1.050_Dev Program_Lead Software Engineer

Job Purpose

The Lead Software Engineer will develop and maintain software related to the Healthcare industry.  

Duties and Responsibilities

Work closely with senior stakeholders to understand business requirements and help translate these into technical requirements for the development team

Responsible for leading the development team in the design, development, testing and debugging of applications

Co-ordinate the development staff’s schedule and ensure effective communication between team members and other IT functional areas

Plan and document technical specifications for features or system design

Prepare technical design document

Design, build and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements

Write testable, scalable and efficient code and lead code reviews

Mentor junior team members and ensure they adhere to determined software quality standards

Provide feedback and suggestions for process and product improvement and act as a technical mentor and adviser

Makes sure development best practices and other processes are followed by the team

Lead the daily scrum meetings with Dev, QA and Product team

Accurately estimate work and proactively provide updates on status. Pro-actively communicate adjustments to estimates as new information arises to ensure appropriate expectations

Evaluate code to ensure validity, HIPAA compliance, secure coding practices, and compatibility

Other duties as assigned  standards

Use, protect and disclose patients’ protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Understand and comply with Information Security and HIPAA policies and procedures at all times 

Limit viewing of PHI to the absolute minimum as necessary to perform assigned duties 

Qualifications

10+ years of software development experience with a good understanding of how to design robust and scalable services

Healthcare experience preferred

A solid background in writing secure, understandable, testable, and efficient code

Knowledge of Team Foundation Server (TFS) 

Knowledgeable with Change Management Processes, Secure Coding Methodologies, and Test Plans (Unit, Regression, Load)

Familiarity with relevant tools and technologies, with a drive to stay up-to-date with ongoing changes and advancements

Clear communication around technical concepts and ideas and the ability to collaborate with engineering and other parts of the organization

Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming

Strong development experience with ASP.NET, MVC, C#, LINQ, AJAX, Angular 

Experience with relational database like SQL Server

Strong experience with Web Services or Web API

Must be a self-thinker able to build solutions from general requirements without exacting specifications 

Proven knowledge and experience in agile development methodologies, techniques, and approaches

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite 

Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate well at all levels of the organization 

Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses 

High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results oriented  

Excellent written and verbal communication skills required 

Working Conditions

Ability to work outside of normal business hours as needed

Must possess a smart-phone or electronic device capable of downloading applications, for multifactor authentication and security purposes. 

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to move around the work area; Sit; perform manual tasks; operate tools and other office equipment such as computer, computer peripherals and telephones; extend arms; kneel; talk and hear.

Mental Demands: The employee must be able to follow directions, collaborate with others, and handle stress.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

Med-Metrix will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, veteran status, other non-merit based factors, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.