Principal Software Engineer (Remote)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is focused on improving affordability and access to costly medical benefit drugs. The Principal Software Engineer will support the Technology team in developing innovative solutions to enhance software applications and systems.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement new and enhanced software applications, processes, and systems to support internal & external stakeholders
• Understand Synergie’s business objectives and leverage various coding languages (e.g., SAS, VBA, SQL, Python, Java) to create novel solutions to streamline and automate processes wherever possible
• Facilitate detailed technical discussions with various internal and external stakeholders to establish new and enhanced features to software applications and systems
• Provide technical support to internal and external stakeholders for various components of Synergie’s IT Infrastructure
• Develop and manage ongoing updates to technical documentation and Standard Operating Procedures related to Synergie Applications and Systems
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related area of study, or equivalent combination of education and/or relevant work experience; HS diploma or GED is required
• At least 5 years of related work experience in System Design and Development, Systems Engineering, or technical architecture
• Ability to communicate technical and business information effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Solution oriented, creative thinking
• Systematic thinker with strong technical aptitude and extremely detail oriented
• Self-learner, ability to work independently and indirectly lead the learning and work of others
• Entrepreneurial mindset and/or previous start-up experience
• Advanced degree in technical related field