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Blue Shield

Salesforce Application Developer, Principal

Blue Shield, California, Missouri, United States, 65018


Your Role

Blue Shield of California is looking for a principal-level Application Developer to join our IT Application Services team. The candidate will be the subject matter expert for the Operations portfolio responsible for the definition & ownership of our real-time streaming claim event processing services & cloud integration platform. The Salesforce–Principal Developer will report to Manager-IT Development under the COE (Center Of Excellence) organization and will work with the matrixed portfolio and business teams. This individual will lead technical training, define & enforce standards, and serve as the expert developer & lead consultant responsible for assuring real-time solutions built within the portfolio are highly secure, performant, and robust. This includes effective communication & influence of IT, business, and vendor partners to provide solutions that optimize cost, quality, security, and fit for purpose.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

Lead the implementation of the tech design based on the Enterprise architecture and solution design.

Lead end to end solution delivery of small to medium scale projects to ensure the outcome design meets functional and non-functional requirements.

Review and analyze data to predict future needs and devise enhancements.

Act as the technical lead that drives the successful integration of application systems, projects, and enhancements.

Instruct, direct, mentor, and monitor the technical work of project senior staff.

Be a technical champion and advocate for the optimization of Salesforce solutions needed to support Blue Shield’s growth and financial goals.

Serve as IT representative in cross-organizational initiatives that drive scale (growth), cost optimization, quality, and end-user experience.

Serve as technical owner for major initiatives impacting the Health Solutions portfolio - establishing trusted relationships with business partners, internal IT organization, other IT portfolio leaders, and key suppliers’ technical teams.

Lead solution design and development activities on concurrent complex projects with product, solution, and cross portfolio teams.

Provide technical leadership in establishing a competency center that educates other IT professionals on service & cloud-based design & development practices.

Demonstrate experience in seeking and locating information across the industry to understand new and related Salesforce.com technologies, including AppExchange and partner products.

Effectively communicate approach, value, risk, alternatives, and status of goal progress with executive & senior management, business sponsors, and product managers.

Promote relevant software development tools, industry protocols, troubleshoot & support procedures, monitor quality controls, and suggest improvements.

Self-directed, work with limited management direction and exercise considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.

Apply significant knowledge of IT and healthcare industry trends.

Demonstrate ability to formulate strategies, communicate and build alignment on concepts from ideation to execution.

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