Software Engineer - Associate (Software Development/Qa Testing)

Purpose:
Under the direction of management and more senior members of the HPLAN HealthPlaNET IT team, the Software Engineer - Associate (Software Development/QA Testing) will contribute to the overall Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by completing assigned projects and tasks by meeting established quality measures. The focus of this position will be to reach a competent level of the technology stack.

Location:Hybrid- but mostly working remotely with potential to work in-office. Hoteling Office is USX Tower in Pittsburgh, PA.
Responsibilities:

• Software development, quality assurance testing
• Quality - Follow established coding standards. Submit code for review and deliver quality, unit test code.
• Design - Follow established design patterns and has awareness of user experience standards. Responsible for individual components of design.
• Application Development Cycle - Show fundamental knowledge of application development cycle.
• Project Management - Has ownership in success of projects. Responsible for estimating and delivering on individual task within project.
• Self-Development - Responsible for continuous self-study, trainings, partnering with more senior members of team, and/or seeking out opportunities to broaden scope to stay up to date with industry and organizational trends. Seeks feedback from senior team members for development and effectively incorporates feedback into work and behaviors.
• Interactions with Others - Successfully completes projects, tasks, and initiatives by embracing a team-first approac
• Troubleshooting - Show the ability to resolve basic issues and offer input on issue resolution.
• h. Works in collaboration with team and offers feedback, where appropriate, to complete individual and group efforts. Shows the ability to adjust and be flexible to change by adapting approach when necessary. Mentors less experienced staff.
• Documentation - Create basic technical documentation.
• Communication - Responsible for demonstrating appropriate, clear, concise, and effective written and oral communications in all interactions to build relationships and accomplish day to day work and projects.
• Software Solutions - Develop, validate and implement software solutions based on customer requirements, Enterprise architecture standards and defined project designs.
• Security - Show fundamental knowledge and the ability to learn secure coding processes and writing, accessing, and following established security protocols.
• Integration - Responsible for less complex components of integration within a module.

• Typically has familiarity with the work through education or practical experience.
• Experience with complex development environments, taking abstract concepts and ideas and formulating a detailed software deliverable Experience in developing on cross-functional systems.
• Deep knowledge of programming.
• Basic understanding of the SDLC.
• Highly driven and self-motivated to exceed expectations.
• Ability to work independently and in a team-based environment.
• Proficient in both oral and written communication

PREFERRED:

• Healthcare, Insurance, Software Development background experience
• SAFe/Agile process familiarity
• Azure applications
• SQL Server Management Studio,
• C#
• Cypress
• Playwright
• Selenium

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran