Senior Software Engineer; Remote - Louisiana)

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.

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

Applicants must be authorized to work for Louisiana Blue in the United States without employer-sponsored immigration support. Louisiana Blue will not provide current or future employment-based immigration sponsorship or other immigration support for this opportunity, including H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, E-3, TN, or J-1 sponsorship or F-1 OPT/STEM OPT/CPT support. Applicants who would require such sponsorship or employer support during their employment should not pursue this opportunity.

Under minimal supervision (with wide latitude for independent judgment) design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems and/or applications for market sale or large-scale proprietary software for internal use. Service as technical expert on development projects. Participate in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design. Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.

Support, maintain, and document software functionality. Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation. Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed. Participate in software design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements. Consult with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs. Accountable for complying with all laws and regulations associated with duties and responsibilities.

This role does not manage people

This job reports to:
Departmental Leadership

Necessary Contacts:
To do this job effectively the incumbent has to be in contact with all levels of BCBSLA personnel.

• Education Bachelor's degree 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 4 years of software development experience required
• Must have a minimum of three years 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.
• Preferred Qualifications for IT EDI Team Only:
  Skill set includes 2 or more of the following:
  Biz Talk, 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

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, subordinates 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

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

None Required

• 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…