Technology Associate Program - Upcoming Graduate 2-Year Rotation Program

Company Description

Learn about the program from current and past Technology Associates, here!   

Why Wellmark: People who work at Wellmark care about making a difference in the lives of our members (customers) and their communities. Our passion is the health and wellness of employees and our members, and all Wellmark employees seek to contribute to a greater purpose. If you want to be a part of a company where you can make a difference and where Promises Matter, Wellmark delivers.    

We are a mutual insurance company owned by our policy holders across Iowa and South Dakota, and we’ve built our reputation on 85 years’ worth of trust. We are not motivated by profits, but instead motivated by the well-being of our friends, family, and neighbors ─ our members. If you’re passionate about joining an organization who puts its members and employees first, provides best-in-class service, and is committed to sustainability and innovation, consider applying today!   

Why Wellmark Technology? Wellmark is building innovative, modern solutions using cutting edge technology. We are driving organizational transformation and business strategy by empowering our technology team to innovate new and elegant solutions to enhance the customer experience. Together, we are leaning into the future, owning the outcome and driving organizational change to transform how we work.  

More about our unique benefit offerings here.   

Job Description

About Our Ideal Candidate: You lean into the future, you are curious, and relentless – standing still is not an option.  You are accountable to yourself and to your peers – promises matter. You deliver exceptional service and value – you aspire for wow! You are open, candid, and respectful – ideas and information flow freely. You are strategic, creative, thoughtful and authentic - you choose to be part of a united team that is in it together.    

About the Program: The associate program is a two-year rotation program through Wellmark’s technology division, which is responsible for technology and member experience. Wellmark believes in developing top talent with skills in multiple core areas. The associate program will give you access and hands on work in multiple areas of technology organization. Throughout each or your rotations, you will be responsible for executing deliverables as directed by Wellmark leadership. You will take ownership in the development of critical skills and make a measurable impact by completing daily work and leading and contributing to projects within Wellmark. You will interface and collaborate with a variety of areas in our division, including but not limited to user experience design, application delivery, application operations, data management, quality engineering, cloud services, and information security.    

Program Details:    

• Start Date of Monday, June 1st, 2026  
• Multiple Program Spots Available (4) 
• 2-year program made up of four, 6-month rotations to enable you to deliver value to Wellmark while gaining relevant career experiences within a technology division.   
• At the end of the 2-year program, subject to all standard employment practices at Wellmark, you will have a role within the Technology division that balances your career preferences and the needs of the Wellmark Technology division at that time.   
• Rotations will be based on discussions with your rotation leaders and program sponsor. They will be individualized based on your skill set, career goals and needs for Wellmark Technology.  Rotation options may include:     
• API / Services Engineering   
• Application Production Support   
• Business Analysis   
• User Experience Design (UX)   
• Customer Experience (CX)   
• Consumer Research   
• Cloud Support & Engineering    
• Data Engineering  
• AI and Analytics 
• Data Transformation Engineering   
• Enterprise Application Engineering   
• Front End Engineering   
• Cyber Security / Information Security    
• Methodology / Agile Program Office   
• Quality Engineering & Testing   

*All rotation options are subject to business need and skill set fit    

Benefits:    

• Full time, Exempt, Benefit eligible position   
• Benefit opportunities include, but are not limited to: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Onsite Wellness Facility (no fee), Paid Time Off (PTO) Accrual & Paid Holidays, Educational Assistance including a Student Loan Repayment Program and Tuition Plus Benefit   
• Educational assistance: Wellmark’s educational assistance includes two benefits.