Principal Software Development Engineer - Pega

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Eagan, MN
In-Office
115K-196K Annually
Healthtech • Insurance
The Role
About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. We are looking for dedicated and motivated individuals who share our vision of transforming healthcare. As a Blue Cross associate, you are joining a culture that is built on values of succeeding together, finding a better way, and doing the right thing. If you are ready to make a difference, join us.

The Impact You Will Have  

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota is seeking a Principal PEGA software developer! This role involves designing and developing innovative applications using the PEGA platform to support BlueCross's mission of inspiring change, transforming care, and improving health for the people they serve. The ideal candidate will have experience with PEGA development within the healthcare industry and a strong understanding of application development delivery. 

Your Responsibilities

  • Act as lead developer for PEGA applications – including designing, coding, and developing.

  • Work collaboratively on a scrum team with a scrum master, product owner, analysts, other developers, and testers to iteratively deliver functional code to production. 

  • Provide technical leadership for PEGA applications to ensure usability, usefulness, feasibility, and cost effectiveness. 

  • Work with analysts and customers to establish PEGA applications requirements. 

  • Contribute innovative solutions while utilizing best practices, design standards, and governance. 

  • Research technology trends and contribute to designs and technology application decisions. 

  • Collaborate with technology leaders and architecture to develop application roadmap. 

  • Mentor, lead and train other developers.

Required Skills and Experience

  • 7+ years of related professional experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered. 

  • Cloud Service Provider Certification (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals, etc.) – required within 1 year of employment. 

  • Essential Candidate Qualities: 

  • Creative thinking, strong communication skills, creativity, curiosity, self-motivated, time managements skills.

  • In depth experience with and knowledge of the following: Pega PCRC, Java, REST, OOP, HTML, SQL Database and AWS 

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree. 

  • Development experience using PEGA.

  • Strong preference for candidates with healthcare industry experience. 

  • Experience with agile, DevOps, IT Service Management, and other development and support processes and methodologies. 

Role Designation

Teleworker

Role designation definition: Teleworking is working full time remote. Hybrid is a minimum of 2 days onsite.  Onsite is full-time onsite.

Compensation and Benefits

$115,000.00 - $155,300.00 - $195,600.00 Annual

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including skills, ability, and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package which may include:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • Life insurance

  • 401k

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)

  • Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)

  • And more

To discover more about what we have to offer, please review our benefits page.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. Blue Cross of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains an Affirmative Action plan, as required by Minnesota law applicable to state contractors. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on any legally protected characteristic.

Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply, please contact us at: [email protected].

Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Minnesota and Blue Plus® are nonprofit independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

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The Company
HQ: Eagan, MN
3,267 Employees

What We Do

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is a taxable, nonprofit organization with a mission to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. Chartered in 1933 as Minnesota’s first health plan, we’ve promoted wider, more economical and timely availability of health services for the people of Minnesota for 80+ years.

Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Minnesota is a nonprofit independent licensee of the Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® Association.

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