Lead Engineer, Applications - Edifecs/.Net - Remote

$79,608 - $172,484/Yr

Molina Healthcare - Owensboro, KY

Full-time

Remote - Owensboro, KY

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About the position

The Lead Engineer, Applications at Molina Healthcare is responsible for designing and building enterprise application systems that align with the company's technology strategy. This role requires a deep understanding of various disciplines within technology, ensuring that solutions are stable, scalable, and secure. The engineer will apply key principles to balance tactical and strategic technology solutions, considering business problems in a holistic manner that includes people, processes, and technology. The position promotes the use of industry and enterprise technology standards and involves monitoring emerging technologies for potential application within the organization. In this role, the engineer will engage in hands-on software development to meet key business objectives, particularly with Edifecs and .NET technologies. They will lead software and application development methodologies, ensuring adherence to established standards. The engineer will gather business requirements and develop both conceptual and technical designs for multiple concurrent projects. They will also review system capabilities and workflows to assess the feasibility of requested changes within existing systems. The Lead Engineer will conduct peer reviews of other developers' work to ensure quality and standards compliance. They will be responsible for the quality of their own deliverables as well as those of application engineers, participating in evaluations of build versus buy options. Additionally, the engineer will lead architecture and design discussions, providing expertise on application systems and technologies to both technical teams and business partners. They will support application system owners in performance, budgeting, and planning, while also ensuring system stability and scalability. The role requires effective organization and management of cross-team project tasks and deliverables, as well as the ability to present solutions to technical peer review committees. Continuous improvement through constructive feedback on people, processes, and technology is also a key aspect of this position.

Responsibilities

• Design and build enterprise-level application systems.
• Develop software to meet key business objectives.
• Lead software and applications development methodologies in adherence to standards.
• Gather business requirements and develop conceptual and technical designs for multiple projects.
• Review computer system capabilities and workflows to assess feasibility of program changes.
• Conduct peer reviews of other developers' work to ensure quality and standards compliance.
• Participate in build vs. buy evaluation processes.
• Lead architecture and design discussions in adherence to software development standards.
• Provide design and architectural expertise on application systems to technical teams and business partners.
• Support application system/service owners for performance, budgeting, and planning.
• Ensure application system stability and scalability activities are met.
• Organize, manage, and lead cross-team project tasks and deliverables.
• Present solutions to technical peer review committees.
• Foster cross-organization teamwork, collaboration, communication, and leadership.
• Provide constructive feedback for continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
• 3+ years of hands-on technical implementation experience in mid to large IT Enterprise environments.
• 5-6 years of IT technical experience with IT enterprise infrastructure.
• Industry certifications preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits and compensation package.