Application Product Developer (Remote)

Summary

Vaya Health is seeking an Application Product Developer to design, architect, and implement custom applications. The role translates business requirements into application solutions, coordinates testing and implementation, administers supported applications, addresses technical issues, and applies security standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for translating gathered requirements into completed applications
• Design and build reusable and reliable code that ensures quality, performance, and responsiveness of applications
• Proactively approach business units and create the best solution to address business needs and current infrastructure
• Responsible for the planning, design, and implementation of custom applications
• Partner with the Business Intelligence Analyst to analyze workflows, define business requirements, and provide specifications for end user sign off prior to development
• Partner with the Analytics Tester and other development team members to coordinate User Acceptance Testing, obtain end user satisfaction with the developed product, and implement the final solution
• Ownership of all created applications and manage all aspects of the given application
• Anticipate the need for upgrades and will work closely with key stakeholders to schedule the upgrade for minimal impact to the user community
• Partner with primary backup administrators to develop appropriate backup levels and schedules to ensure critical systems and services are recoverable
• Demonstrate day-to-day adherence with change control procedures and practices and write basic technical documentation for all created applications
• Monitor the health and performance of supported systems and communicate potential service problems by identifying patterns occurring across separate customer reports
• Consult with end users and other analysts to resolve technical issues and ensure end user satisfaction
• Responsible for the development and execution of industry security standards as they relate to application development and as supported by adopted policy
• Follow industry standards and best practices to ensure the security of user accounts, operating systems, applications, communications, data, etc. when developing custom application solutions
• Responsible for learning and improving upon the skills necessary to stay competitive in the field and coincide with the advances in technology
• Participate in conferences, seminars, certification programs, etc. as applicable to ensure continued skill development and technical competency

Skills

• Strong knowledge and experience in the development of custom application solutions
• Proven ability to meet development commitments and manage expectations
• A proven ability to analyze end user needs, make proactive recommendations to improve existing processes and identify where application development may create opportunities for improvement
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to articulate ideas clearly
• Proven problem solver, with ability to debug complex processes and applications
• Desire for constant improvement
• Ability to work independently and as a strong team player
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment running multiple projects simultaneously
• Must possess the integrity and decision-making skills necessary to work with and protect confidential personal health information
• Expert level knowledge and experience with Microsoft Visual Studio
• High level of experience with .NET full-stack web development
• High level of experience with client and server side technologies such as, but not limited to CSS, HTML, HTML5, JavaScript
• Experience with MS SQL Server and TSQL for database usage
• Familiarity with MS SharePoint tools to compliment custom created solutions
• High level of computer literacy with spreadsheets, word processing and database software and business systems (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, VISIO and other graphics software)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related business field required
• 2 – 4 years of experience
• The person in this position must live in NC, SC, GA, TN, VA, MD, or FL for this role
• Experience using Microsoft Entity Framework for database access is preferred
• Experience working within an agile development process is preferred
• Experience working with Microsoft Team Foundation Server for work item tracking and source code control is preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Strong knowledge and experience in the development of custom application solutions
• Proven ability to meet development commitments and manage expectations
• A proven ability to analyze end user needs, make proactive recommendations to improve existing processes and identify where application development may create opportunities for improvement
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to articulate ideas clearly
• Proven problem solver, with ability to debug complex processes and applications
• Desire for constant improvement
• Ability to work independently and as a strong team player
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment running multiple projects simultaneously
• Must possess the integrity and decision-making skills necessary to work with and protect confidential personal health information
• Expert level knowledge and experience with Microsoft Visual Studio
• High level of experience with .NET full-stack web development
• High level of experience with client and server side technologies such as, but not limited to CSS, HTML, HTML5, JavaScript
• Experience with MS SQL Server and TSQL for database usage
• Familiarity with MS SharePoint tools to compliment custom created solutions
• High level of computer literacy with spreadsheets, word processing and database software and business systems (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, VISIO and other graphics software)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related business field required
• 2 – 4 years of experience
• The person in this position must live in NC, SC, GA, TN, VA, MD, or FL for this role

Nice to Haves

• Experience using Microsoft Entity Framework for database access is preferred
• Experience working within an agile development process is preferred
• Experience working with Microsoft Team Foundation Server for work item tracking and source code control is preferred

Benefits

• Remote, home-based virtual position