Senior Manager, Application Development Engineering - Provider Data

Centene Corporation; Maryland City (MD); Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

competitive pay

health insurance

401K

stock purchase plans

tuition reimbursement

paid time off plus holidays

flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Centene Corporation is seeking a senior leader to manage a team responsible for designing, developing, and implementing complex enterprise software solutions. The role collaborates with data modelers, architects, analysts, and SMEs to deliver end-to-end design, development, testing, and support across the enterprise.

You will oversee a team of Senior Application Development Engineers, drive program scope, schedule, and budget, and mentor staff while coordinating with 3rd party vendors.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of related experience, including prior management experience.
• Experience with Application Development; Applications Architecture, DevOps industry best practices.
• Knowledge of Agile Software Development.
• Hands-on background with databases and data governance concepts.
• Healthcare payer/provider operations or provider data management experience preferred.
• Collaboration and team building skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversees a team of Senior Application Development Engineers on large-scale projects.
• Leads scope, schedule, and budget planning with clear progress tracking.
• Decides on project outcomes based on reported progress.
• Establishes training and career development for developers.
• Manages 3rd party development vendors to standards and performance.
• Identifies risks and participates in mitigation activities.
• Communicates with Application and Infra Management during service transitions.
• Partners with Security and SRE to follow policies.
• Leads design/development of PoC and prototype environments.
• Handles hiring/training and conducts performance/salary reviews.
• Sets objectives and delegates tasks to ensure stability of development activities.
• Develops staff capabilities and knowledge of industry best practices.
• Holds teams accountable to meet quality and timeline objectives.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Skills

Application development

Applications architecture

DevOps practices

Agile software development

Team leadership

Collaboration & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Manages the team members accountable for designing, developing, and implementing 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. This is a remote position within the United States requiring quarterly business travel. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT.

• Oversees a team consisting of Senior Application Development Engineers responsible with large-scale complex Application Development projects / programs
• Accountable for leading efforts around project scope, schedule, and budget ensuring commitments and progress are monitored closely and communicated clearly.
• Makes decisions based on reported application progress and outcomes
• Establishes training and career development planning to Application Developers
• Oversees the work of 3rd party Development teams, holds 3rd party vendors accountable to our standards, policies, and performance expectations.
• Defines processes to identify and evaluate risks and participates in mitigation and control activities
• Expertly communicates with Application and Infrastructure Management operational groups during service transition
• Partners with Security and SRE teams, makes sure all security and change management policies are followed.
• Leads the design and development of proof of concept and prototype application environments
• Manages the hiring and training of new and existing staff, conduct performance / salary reviews, and provide leadership, technical guidance and coaching to Developers executing all aspects of applications development
• Establishes operational objectives and delegates tasks to team Developers to help ensure the stable operation of application development activities
• Provides expert knowledge to develop staff capabilities to strengthen understanding of application development industry, business issues and best practices; evaluate implications to IT
• Holds teams accountable to meet functional, quality, and time line objectives.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Requires a Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of related experience, including prior management experience

• Experience with Application Development; Applications Architecture, DevOps industry best practices
• Knowledge of Agile Software Development
• Hands-on, technical background surrounding databases and data governance, ideally including knowledge of graph model databases
• Healthcare payer, provider operations, or provider data management experience preferred

Collaboration and team building skills

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.

• competitive pay
• health insurance
• 401K
• stock purchase plans
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off plus holidays
• 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.

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.