Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA) is a leading third-party health plan administrator dedicated to providing customized health plans for medium to large-size employers. The Senior Manager of Application Development will lead a team responsible for overseeing application development, ensuring seamless integration across platforms, and driving operational excellence in technology solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the Application Development team, including full-stack developers & Data Integration Engineers
- Oversee full software development lifecycle (SDLC) including design, development, testing, deployment, and Tier 3 support
- Drive delivery of scalable, high-quality applications supporting HMA's core platforms (claims systems, integrations, APIs, internal tools)
- Foster a high-performing team culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence
- Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of engineers and technical professionals
- Provide ongoing coaching, performance management, and career development opportunities
- Align team priorities with business goals and ensure clear accountability for outcome
- Ensure seamless integration across HMA's core platforms (claims administration systems, data pipelines, CRM, and care management tools)
- Oversee development and maintenance of APIs, ETL pipelines, and integration services supporting enterprise data flows
- Collaborate with data and integration teams to ensure performance, data accuracy, and system reliability across platforms
- Ensure production systems meet defined KPIs for performance, stability, and availability
- Establish and monitor metrics related to delivery, system health, and team productivity
- Serve as the escalation point for complex system issues, coordinating resolution across engineering, infrastructure, and vendors
- Drive operational excellence through automation, monitoring, and proactive issue resolution
- Implement and continuously improve Agile/Waterfall development practices, tooling, and delivery frameworks
- Leverage tools such as Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines to improve transparency, delivery speed, and quality
- Standardize development practices, code quality, architecture patterns, and documentation
- Ensure all applications meet HIPAA, security, and regulatory compliance requirements relevant to healthcare data and systems
- Establish and maintain development standards, policies, and documentation across the application lifecycle
- Promote secure development practices and data governance across all solutions
Skills
- 5+ years of leadership experience in managing high performing teams
- 10+ years of IT work experience leading development in enterprise environments with complex integrations
- Direct experience managing applications and/or systems management
- Expert knowledge of technical design approaches, solution design and architecture
- Expert knowledge of system and software quality assurance best practices and methodologies
- Expert knowledge of SDLC, Agile/SCRUM best practices and methodologies
- Experience working with Business Analysis and QA teams to ensure proper handoff and collaboration during SDLC
- Advanced data integration knowledge and troubleshooting experience
- Excellent project management and leadership skills with customer service focus
- Knowledge of, or desire to learn, applicable data privacy practices and laws
- Leadership and management skills with an orientation for action and results, with a proven ability to build, manage, and retain high performing successful collaborative work teams
- Design and/or development experience with .NET, C#, ASP.NET, Web Services
- Strong background in object oriented development techniques, design patterns
- Experience with concurrent development source control (Git) and continuous integration
- Experience with development tools, including Docker, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Hangfire, Cron
- Experience with QA automation framework and tools
- Experience in Azure based web application development involving (Microservices, App Services,, Service Bus)
- Experience with SQL platforms (e.g. SQL Server, Azure SQL, MySQL, Mongo DB)
- Experience troubleshooting data integration pipelines, performance tuning, and validation of data exports
- Experience with AI development, developer governance, and spec drive AI development
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business Administration preferred
- Experience with cloud platforms, Azure experience is preferred
Benefits
- Performance-based incentive bonus(es) is available.
- 22 (IC) days paid time off (individual contributors)
- Twelve paid holidays
- Two paid personal and one paid volunteer day
- Company-subsidized medical, dental, vision, and prescription insurance
- Company-paid disability, life, and AD&D insurances
- Voluntary insurances
- HSA and FSA pre-tax programs
- 401(k)-retirement plan with company match
- Annual $500 wellness incentive and a $600 wellness reimbursement
- Remote work and continuing education reimbursements
- Discount program
- Parental leave
- Up to $1,000 annual charitable giving match
- Flexibility to work schedules that support people in all time zones across the US
- Employees have the option to work remotely
- Amenities of our renovated office located just outside Seattle with free parking, gym, and a multitude of refreshments
- Performance management program designed to elevate career growth opportunities
- Collaborative work culture where every team member can thrive
- In person events throughout the year including an annual all hands, summer picnic, trivia night, and a holiday party
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