5200 Virginia Way, Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027, United States of America
Technical Lead, Software Development
We are seeking the Tech Lead position that is a technical expert and thought leader in multiple relevant disciplines as well as proven Technologist. The Tech Lead will provide technical leadership in the design, development and delivery of technology-enabled applications, products and services. The Tech Lead is responsible for assisting with the visionary direction for technology solutions as well as facilitating, coordinating, and developing technical solutions for approved projects, system improvements, and ad-hoc or emergency requests.
Over the last decade, we set out to be the world's greatest dialysis company, and over the next decade, we're poised to build the greatest healthcare community the world has ever seen. When you join the DaVita Village, you're joining a winning team. Through our commitment to training, growth and quality, we consistently achieve superior clinical outcomes while giving teammates the opportunity to excel in an award-winning environment that enables them to thrive both professionally and personally.
The Tech Lead position placed out of Nashville, TN is for the DaVita’s next generation clinical IT platform that will enable the safe, effective, efficient delivery of care by supporting integrated care and delivering a superior patient, physician, and teammate experience to improve the health-related quality of life for patients
Responsibilities
- Works as Tech lead with hands-on development experience on Java / J2EE and Microservices based architecture with a cross-functional team of Software developers and Quality Analysts delivering software solutions and collaborates with the Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Analysts, Architects and others during the delivery of the project
- Designs and develops effective, maintainable, high-quality code in a timely fashion
- Create Design & Technical Specs from Business specs, provide Technical guidance and mentoring to Developers & Sr. Developers
- Possesses a wide range of experience and the ability to resolve complex issues. Works on complex and diverse projects. Exercises good judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining solutions.
- Lead and participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to established coding and architectural standards
- Acts as an evangelist for change and constant innovation.
- Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to concisely express solutions/ideas verbally or via written text and diagrams
- Works with analysts, Product Owners, and Integration Testing team to ensure the delivery of quality code that meets the functional requirements
- Works with and leads offshore development teams. Acts as a technical resource for junior team members. Involved in integrating on-shore and off-shore code deliverables.
- Assists with the training and mentoring of the team members.
- Drives the technical vision and strategic direction of technology with input from business teams, Architecture, development, and IT Support.
- Maintains expertise in the application and use of systems, tools, and processes within the department's scope. Maintains expertise in the business processes that drive the applications within the department’s scope
- Maintains a working knowledge of DaVita's applications and system integration and is able to understand changes in order to anticipate cross-system or cross-process impacts.
- Champions a continuous improvement mindset including identifying new approaches and processes that would contribute to improvements in the team, its implementations, and DaVita’s product suite
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field required
- 10 + years of software development experience required
- 6 or more years of development experience on Java/ J2EE Technologies with hands-on experience on Java 17 + and Microservices based architecture
- Experience with Cloud technologies, design and architecture with preferred working on Google Cloud platform
- Experience in the Cloud database and warehouse. GCP Spanner and Big query
- Familiarity with containerization technologies, GKE (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience in the data processing and streaming in cloud. GCP Dataflow, cloud composer
- Application development experience in Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring REST, Spring LDAP, Spring Data, JPA, Hibernate, Struts , JMS, SOAP, WSO2 ESB, Zuul, GEK Logs, Grafana
- Experience with API management and versioning
- Experience unit testing and automation testing.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, Monitoring and support
- Experience developing software in an Agile Scrum environment
- Excellent technical analysis and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with an executive audience, and clearly communicate technical issues to a non-technical audience.
Preferred Experience:
- Application development experience in Spring boot micros services stack, Kafka, DBMS, Cloud config, Docker, Framework development experience, Orchestration engine
- Application development experience on Web based platforms with experience in HTML5, CSS3, Angular CLI, Boot Strap 4, rxJS PrimeNG, JQuery is preferred
- Experience in Structured Query Language (SQL), GCP, Oracle, data mining, and pattern recognition in large datasets, including ability to develop customized queries to successfully complete tasks.
- Application development using REST APIs for micro services-based architecture.
- Experience in n-tier, cross-technology application architecture
- Experience with Continuous Integration and Delivery. Jenkins automation experience is a plus.
- Strong OOD / OOP knowledge and experience
- Experience in application performance tuning
- Experience creating Physical and Logical design documents
Here is what you can expect when you join our Village:
- A "community first, company second" culture based on Core Values that really matter
- Clinical outcomes consistently ranked above the national average.
- Award-winning education and training across multiple career paths to help you reach your potential.
- A comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance your health, your financial well-being and your future.
- Dedication, above all, to caring for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure across the nation.
Join us as we pursue our vision "To Build the Greatest Healthcare Community the World has Ever Seen."
Why wait? Explore a career with DaVita today.
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At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed Diversity & Belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. As such, individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Salary/ Wage Range
Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside of the range shown. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits
Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
What We Do
The name DaVita is an adaptation of an Italian phrase meaning “giving life.” We give life every day for our patients needing dialysis. Our mission is to be the Provider, Partner and Employer of Choice, and we are building the greatest health care community the world has ever seen, guided by our core values of: Service Excellence, Integrity, Team, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment, and Fun.
At DaVita, we’re a community first and a company second. We care for our teammates with the same intensity with which we care for our patients – and encourage our teammates to bring their hearts to work. That is, we can be the same people inside and outside of work because for us, it’s not work, it’s our passion.
