Senior Application Development Engineer

Centene Corporation; Maryland; On-site; USD 87,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

401K and stock purchase plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Centene Corporation in Maryland seeks a software engineer to design, develop, and maintain enterprise data software, collaborating with data modelers, architects, SMEs, and business analysts.

The role focuses on SQL Server development, C#, and SSIS to support ETL, reporting, and letter-generation workflows, along with ActiveBatch job scheduling and production support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative or business field with 4–6 years of related experience.
• Or equivalent experience through accomplishments reflecting the level of this position.
• 4–6 years of Microsoft SQL Server development (T-SQL, stored procedures, performance tuning).
• 3+ years of C# development.
• 3+ years of SSIS development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement enterprise software solutions across the business.
• Create, optimize, and re-engineer T-SQL procedures, functions, views, and tables for data staging and transformation.
• Own, maintain, and enhance the in-house letter application and data staging processes.
• Develop and support SSIS packages for ETL, file processing, and document conversion workflows.
• Schedule, monitor, and troubleshoot jobs using ActiveBatch.
• Perform data analysis, testing, and production support; resolve performance and data issues.
• Create and maintain technical documentation including designs and data flows.
• Contribute to data mart development, EDI X12 processes, EDW feeds, and reporting.

Skills

SQL Server

C#

SSIS

EDI

Healthcare data

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ActiveBatch

Job description

Position Purpose

Designs, develops, and implements complex enterprise software solutions. Collaborates closely with technical and non-technical roles such as data modelers, architects, business analysts, data stewards, and subject matter experts (SMEs) to provide design, technical analysis, development/configuration, testing, implementation, and support expertise representing the interest of the business across the enterprise.

Create, optimize, and re-engineer Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL) stored procedures, functions, views, and tables that stage and transform claim, authorization, member, and provider data for correspondence.

Own, maintain, and enhance the in-house letter application, which stages data in SQL Server, uses C# to produce Word documents, and uses a third-party component within SSIS to convert Word documents to PDF.

Develop and support SSIS packages for ETL, file processing, and document conversion workflows.

Schedule, monitor, and troubleshoot jobs using ActiveBatch.

Perform data analysis, testing, and production support; research and resolve data, performance, and letter-generation issues.

Create and maintain technical documentation, including designs, data flows, and support procedures.

Clearly articulate issues to business and technical stakeholders and design/model solutions.

Contribute as needed to data mart development, EDI X12 processes, Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) feeds, and report development.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience

A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and Requires 4 – 6 years of related experience.

Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills

• Requires 4 - 6 years of Microsoft SQL Server development (T-SQL, stored procedures, query optimization, index creation, performance tuning, etc.)
• Requires 3+ years of C# development
• Requires 3+ years of SSIS development
• Experience with EDI preferred
• Experience with Healthcare/Managed Care Data is preferred

License/Certification

~ Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) preferred

Pay Range

$87,000.00 - $161,300.00 per year

About Centene

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day.

You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective.

It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Benefits

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• competitive pay
• health insurance
• 401K and stock purchase plans
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off plus holidays
• a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules

Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.

Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.

Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Criminal Background

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act