Senior Application Engineer

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

PTO and family leave

401(k) match program

Tuition assistance

Diversity & inclusion programs

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Senior Application Engineer to deliver end-to-end software solutions within Physician Services ITG. You will design, develop, test and implement applications across relational databases and web/front-end technologies, collaborating with business customers and project teams.

You will guide architecture and documentation, applying best practices in security, deployment, and maintainability while researching new technologies to improve services.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of software engineering experience.
• Proficient in C# and .NET with SQL Server knowledge.
• Experience designing, developing, testing and deploying applications.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, UI technologies and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Build software, automation and infrastructure to serve Physician Services customers.
• Design and implement solutions improving deployment quality and velocity.
• Provide experience across software engineering, database design, security, and architecture.
• Write code to automate manual operations with suitable languages/tools.
• Design and implement 24x7 monitoring and alerting solutions.
• Create and maintain thorough documentation and research new technologies.

Skills

C#

.NET

SQL Server

RESTful API

Angular

JavaScript

HTML/CSS/AJAX

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SSIS

SSRS

WPF

Windows services

Job description

Senior Application Engineer

Job Summary and Qualifications

Job Summary:

The Senior Application Engineer delivers on strategic commitments from start to finish for all aspects of the Physician Services Group organization within ITG. This technically focused position is responsible for designing, developing, testing and implementing solutions across the Enterprise. The engineer can quickly learn and make use of existing solutions as well as collaborate on research to implement new technologies based on identified areas for improvement. They have an in depth understanding of the services provided and direction of the Physician Services group and can develop relationships throughout the organization to assist in accomplishing its goals for the company. These goals will be achieved by working with cross-functional business teams and utilizing .NET frameworks, web front-end technologies, infrastructure automation, and database platforms and tools. The Senior Application Engineer’s main function is to provide technical guidance and experience during the development, implementation, support and maintenance of software products at Physician Services.

The Senior Application Engineer will collaborate with Business Customers, Department Heads, and Project teams, participates in application design efforts, as well as support and develop subject matter knowledge for internally developed applications. The Senior Application Engineer will ensure the effective design, build, deployment, documentation and maintenance of applications against relational databases and other applicable data sources to support end-user processes.

Experience/ Requirements:

Responsibilities:

• Build software, automation, and infrastructure that provides services to Physician Services customers to reduce manual processes and improve organizational efficiency
• Design and implement solutions that improve deployment quality and velocity, infrastructure resiliency, security, and data availability
• Provide experience from perspectives of software engineering, database design, information security, and infrastructure architecture
• Write code to automate manual operations using appropriate languages and tools
• Design and implement custom 24x7 monitoring and alerting solutions
• Create and maintain a strong documentation
• Research, investigate, and implement new technologies

Desired Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Technical
  • Experienced in C# and .NET development
  • Experienced in developing and maintaining applications using .NET Core
  • Experienced with MS SQL Server, specifically writing SQL, developing stored procedures, triggers and functions
  • Experience with database design, data modeling, and query performance tuning
  • Experience in data-layer development, including RESTful API services both as a provider and a consumer
  • Experience with UX/UI design, including Angular, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS and AJAX
  • Exposure to software development best practices, such as continuous integration, automated testing, design patters, SOLID principles, domain driven design, etc.
  • Exposure to batch and shell scripting
• Soft
  • Strong analytical and design skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Participates in discussions with business partners and clients to achieve consensus and organizational goals
  • Assists more junior team members in technically complex projects in design, development, implementation, and support of solutions
  • Participates in application design sessions while providing technical guidance
  • Adaptable to complex organizational change
  • Ability to work with little supervision in a Lean environment
  • Self-driven learner of technology and programming
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously

Preferred Skills:

• Technical:
  • Some experience with LINQ and ORM technologies
  • Experience with data extraction, transformation and loading (ETL). SSIS preferred
  • Experience creating and hosting reporting solutions, SSRS preferredExperience creating thick-client applications using WPF or similar technologies, windows services and console applications
  • Experience creating applications using ASP.NET WebForms.
  • Exposure to clinical applications (EMR/PPMS), such as eClinical Works, Epic, GE Centricity, NextGen, etc.
  • Ability to analyze data patterns and solve problems
  • Experience with healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7, CCDA, or FHIR
  • Experience with public cloud development methodologies for Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure
• Soft
  • Demonstrates continual learning and improvement of knowledge and expertise in the health industry data standard as well as industry applications and tools
  • Assists colleagues with less experience
  • Define and communicate the work assignments and completion criteria to team members, clarify work expectations, monitor activities and report on status
  • Ability to create clear and concise documentation on design and operational topics
  • Maintains positive relationships with all customers and department heads

EXPERIENCE

• 5-7 years

EDUCATION

• College Graduate Required Undergrad

Benefits

HCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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