Sr. Software Engineer - Hybrid

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop and integrate highly complex software functions within healthcare products. You will lead architecture and coding, drive integration, testing and validation, and collaborate with stakeholders across teams.

The role requires hands-on experience with QNXT, leadership in engineering proposals, and driving program goals. This position is hybrid within the state of Arizona.

Qualifications

• Ability to code in multiple languages and design software architecture.
• Experience in healthcare product development and software lifecycle.
• Proven ability to balance business needs with technical capacity.

Responsibilities

• Requirements and design
• Software architecture and coding
• Integration
• Certification
• Test
• Feature Definition
• Provide customer support
• Verification and Validation

Skills

Code in multiple languages

Business-minded software development

Prioritization of demand vs capacity

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Awarded a Healthiest Employer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona aims to fulfill its mission to inspire health and make it easy. AZ Blue offers a variety of health insurance products and services to meet the diverse needs of individuals, families, and small and large businesses as well as providing information and tools to help individuals make better health decisions.

At AZ Blue, we have a hybrid workforce strategy, called Workability, that offers flexibility with how and where employees work. Our positions are classified as hybrid, onsite or remote. While the majority of our employees are hybrid, the following classifications drive our current minimum onsite requirements:

• Hybrid People Leaders: must reside in AZ, required to be onsite at least twice per week
• Hybrid Individual Contributors: must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per week
• Hybrid 2 (Operational Roles such as but not limited to: Customer Service, Claims Processors, and Correspondence positions): must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per month
• Onsite: daily onsite requirement based on the essential functions of the job
• Remote: not held to onsite requirements, however, leadership can request presence onsite for business reasons including but not limited to staff meetings, one-on-ones, training, and team building

Please note that onsite requirements may change in the future, based on business need, and job responsibilities. Most employees should expect onsite requirements and at a minimum of once per week.

This position is hybrid within the state of AZ only. This hybrid work opportunity requires residency, and work to be performed, within the State of Arizona.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Be part of a team that designs, develops and integrates highly complex software functions within Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Software as a Senior Software Engineer, you will provide technical expertise as a program team leader in the identification and development of new products. You will lead proposals to address future business opportunities, value engineering and program/process changes. You will act as a key focal point for driving and implementing goals and objectives. You will be recognized by business management as the primary technical authority.

This role will require hands‑on experience with QNXT.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE

• 10 years of experience performing software architecture, requirements, design and coding in Healthcare products

REQUIRED EDUCATION

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REQUIRED LICENSES

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REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS

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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED WORK EXPERIENCE

• 10 years of experience with SW development. Platform SW development includes integrations connectors, communications

PREFERRED EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree

PREFERRED LICENSES

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PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS

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ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Requirements and design
• Software architecture and coding
• Integration
• Certification
• Test
• Feature Definition
• Provide customer support
• Verification and Validation

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS

• Ability to code in multiple languages
• Business oriented approach to software development
• Ability to find the correct balance between demand and capacity when establishing priorities for the organization

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Well‑versed in analytics
• Understanding of various software development lifecycle
• Knowledge of software configuration management and change management practices

REQUIRED LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS COMPETENCIES

• Diverse and global teaming and collaboration
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Wide degree of creativity and latitude
• self‑motivated and able to work with little supervision, who consistently take the initiative to get things done, do things before being asked by others or forced to by events.

PREFERRED COMPETENCIES

PREFERRED JOB SKILLS

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PREFERRED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

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PREFERRED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

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OUR COMMITMENT

AZ Blue does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected group.

Thank you for your interest in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. For more information on our company, see azblue.com.