Software Developer IV, Quality Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alaska, +26 more states.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with business and IT leaders to pinpoint and comprehend complex issues and opportunities for improvement.

• Work alongside development teams, business stakeholders, architects, and customers to grasp project requirements, deliver technical guidance, and address technical obstacles.

• Act as a key engineering and strategic implementation collaborator.

• Supervise code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices, Premera standards, and architectural guidelines.

• Manage vendor relationships and provide final code approval.

• Examine project data and metrics to uncover trends, patterns, and areas requiring attention.

• Offer data-driven suggestions to enhance software delivery.

• Educate and enforce governance processes for company standards, best practices, and compliance requirements.

• Promote engineering excellence and continuous automation, including testing for both cross-functional and intra-team initiatives.

• Serve as a technical and business authority, sharing expertise across teams and within the Premera developer community.

• Keep abreast of best practices, technological advancements, and organizational business requirements.

• Mentor and guide fellow engineers.

• Outline comprehensive healthcare testing requirements across programs and production operations.

• Map customer journeys and convert business processes into detailed test scenarios.

• Recognize edge cases, data dependencies, and compliance factors.

• Lead strategies for healthcare-specific test data, including data models and reusable datasets.

• Execute additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in computer science or information systems (Required).

• A minimum of eight (8) years of software development experience (Required).

• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle.

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages.

• Experience in the healthcare sector or a highly regulated environment (Strongly Preferred).

• Background working with cloud solutions (Preferred).

• Technical expertise and experience with Premera tools such as Facets or other relevant tools (Preferred).

• Prior experience in an Agile work environment (Preferred).

• Exposure to API and service-oriented technologies (Preferred).

• Experience with automated testing tools, both using and creating them (Preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance with minimal employee premiums.

• Optional benefits, including pet insurance.

• Life and disability coverage.

• Retirement plans with a 401K employer match.

• Pension plan available after three years of service.

• Wellness incentives.

• Resources for mental well-being, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness initiatives.

• Generous paid time off.

• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate programs.

• Employee recognition initiatives.

• Commuter benefits.

• Free, convenient on-site parking.

• Subsidized on-campus dining options.

• On-site events such as health and wellness activities, coffee meet-ups, and disaster preparedness fairs.

• A fitness and well-being center offering both in-person and virtual workouts, along with nutritional counseling.