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INTRODUCTION

Awarded a Healthiest Employer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona aims to fulfill its mission to inspire health and make it easy. AZ Blue offers a variety of health insurance products and services to meet the diverse needs of individuals, families, and small and large businesses as well as providing information and tools to help individuals make better health decisions.

At AZ Blue, we have a hybrid workforce strategy, called Workability, that offers flexibility with how and where employees work. Our positions are classified as hybrid, onsite or remote. While the majority of our employees are hybrid, the following classifications drive our current minimum onsite requirements:

• Hybrid People Leaders: must reside in AZ, required to be onsite at least twice per week
• Hybrid Individual Contributors: must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per week
• Hybrid 2 (Operational Roles such as but not limited to: Customer Service, Claims Processors, and Correspondence positions): must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per month
• Onsite: daily onsite requirement based on the essential functions of the job
• Remote: not held to onsite requirements, however, leadership can request presence onsite for business reasons including but not limited to staff meetings, one-on-ones, training, and team building

Please note that onsite requirements may change in the future, based on business need, and job responsibilities. Most employees should expect onsite requirements and at a minimum of once per week.

This position is hybrid within the state of AZ only. This hybrid work opportunity requires residency, and work to be performed, within the State of Arizona.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Do you enjoy designing, coding, and maintaining technology solutions that support business-critical systems? Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue) is looking for Programmers to perform programming and maintenance on various programs and systems based on customer business requirements. In this role, you’ll help develop reliable systems, databases, interfaces, reports, and documentation while partnering with IT and business stakeholders.

What to Expect

This is a hybrid work opportunity for Arizona residents. In this full-time role, you will maintain and develop systems and programs, participate in the Systems Development Life Cycle, create documentation and reports, troubleshoot processing issues, and support internal customer requests. You will have the flexibility to work remotely 4 days a week and spend 1 day a week at our award-winning healthy campus in Phoenix. The in-office requirements are subject to change based on organizational need.

Inspiring Health in Arizona Starts with You

Our benefits support work-life balance and the flexibility you need to be your best.

They include:

• Eleven (11) paid holidays, including floating holidays when eligible
• Accrued paid time off (up to 18 days per calendar year)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401k up to 5% dollar-per-dollar match, 2% employer contribution
• Up to 10% annual bonus based on corporate goals and individual performance
• Eight (8) paid volunteer hours to serve your community
• Tuition reimbursement for you; scholarship opportunities for your children
• Employee discounts and wellness programs
• Treadmill desks, full-service fitness center, and healthy meals and snacks
• Ongoing training for employees who wish to grow in their careers, acquire skills, and become managers

As a Programmer, you’ll get to:

• Maintain and develop basic to complex systems and programs using appropriate structured programming techniques and programming languages.
• Participate in the development, review, and creation of documentation used to support associated systems.
• Design and code systems, programs, and interfaces; develop and maintain databases; and create logic, system, and program flows.
• Write and execute unit test plans, track and resolve processing issues, and support code and system reviews for design standards, content, and functionality.
• Participate in all aspects of the Systems Development Life Cycle and follow established source control versioning policies and procedures.
• Analyze files and map data from one system to another.
• Create ad hoc reports for internal and external customers and respond to research questions or requests from internal customers.
• Participate in or lead projects, including developing time and cost estimates, system modification schedules, presentations, and implementation support.
• At senior and lead levels, independently develop complex systems, mentor junior programmers, support technology planning, and help implement new procedures, workflows, manuals, and training materials.
• For Programmer II and Programmer III roles assigned SCRUM responsibilities, facilitate sprint planning, retrospectives, demos, backlog support, cross-team coordination, and team performance metrics.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED in a general field of study required for all levels.
• Experience in computer/information technology: Level 1: 1 year; Level 2: 3 years; Level 3: 5 years; Level 4: 7 years.
• Experience in programming, query design, and database development: Level 2: 1 year; Level 3: 3 years; Level 4: 4 years.
• Project management experience: Level 3: 1 year; Level 4: 3 years.
• Knowledge of query design and ad hoc report creation tools.
• Programming languages and coding ability sufficient to meet the requirements at each level of responsibility, as defined in departmental documentation.
• Knowledge of object-oriented analysis and design, structured programming, data mapping, and testing.
• Strong analytical, communication, prioritization, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.

Why Join Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona?

Imagine doing life-changing work and helping more than two million Arizonans live healthier and longer lives. That’s the kind of satisfaction you’ll find when you work here. Our exceptional teams in Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff have been transforming healthcare for more than 80 years. Explore what's possible with a career at AZ Blue. Our award-winning healthy campus in Phoenix is designed with you in mind. Check your blood pressure at our kiosk, fuel up with healthy meals and snacks at our café, The Hub, and make the most of our onsite fitness center.

Our Commitment

AZ Blue does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected group.

Thank you for your interest in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. If interested in this position, please apply.