Senior Software Engineer

Avalon Healthcare Solutions’ mission is to help ensure delivery of the right test at the right time in the right setting. We serve patients and health care providers and plans to promote the most effective treatment, improve clinical outcomes, and optimize cost.

- Develops complex, modular and reusable application code which utilizes SQL data sources. Able to performance tune applications. Develops multiple, modular objects and the messaging interface between objects to create a complex software package. Reuses objects and can create object inventories. - Can create a detail design document through the assessment of business requirements. Can work in a team to assess alternatives to different designs and choose best solution to fit business needs. - Demonstrates an ability to read, interpret, create and maintain complex Conceptual, Logical and Physical models to include context diagrams, data flow diagrams, process flow diagrams, data dictionaries and logical flow charts, under limited supervision. - Able to develop unit test plans which include regression testing and the packaging of tests into consecutive steps based on logical dependencies to ensure quality delivery. Assists in the development of functional test plans used to verify that a specific system functions according to actual requirements and established guidelines. - Able to perform moderate to complex application administration & support. Ability to triage and resolve application and integration issues. Document and track product defects. Demonstrates the ability to develop and implement solutions for the causes identified. - Able to evaluate, recommend and exploit evolving technologies in the design and implementation of application infrastructure for scalability, reliability, availability, serviceability and identify the trade-offs and risks associated with each. - Adheres to and contributes to definition of good database design practices. Conceptual understanding of referential integrity, locking and transaction processing. Understands impact of data modeling decisions on system performance and resource usage. Able to develop complex queries and update table. - Software Developer will contribute to and follow the defined Avalon Agile SDLC / Change Management process for developing, testing, maintaining and deploying code. Contributes to and follows established coding standards. Able to perform code reviews and assess the work of other team members to ensure quality delivery and compliance with procedures. - Has an understanding of the strategic alignment of IT solutions with business objectives. Demonstrates a working knowledge of specific components of health plan operations and associated technical dependencies. - Responsible for the delivery and support of software system solutions that support the operations of the company on a 24x7x365 basis.

- Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science or a related discipline; or the equivalent years of relevant business and technical experience; Advanced degree desired. - A minimum of 5 years of experience in application software development, maintenance, implementation and support; preferably in healthcare / managed care environments. - Experience developing applications using Open Source technologies (Liferay 6.x, Atlassian developer tools, Java, Javascript, JBOSS, Apache, Drools/rules engines, Red Hat Linux, SoapUI, Perl, PHP, JSP). - Experience with MS SQL Server and T-SQL. - Experience using standard middleware interface/integration architecture and techniques (SOA, Web services, SOAP / WSDL / XML, REST, SAML, APIs). - Strong written and oral communication skills. - History of working in an Agile software development environment. - Proven success delivering and supporting high quality solutions on time. - Healthcare knowledge or experience. - Knowledge or experience with healthcare standard transactions and data (X.12 – 837, 835, 834, 276/277, 270/271, HL7) is highly desired. - Planning, developing and deploying high volume, mission-critical software applications in a healthcare environment. - Knowledge or experience with HIPAA regulations and standards for security (PHI, IIHI), privacy and transactions.