• Associate Software Engineer II

    BlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeChattanooga, TN 37404

    Job #2695793960

  • Provides application design, analysis, programming, testing and documentation for the development, integration, enhancement, and maintenance of information systems solutions.

    Job Description:

    Job Responsibilities

    • Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research to design, develop, modify, or integrate moderately complex information systems.
    • Devises or modifies application systems and procedures to optimize functional requirements including capacity, operating time, response time, and form of desired results.
    • Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents programs, subroutines, and scripts.
    • Must be competent to work on most phases of applications systems analysis, and must maintain technical skill set for software languages, databases, platforms, operating systems, etc.
    • Responds to system failures and performance events by taking appropriate measures to reduce system downtime and eliminate recurrence of problems.
    • Provides services to multiple project teams or management staff, provides guidance to less-experienced programmers, and may conduct presentations to provide end users with knowledge to maximize their use of developed systems.
    • May serve one or more project team roles, such as project lead, business systems analyst, or technical lead, for small to medium efforts.

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    Job Qualifications

    Education

    • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience required. Equivalent years of experience are determined as one year of technical experience for every year of college requested.

    Experience

    • 2 years - Experience in programming required
    • 1 year - Experience with information technology concepts, application development methodology, terminology, and standards required
    • 1 year - Expert working knowledge of at least one programming language in use at BCBST.

    Skills\Certifications

    • Proven skill with information technology in use at BCBST is required
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills

    Job Specific Requirements:

    • Prior working experience with C#, .Net experience.
    • Experience with SQL server or other relational database is required.
    • Person should be critical thinker, have problem solving, ability to multitasking
    • On call support on rotational basis is required.
    • Healthcare background is a plus
    • Facets experience is a plus

    Preferred Skills:

    Number of Openings Available:

    1

    Worker Type:

    Employee

    Company:

    BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

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    About Us

    As Tennessee's largest health benefit plan company, we've been helping Tennesseans find their own unique paths to good health for over 65 years. More than that, we're your neighbors and friends - fellow Tennesseans with deep roots of caring tradition, a focused approach to physical, financial and community good health for today, and a bright outlook for an even healthier tomorrow.

    BCBST is a remote-first organization with many employees working primarily from their homes. Each position within the company is classified as either fully remote, partially remote, or office based.

    BCBST hires employees for remote positions from across the U.S. with the exception of the following states: California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York. Applicants living in these states may move to an approved state prior to starting a position with BCBST at their own expense. If the applicant moves to Chattanooga, TN, they may be eligible for relocation benefits.