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Software Engineer

Role overview

Summary

This role focuses on supporting BCBST’s enterprise transaction gateway by developing and maintaining Java-based APIs for healthcare transactions. You will contribute to modernization efforts and ensure the effective processing of electronic claims and other administrative transactions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
  • 1 year of experience with information technology concepts and application development methodology.
  • 3 years of systems and programming experience.
  • Proven skill with information technology in use at BCBST.
  • Expert working knowledge of at least one programming language in use at BCBST.

Responsibilities

  • Support teams responsible for BCBST’s enterprise transaction gateway.
  • Design, build, and maintain Java-based APIs for electronic healthcare claims.
  • Transform established transaction-processing capabilities into Java-based APIs and integrated workflows.
  • Respond to system failures and performance events to reduce downtime.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

  • Health Insurance & Payers
  • XLarge
  • 5,001–10,000
As Tennessee's largest health plan, we've been helping Tennesseans find their own unique paths to good health for more than 70 years. More than that, we're your neighbors and friends – fellow Tennesseans with deep roots of caring tradition, a focused approach to physical, financial and community good health for today, and a bright outlook for an even healthier tomorrow. Our mission is simple: peace of mind through better health. We're an independent, not-for-profit, locally governed health plan company – meaning we live and work alongside our Tennessee business customers and plan members. Our 6,000 employees across the state have built our strong reputation for integrity, excellent service and community leadership. But we are also part of the BlueCross BlueShield Association, a nationwide association of health care plans. Because of this, our plan members have access to the same quality health benefits while traveling or living out of state that they have while in Tennessee. © 2018 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc., an Independent Licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association.

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Job description

Software Engineer, Electronic Data Interchange & Interoperability Systems


We are hiring a Software Engineer at BCBST!  


In this role, you will support the teams responsible for BCBST’s enterprise transaction gateway, which receives and processes electronic healthcare claims and other administrative transactions. You will design, build, and maintain Java-based APIs that validate incoming transactions against X12 EDI standards and business rules before routing them to downstream adjudication systems.   

You’ll work primarily with claims while also supporting payment, enrollment, and other healthcare EDI transactions. You’ll help advance the team’s modernization efforts by transforming established transaction-processing capabilities into Java-based APIs and integrated workflows.   

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring strong backend development experience, initiative, effective communication skills, ownership, follow-through, and resourcefulness.   

Experience with healthcare EDI transaction processing, X12 standards, Java API development, claims processing workflows, DB2 or other SQL-based databases, JSON, and system-to-system integration are essential. Experience with Edifecs/Cotiviti, enterprise application modernization, or reengineering established functionality as API-based services is also highly relevant.  


Note:


  • This is a remote, work-from-home position. The final round of interviews will take place on-site in our Chattanooga, TN office.
  • This role participates in a two-week on-call rotation.
  • Sponsorship is not available for this role.



Job Responsibilities

  • Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding to design, develop, modify, or integrate complex information systems.
  • Devises or modifies application systems and procedures to optimize functional requirements including capacity, operating time, response time, and form of desired results.
  • Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents programs, subroutines, and scripts.
  • May serve one or more project team roles, such as project lead, business systems analyst, or technical lead, for small to medium efforts or manage phases of medium to large efforts.
  • Maintains technical skill set for software languages, databases, platforms, operating systems, utilities and networks needed to support work assignments.
  • Responds to system failures and performance events by taking appropriate measures to reduce system downtime and eliminate recurrence of problems.
  • Regularly provides guidance and training to less-experienced analysts/programmers.

Job Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience required. Equivalent years of experience are determined as one year of technical experience for every year of college requested.

Experience

  • 1 year - Experience with information technology concepts, application development methodology, terminology, and standards required
  • 3 years - Systems and programming experience required
  • 1 year - Expert working knowledge of at least one programming language in use at BCBST.

Skills\Certifications

  • Proven skill with information technology in use at BCBST is required
  • Proven analysis, design, and coding skills, and demonstrated success in leading large and complex projects
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret and translate technical and/or or complex concepts into information meaningful to project team members and/or business personnel.
  • Be organized, reliable, and able to manage multiple tasks with exceptional work ethic.
  • Leadership skills
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical co-workers

Number of Openings Available

1

Worker Type:

Employee

Company:

BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

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