Lead Engineer II (Remote based in the US)

JOB SUMMARY

The Lead Engineer II is a member of the Conifer Engineering team and is responsible for leading the design, development, and maintenance of multiple applications running both on-premises and in the cloud.  The Lead Engineer II works with an architect to help set architectural direction and best practices for the team.  The Lead Engineer II works closely with the Product team to refine and estimate user stories for new application functionality. The Lead Engineer II participates in deployment and production support activities for the applications in the portfolio. The Lead Engineer II plays a key role in guiding and mentoring junior members of the team while enforcing best practices for the team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead 1 to several medium to large sized development team 
• Represent the team and be able to speak to the architecture and the technology used to people outside of their team.
• Able to come up to speed on a new technology quickly and help others to do the same.
• Work in an Agile environment to design, develop, and maintain multiple web-based applications running on-premises and in the cloud.
• Produce high-quality, efficient, coding standards-compliant, thoroughly tested application code and modules.
• Provide architectural guidance, input, and feedback for new applications and major enhancements of existing applications.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and solve application defects in both test and production environments.
• Lead production deployments of the applications.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior application developers.
• Work closely with Business Partners/Product Owners to refine and estimate user stories for new application functionality.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be knowledgeable regarding design patterns, design best practices, and microservices architecture
• Must have superior problem-solving skills
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to engage with teams who may be remote
• 10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer working in an Agile environment, preferably Scrum 
• 5+ years of professional experience with SQL in a relational database environment

and either

• 10+ years of professional experience with ASP.NET and Entity Framework under .NET Framework or .NET Core
• 7+ years of professional experience with JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) 
• 7+ years of professional experience with web frameworks such as Blazor/WebAssembly, React, Angular, or Bootstrap
• 7+ years of professional experience with unit-test frameworks such as xUnit
• 5+ years of professional experience building and deploying Docker images
• 1+ years of professional experience with Kubernetes and Kubernetes management tools, preferably Helm
• Working knowledge of message bus technologies such as Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, or MSMQ

or

• 10+ years of professional experience creating integrations between systems of medium to high complexity using different technologies such as InterSystems IRIS for Health/Object Script/Cache, C#, Java, Python, Perl, Flynet, Summit Scripting Tool, and SQL

or

• 10+ years of experience with free-format RPGLE and embedded SQL-RPGLE
• 10+ years of experience with SQL preferable with IBM DB2
• 10+ years of experience with iSeries Data and Message Queues
• 10+ years of experience with Subfiles on the iSeries
• 5+ years of experience with APIs and Stored Procedures

in addition

• Experience in Azure and Azure DevOps is a plus
• Experience in Healthcare or Healthcare IT is a plus
• Experience with HL7 and X12 EDI is a plus
• Experience with a healthcare integration engine like Rhapsody or Mirth a plus

Conifer requires its candidates, as applicable and as permitted by law, to obtain and provide confirmation of all required vaccinations and screenings prior to the start of employment.  This may include, but is not limited to, the COVID-19 vaccination, influenza vaccination, and/or any future required vaccines and screenings.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Include minimum education, technical training, and/or experience preferred to perform the job.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Computer Science