Business Application Developer Advanced

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is seeking a software developer to support the full lifecycle of business applications that enable administrative and operational functions. You will work with clients and analysts to gather requirements, design and implement solutions, and maintain systems used to serve members.

The role emphasizes quality, documentation, and ongoing maintenance, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and contribute to process improvements across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred.
• Three years of advanced programming techniques and application design required.
• Experience in systems design and solid understanding of development, database development, testing, and integration methodologies.
• Analytical and systems thinking; accuracy and attention to detail.
• Written and verbal communication skills; ability to work independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients and team members on programming projects; define processes and gather requirements.
• Write, test, debug, document, and maintain applications.
• Provide ongoing maintenance of applications.
• Create technical design specifications and assist in sizing technical requirements.
• Participate in project planning processes; support data feed and interfaces as needed.
• Design reports and interfaces; maintain reports and automation tools.
• Adhere to standards and review modules for QA.
• Evaluate existing applications and platforms and provide improvement recommendations.
• Provide technical coaching and mentoring to less-experienced team members.

Skills

Advanced programming techniques

Systems thinking

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

.NET

Job description

Introduction

With more than 7,000 employees, we are the largest health insurance company in Michigan. We offer an exciting work environment with a diverse group of employees. Our goal is to make health insurance easier for our members. We want to transform the industry and become a resource that people can trust.

Overview

Provide support to all phases of the application development process to include business analysis, application, architecture, design, development, integration and delivery for those business applications that support the administrative or operational functions of the company or the business applications needed to serve customers effectively. Provide business application maintenance and support.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with clients, business analysts and team members on moderately complex to complex programming projects. Define business processes and gather project requirements. Write software code, test, debug, and document and maintain computer applications. Identify coding errors through informal and formal testing methods. Ensure application integrity by applying SDLC concepts.
• Provide ongoing maintenance of applications.
• Document functions and changes to new or modified modules and test activities/results.
• Identify technical requirements, as needed. Create technical design specifications and assist in sizing technical requirements, as needed.
• Participate in project planning processes, as needed.
• Support identification of sources of data feeds and interfaces, as needed.
• Design new reports and interfaces using advance queries and software solutions. Maintain existing reports and process automation tools.
• Adhere to standards and procedures. Review modules for quality assurance.
• Evaluate existing applications and platforms and provides recommendations for improving application performance by conducting gap analysis, identifying feasible alternative solutions, and assisting in the scope of modifications.
• Evaluate new application packages and tools and perform research on best practices and provide recommendations for solutions, as needed.
• Provide technical coaching and mentoring to less-experienced team members.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred.
• Three (3) years of advanced programming techniques and application design required.
• Experience in systems design and have a solid understanding of development, database development, testing, and integration methodologies required.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Analytical and systems thinking.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, or within a team environment.
• Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job.

Departmental Preferences

• Three years' experience in .NET experience