Senior Application Development Engineer

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world.  As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
 

Position Purpose: Design and develop automation work flows and agentic AI solutions utilizing Microsoft Power Platform. Ideal for someone who has hands-on experience with Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, and the Azure AI stack. You will play a key role in designing, developing, and deploying intelligent business solutions across our enterprise ecosystem. Collaborates closely with technical and non-technical roles such as data modelers, architects, business analysts, data stewards, and subject matter experts (SMEs) to provide design, technical analysis, development/configuration, testing, implementation, and support expertise representing the interest of the business across the enterprise.

• Design and build solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, and Copilot Studio
• Integrate and leverage Azure AI services (e.g., Cognitive Services, Azure OpenAI, Azure ML)
• Work with ServiceNow and other enterprise platforms to streamline operations
• Designs, develops, tests, and deploys software solutions and process flows complying with standards, guidelines, and best practices
• Identifies, assesses, and formulates architectural impacts and solutions from business requirements
• Collaborates to ensure application designs utilize appropriate patterns and standards
• Analyzes user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints, including the ability to estimate work needed
• Assesses functional and nonfunctional requirements and creates designs to meet both business and technical needs
• Creates conceptual and detailed technical design documents and works with the business to update, as needed
• Identifies and resolves problems, often anticipating issues before they occur or before they grow, develops and evaluates options, and implements solutions
• Utilizes and contribute to the development of application coding techniques and standards
• Collaborates with Application Solution Architects, IS Business Analysts and other technical resources on the delivery of application functionality
• Participates in tier 3 application support activities including incident management and the assessment and delivery of application upgrades and patches
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Education/Experience: A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and Requires 4 – 6 years of related experience.
Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
Technical Skills:

One or more of the following skills are desired.

• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform: Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio and AI-driven app development
• Experience with Power Platform administration and operation
• Experience with Power BI
• Experience with Azure AI stack (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, Azure Functions)
• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum practices
• Experience with ServiceNow and enterprise IT environments
• Understanding of enterprise technologies and integration patterns

Soft Skills:

• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to work independently
• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills

License/Certification:

• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) preferred

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.  Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.  Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act