Senior Manager, Application Development Engineering - Provider Data

Centene Corporation is hiring a Senior Manager, Application Development Engineering - Provider Data to lead teams designing, developing, and implementing complex enterprise software solutions. The role oversees application development programs and teams, coordinates technical and business partners, and ensures delivery, operational stability, and compliance with security and change management policies.

Responsibilities:

• Oversees a team consisting of Senior Application Development Engineers responsible with large-scale complex Application Development projects / programs
• Accountable for leading efforts around project scope, schedule, and budget ensuring commitments and progress are monitored closely and communicated clearly
• Makes decisions based on reported application progress and outcomes
• Establishes training and career development planning to Application Developers
• Oversees the work of 3rd party Development teams, holds 3rd party vendors accountable to our standards, policies, and performance expectations
• Defines processes to identify and evaluate risks and participates in mitigation and control activities
• Expertly communicates with Application and Infrastructure Management operational groups during service transition
• Partners with Security and SRE teams, makes sure all security and change management policies are followed
• Leads the design and development of proof of concept and prototype application environments
• Manages the hiring and training of new and existing staff, conduct performance / salary reviews, and provide leadership, technical guidance and coaching to Developers executing all aspects of applications development
• Establishes operational objectives and delegates tasks to team Developers to help ensure the stable operation of application development activities
• Provides expert knowledge to develop staff capabilities to strengthen understanding of application development industry, business issues and best practices; evaluate implications to IT
• Develops and communicates departmental objectives; inspire and motivate team members to achieve results
• Holds teams accountable to meet functional, quality, and time line objectives
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Requirements:

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future
• Requires a Bachelor‘s degree and 6+ years of related experience, including prior management experience
• Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position
• Experience with Application Development; Applications Architecture, DevOps industry best practices
• Knowledge of Agile Software Development
• Hands-on, technical background surrounding databases and data governance, ideally including knowledge of graph model databases
• Ability to lead/manage others
• Collaboration and team building skills
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback
• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management
• Effective conflict management skills
• Develops and delivers effective presentations
• Demonstrated negotiation skills
• Healthcare payer, provider operations, or provider data management experience preferred