Senior Software Engineer – ServiceNow & ITSM Architect

Jefferson Health Plans; Meridian (MS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Jefferson Health Plans seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own key systems, guide architectural direction, and mentor engineers. You will translate requirements into scalable, secure software while ensuring best practices and collaboration with stakeholders.

The role emphasizes leadership in design decisions, production-quality delivery, and continuous improvement of engineering processes within a healthcare IT context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field; hands-on software development experience.
• Strong JavaScript and API development skills with system design knowledge.
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms; ability to mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead end-to-end medium-to-large features or services.
• Document architectural decisions and trade-offs for scalability and maintainability.
• Mentor less-senior engineers through code reviews and pairing.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leadership on roadmap feasibility.
• Improve engineering practices including testing, deployment, and observability.

Skills

JavaScript

API development

System design

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Mentoring engineers

Architecture decisions

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

High School Diploma or GED with 7 years experience

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Jefferson Health Plans seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own key systems, guide architectural direction, and mentor engineers. You will translate requirements into scalable, secure software while ensuring best practices and collaboration with stakeholders.

The role emphasizes leadership in design decisions, production-quality delivery, and continuous improvement of engineering processes within a healthcare IT context.