Engineer Lead Senior

Elevance Health; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health in Virginia is seeking an Engineer Lead Senior to drive end-to-end application system development on large, enterprise-wide platforms. The role supports a hybrid work model with in-office presence 1-2 days per week and flexible options within commuting distance.

You will gather business requirements, review designs with stakeholders, and lead cross-team efforts including on-call support, testing, and architecture discussions.

Qualifications

• Requires BA/BS in Information Technology or Computer Science or related field with a minimum of 9 years’ experience.
• Expert level experience with business and technical applications, and the ability to lead multi-team initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end application system development on enterprise platforms.
• Maintain relationships with customers to determine business requirements and review designs.
• Lead requirements gathering meetings and reviews with business stakeholders.
• Prioritize projects and manage trade-offs for enterprise system changes.
• Own change request processes and coordinate with other teams.
• Develop and own schedules of final enhancements and test plans.
• Participate in developing long-term technology strategy for critical areas.

Skills

AI experience

Mentoring teams

Java web apps

AWS experience

Cloud platforms

Healthcare experience

Multi DB/Languages

Education

BA/BS in Information Technology or Computer Science

Job description

Engineer Lead Senior

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Engineer Lead Senior will be responsible for leading the end-to-end application system development and maintenance on large complex enterprise wide technology platforms.

How you will make an impact:

• Maintains active relationships with customers to determine business requirements, leads requirements gathering meetings and reviews designs with the business.

• Leads efforts with Web and marketing team to increase the presence of web products.

• Anticipates broad technical change and ensures that company technology stays ahead of the curve.

• Prioritize projects and make trade-offs with respect to the enterprise systems changes based on broader business needs.

• Understands the entire architecture for a major part of our business and is able to articulate the scaling and reliability limits.

• Owns the change request process and coordinates with other teams as necessary.

• Develops and owns list of final enhancements.

• Develops and defines application scope and objectives and supervises the preparation of technical and/or functional specifications from with programs will be written.

• Performs technical design reviews and code reviews.

• Ensures unit test is completed and meets the test plan requirements, system testing is completed and system is implemented according to plan.

• Responsible for delivery of application technology solutions and data information planning effort.

• May participates in developing the multi-year technology strategy for critical areas of the business that may encompass multiple systems.

• Partners with technical and non technical stakeholder to identify the long term technical trajectory of the technology infrastructure.

• Creates architecture and anticipates future technology needs.

• Leads the conversations internally about the direction of major areas of the technology, drives wide-team consensus to the adoption of this direction, and uses this direction when engaging engineers.

• Coordinates and manages on-call support and owns the system monitoring process.

• Reviews and monitors initiatives for end to end impact and coordination.

• Participates in review and decision making for enterprise solutions.

Minimum Requirements: Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study a minimum of 9 years’ experience; multi-dimensional platform experience, expert level experience with business and technical applications; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Master’s degree preferred.

• Hands on AI experience strongly preferred.

• Experience mentoring others drive teams to achieve results, lead multiple or large projects and provide troubleshooting supports strongly preferred.

• Multi database and/or multi language strongly preferred.

• Java based web applications experience strongly preferred; mobile app experience is nice to have.

• Cloud platform experience preferred; AWS experience strongly preferred.

• Healthcare experience preferred.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $150,640 to $271,152.

Locations: California; Virginia

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws .

*The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, paid time off, stock, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [e-mail] for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (https://info.flclearinghouse.com/).