Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas is a trusted company committed to the health and well-being of Kansans. The Manager of Application Development leads a team responsible for designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives and compliance requirements.
Responsibilities
- Oversee full software development lifecycle (SDLC) for health insurance systems, including enrollment, claims, provider networks, and customer portals
- Lead application modernization efforts, including cloud migration or refactoring monolithic systems into microservices
- Collaborate with business and product teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
- Ensure adherence to regulatory and security standards (e.g., HIPAA, HITRUST)
- Drive adoption of best practices in coding, testing, DevOps, and Agile delivery
- Manage resource allocation, project timelines, and development budgets
- Evaluate and implement new tools, technologies, and architectures to optimize application performance
- Coordinate with infrastructure, data, and cybersecurity teams to ensure system integrity and scalability
- Resolve complex technical issues and lead root cause analysis to prevent recurrence
- Regularly influence, update and report to senior IT leadership and business stakeholders; Influence cross-functional stakeholders, including product, compliance, and operations teams
- Accountable for performance monitoring, policy enforcement, termination process, disciplinary action, hiring, compliance and team development. Maintaining accurate records of all hiring, firing and disciplinary action
Skills
- Requires at least 10 years of experience in Information Technology and Services
- At least 7 years of this experience must have been within Application Development and Support
- Three years of this experience must have been in a supervisory position
- Strong understanding of healthcare systems and regulatory compliance (HIPAA, CMS, etc.)
- Proficiency in modern development frameworks (e.g., .NET, Java, Angular, React) and database technologies (SQL, NoSQL)
- Experience with API integration, microservices, and cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS)
- Demonstrated leadership in Agile methodologies, including Scrum or SAFe
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
- Strong analytical skills to drive data-based decision-making, problem-solving and critical-thinking with a solution-oriented mindset and focus on business outcomes
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience in application security and vulnerability remediation
- Familiarity with DevOps tools (CI/CD pipelines, source control, automated testing)
- Business acumen in payer operations such as claims processing, EDI, or member engagement systems
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field preferred
- Experience in the health insurance or healthcare technology sector is strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives and enterprise modernization programs is preferred
- Experience modernizing enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, Pega, SAP, or other enterprise SaaS/commercial platforms is preferred
- Product management or product-oriented technology leadership experience is preferred
- Experience working in startup, innovation, or high-growth environments with a strong bias for action, rapid execution, and continuous learning is preferred
- Experience leading cross-functional teams through organizational change, technology transformation, and modernization initiatives is highly desirable
- Experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence, automation, and modern software engineering practices to improve developer productivity, accelerate software delivery, and drive business outcomes is preferred
Benefits
- Paid vacation and sick leave with paid maternity and paternity available immediately upon hire
- Incentive pay program (EPIP)
- Health/Vision/Dental insurance
- 6 weeks paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers
- Fertility/Adoption assistance
- 2 weeks paid caregiver leave
- 401(k) plan matching up to 5%
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health & fitness benefits, discounts and resources
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