- Responsible for analysis, design, development, integration, maintenance and support of applications. Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to, the following:
- Participates in the project planning and analysis process with clients, business analysts and team members.
- Assist in sizing and the development of timelines.
- Identifies and refines system requirements.
- Complies with architecture processes, principles, policies and standards.
- Assists in buy vs. build recommendations. May provide input into evaluation of system options, risk, cost versus benefits, and impacts on business processes and goals.
- May evaluate and provide recommendations for application packages.
- Designs moderately complex solutions.
- Develops technical specifications for applications. Makes recommendations for the development of new code or reuse of existing code.
- May identify best sources of data and works with data architects to ensure feasibility with corporate data sources, when needed.
- Able to extract data from multiple sources. Able to design and implement complex data transformations. Able to load transformed data into information management system. May adjust processes to maximize efficiency of business user queries.
- Utilizes development platforms, middleware tools and software frameworks for designing and developing solutions when required.
- Develops or modifies application components using disciplined software development processes.
- Complies with quality standards and procedures. Participates in software inspections and quality reviews.
- Uses modern testing practices, builds unit tests and conducts testing to ensure application meets specifications. Implements and executes integration test plans with team.
- Documents new or modified components, testing activities/results and other areas such as application-wide error handling and backup/recovery procedures.
- Provides ongoing maintenance of applications.
- Analyzes existing applications to identify and document opportunities for improvements.
- Prepares releases for test and production. Validates deployment once released and communicates the change to stakeholders.
- Provides Tier II (application) support. May provide Tier III level support. Troubleshoots existing systems to identify errors or deficiencies and develops solutions.
- Delivers solutions as part of a team utilizing agile or waterfall methodology as applicable.
- Provides feedback for team to improve in feedback sessions and/or retrospectives.
- Provides technical coaching and mentoring to less experienced team members.
- Performs all other miscellaneous responsibilities and duties as assigned or directed.
- Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related computer or engineering field and three (3) years of systems analysis and programming experience. May substitute a higher level of degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related computer or engineer field and less work experience or equivalent combination of education and related work experience.
- Requires increased skill in multiple technologies and detailed knowledge of one segment of the business.
- Requires advanced programming techniques and application design. May require knowledge of distributed systems architecture, middleware or object oriented analysis and design.
Skills Required
- Ability to extract data from multiple sources and design/implement complex data transformations and load into information management systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent) and three years of systems analysis and programming experience.
- Increased skill in multiple technologies and detailed knowledge of one segment of the business.
- Advanced programming techniques and application design; knowledge of distributed systems architecture, middleware, or object oriented analysis and design.
HMSA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HMSA and has not been reviewed or approved by HMSA.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical and dental coverage are described as solid, with preventive services and select zero‑cost features adding value in recent plan years. Employer-sponsored plans can have affordable premiums in certain groups and broad access options.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and potential discretionary contributions forms a strong component of total rewards. Retirement support complements the core medical and dental package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays and PTO that increases with tenure provide meaningful time‑off flexibility. Time‑away benefits scale with service length.
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What We Do
The Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA), an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is a reliable name in Hawaii health care. Established in 1938, we are the largest and most experienced provider of health care coverage in the state. Over half of Hawaii’s population have chosen HMSA for their health care coverage. We are dedicated to providing quality, affordable health plans; employee benefit services; and worksite wellness programs. HMSA also offers a variety of programs, services and support to help improve the health and well-being of our members and community.








