Sr. Healthcare Developer Consultant

Location: Durham, NC

Duration: 6+ Months

Major Job Functions/Components:

• Independently perform all necessary discovery and fact finding to fully understand and execute all assignments.
  Independently code, debug, revise and document intricate objects or systems.
• Design solutions based on functional area assigned.
• Works closely with solution and information architecture to ensure alignment to design.
• Implement the tested and approved objects in a manner which protects the integrity of all test and production environments.
• Adhere to all solution delivery standards, service level agreements, and processes (i.e., Balancing, Data Security, Walkthru and Approval processes, Program/System documentation, Status Reporting, Escalation, Change Management, Problem Management, Software Development Methodology, etc.), as well as participate in the development of these standards and processes.
• Independently analyze complex business problems or opportunities and prepare detailed specifications and estimates from which objects will be written at the project level.
• Evaluate solution options and make buy vs. build recommendations to management.
• Independently provide effective communication to business and IS partners.
• This includes verbal, written, and electronic communication, as well as delivering presentations.
• Create effective unit test plans from the technical specifications as well as review junior staff members’ unit test plans for completeness/thoroughness.
• Independently analyze application and system problems and incidents; develop recommendations and solutions for those problems, implement those solutions, and provide communications on the associated actions, business impacts, and results.
• Identify best practices, communicate and implement these practices to the department.
• Create and sustain business literacy and understanding of business processes in the IS organization.
• Provide detailed application and code expertise to the development, testing, business teams.
• Coordinates vendor solution delivery and partners with vendors to effectively meet business needs and timelines.
• Provide direction and assistance to junior staff members.

Hiring Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or mathematics OR Associate’s degree specifically in computer science field.
• 5 years development experience.
• With no degree, 7 years experience required.
• Significant experience with at least one development language (i.e. COBOL, JAVA, SIEBEL, PEGA, J-Caps, Ab Initio, etc).
• Experience working with vendors for effective solution delivery.
• Professional Certification

Hiring Preferences:

• Experience with integrated solutions.
• Experience with software development tools (i.e. Rational)
• Experience with testing methodologies with the stated major development languages.
• Experience with at least one of the major database systems (i.e. DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata).

Soft Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to apply seasoned judgment to facilitate informed decision making in difficult situations.
• Strong relationship management skills to facilitate effective working relationships with vendors.
• Ability to manage and/or participate in projects and ensure work is completed on time with high quality
• Must be self directed with proven initiative.
• Focused on continuous learning with solid problem solving skills.
• Ability to interview with a focus on fact finding and discovery
• Ability to assimilate factual data pursuant to formulating a conclusion
• Process and logic oriented
• Effective verbal or written communication skills
• Excellent time-management skills.
• Ability to be self-disciplined, flexible and adaptable
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Comfortable providing recommendations and status updates on a regular basis
• Highly organized with the ability to work in an environment where the ability to effectively multi-task is often needed