[Remote] Application Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is a health insurance company seeking an Application Manager for its Provider Applications and EDIS/Interoperability team. The role leads multiple application development teams and oversees enterprise applications supporting imaging and enterprise content management, while driving modernization, Agile and SAFe practices, strategic initiatives, and team development.
Responsibilities
- Monitoring and maintaining adherence and compliance to quality standards on an ongoing basis
- Overseeing multiple application programming and analysis projects which include development, installation and maintenance of application programs
- Maximizing staff contribution through professional growth and development, to increase teamwork and more effectively meet business needs
- Analyzing applications to ensure that all systems that are developed, meeting business needs and specifications
Skills
- • Proven experience leading application development or application support teams
- • Strong people leadership skills with experience managing large, cross-functional teams
- • Experience leading modernization, transformation, and organizational change initiatives
- • Knowledge of Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies
- • A forward-thinking mindset with the ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement
- • Experience partnering with both technical and business stakeholders to deliver strategic outcomes
- • This is a remote, work-from-home position, but the final round of interviews will take place on-site in our Chattanooga, TN office
- • This role will support core Eastern Time business hours (8am-5pm ET)
- • Sponsorship is not available at this time
- •Education Bachelor's Degree in a Computer Sciences related field or equivalent work experience
- • 8 years - Extensive systems analysis, design and project management experience required
- • 3 years - Management and/or leadership experience required
- •Skills\Certifications Proven technical background with a history of relational database and data warehousing technologies
- • Ability to design and develop using service oriented architecture and object oriented architecture design patterns
- • Proven skill with information technology in use at BCBST is required
- • Ability to conceive and deliver innovative solutions
- • Proven analytical and problem solving skills and ability to perform non-routine analytical tasks
- • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
- • Ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence
- • Must be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical co-workers
- • Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking, with strong abilities in relationship management
- • Demonstrated ability to work with vendors, including discussions for contracts, price negotiation, and budgeting
- • Prior experience in the health insurance industry
- • Exposure to AI-enabled solutions and emerging technologies
- • Familiarity with modern application development environments such as .NET and/or Java
- • Understanding of legacy technologies including COBOL and AIX
Benefits
- Remote, work-from-home position
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