2 or more of the following: BizTalk, C#, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Data Factory, Azure Event Grid, Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions
• Preferred Qualifications for IT Enrollment Service Team Only: Skill set includes 4 or more of the following: C#, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Data Factory, Azure Event Grid, Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, SSIS, SSRS, T-SQL, SQL
• Preferred Qualifications for EPIC Technical Operations Team Only: C#, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Data Factory, Azure Event Grid, Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, SSIS, SQL, X12 EDI, FHIR, API creation
• Preferred Qualifications for IT Provider Team Only: Skill set includes 4 or more of the following: C#, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Bricks, Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, SSIS, SSRS, FHIR, API Service, SQL

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to think strategically, balance long and short-term priorities. Requires the knowledge and ability to analyze and solve complex, logical problems
• Ability to establish and maintain a high level of trust and confidence with clients; establish strong working relationships with business and technology partners at all levels; exercise sound judgment; collaborate effectively with peers and superiors
• Must understand and have experience in all aspects of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Ability to multitask and prioritize a heavy workload in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
• Understanding of business operations and key business drivers (or aptitude to develop understanding quickly)
• The candidate must be flexible in terms of working practices as the role requires on call rotation which might include some evening, weekend and holiday work

Licenses and Certifications

• None Required

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Gather information from stakeholders to document functional, system, and data requirements
• Assess available technologies and create detailed technical specifications or data models for development of new or modifications to existing internal applications or systems
• Designs, codes, tests, maintains, trouble shoots, and documents on new or existing core administration integrated information systems with moderate supervision at various levels of complexity to maintain quality enterprise business solutions of application architectures
• Assists in producing quality enterprise information systems of application architectures that meet or exceed client expectations on operations and strategic projects.
• Develop and maintain internal systems or applications involving various programming languages
• Maintain existing applications by fixing defects, adding new functionality, and upgrading components
• Perform testing, analysis, and debugging on applications and systems to identify and fix problems
• Use development specifications to create detailed test cases. Analyze results of testing to ensure technology solution matches the organization's business needs
• Contribute to training of stakeholders and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented technologies
• Research and remain informed of new technology and development tools
• Provide support to the testing team on an as needed basis
• Document system problems and resolutions for future reference
• Provides technical support and troubleshooting assistance on software application related issues
• The candidate must be flexible in terms of working practices as the role may require on call rotation which might include some evening, weekend and holiday work

Additional Accountabilities and Essential Functions
The Physical Demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Accountabilities and Essential Functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Additional Information

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If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, please contact [email protected] for assistance.

In support of our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians, Blue Cross encourages the good health of its employees and visitors. We want to ensure that our employees have a work environment that will optimize personal health and well-being. Due to the acknowledged hazards from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, and in order to promote good health, our company properties are smoke and tobacco free.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana performs background and pre-employment drug screening after an offer has been extended and prior to hire for all positions. As part of this process records may be verified and information checked with agencies including but not limited to the Social Security Administration, criminal courts, federal, state, and county repositories of criminal records, Department of Motor Vehicles and credit bureaus. Pursuant with sec 1033 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, individuals who have been convicted of a felony crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust are prohibited from working in the insurance industry unless they obtain written consent from their state insurance commissioner.

Additionally, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is a Drug Free Workplace. A pre-employment drug screen will be required and any offer is contingent upon satisfactory drug testing results.