Engineer Senior

The Elevance Health Companies, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 153,317 - 154,317; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Equity stock purchase plan

401(k) contribution

Job summary

Elevance Health in Chicago, IL seeks an experienced Senior Engineer for Pulse Point location. The role requires in‑office presence 1–2 days per week under a hybrid policy, with standard M–F hours.

Responsibilities include requirements gathering, design reviews, testing, and vendor evaluation. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS and at least 5 years of development/engineering experience, with healthcare data expertise and ETL/SQL proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• Five (5) years of development, engineering, or related experience.
• Experience with data security best practices and HIPAA.
• ETL development using DataStage, SSIS, C#, or Python.
• SQL with complex queries in SQL Server/Oracle/MongoDB.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relationships with customers to determine business requirements and lead requirements gathering meetings.
• Own the change request process and coordinate with other teams as necessary.
• Provide technical advice and weigh in on decisions impacting cross‑functional teams.
• Research and propose new technologies.
• Develop and own a list of final enhancements.
• Define scope and objectives and prepare technical/functional specs.
• Perform technical design and code reviews.
• Own testing to ensure unit tests and system testing meet the plan.
• Coordinate on‑call support and monitor the system.
• Mentor others and lead small to medium projects.

Skills

Data analysis

ETL development

Healthcare domain knowledge

SQL proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or related field

Master’s degree in IT/CS or related field (plus 3 years)

Tools

DataStage

SSIS

C#

Python

Job description

Job Title and Location

Engineer Senior – Pulse Point location at 8600 W Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60631. The role requires in‑office presence 1–2 days per week, supporting a hybrid work policy that also allows virtual work. Work hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Responsibilities

• Maintain active relationships with customers to determine business requirements and lead requirements gathering meetings.
• Own the change request process and coordinate with other teams as necessary.
• Provide technical advice and weigh in on technical decisions that impact cross‑functional teams.
• Research and propose new technologies.
• Develop and own a list of final enhancements.
• Define application scope and objectives, and prepare technical and/or functional specifications.
• Perform technical design reviews and code reviews.
• Own technical testing to ensure unit tests are completed, meet the test plan requirements, and that system testing and implementation align with the plan.
• Assess current status and support data information planning.
• Coordinate on‑call support and ensure effective monitoring of the system.
• Maintain the technical development environment.
• Mentor others and may lead multiple or small to medium‑sized projects.
• Set direction at the project/service level and influence decision‑making.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring.
• Understand tradeoffs between technical, analytical and product needs of technical solutions.
• Identify and propose strategies around technical problems affecting the team, communicate standards and secure buy‑in on solutions.
• Facilitate group sessions to elicit complex information on requirements clarification, design sessions, code reviews and troubleshooting issues.
• Support vendor evaluation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• Five (5) years of development, engineering, or related experience.

Experience Requirements

• Analytical experience working with large datasets in the healthcare domain.
• Knowledge of EDI standards such as ANSI X12, EZConnect, and HL7.
• Experience with data security best practices and standards such as HIPAA for healthcare data interchange and encryption methods and data privacy regulations.
• ETL development using DataStage, SSIS, C#, or Python.
• SQL programming for writing complex queries, stored procedures, and triggers using Sybase, SQL Server, Oracle, or MongoDB.
• Experience managing end‑to‑end data‑related projects, including requirements gathering, planning, execution, and monitoring.

Alternate Education / Experience Requirements

• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field and three years of development, engineering, or related experience.
• Must have skills listed above.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $153,317 – $154,317 per year for the Chicago, IL location.

Benefits include a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase plan, 401(k) contribution, and other benefits subject to eligibility requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Elevance Health is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants 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 protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.