Software Engineer (IBM Cognos)
Highmark Health4 days ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level
Base Salary
$86k - $139k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and create engineering specifications for software applications and programs.
- Write standards-compliant code, perform code reviews, and implement scalable, highly available software solutions.
- Develop IBM Cognos reporting solutions, including Framework Manager models, packages, reports, dashboards, and enterprise reporting architecture.
- Support complex SQL development, relational databases, data warehouses, production reporting environments, and Cognos migrations and platform upgrades.
- Participate in Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, story creation, estimation, task management, and software delivery through final execution.
- Monitor technical progress and production schedules, communicate blockers, and report technical issues to lead developers and the Scrum Master.
- Work with business stakeholders to translate requirements into reporting solutions and support financial, operational, claims, billing, payment, and regulatory reporting.
- Troubleshoot issues, conduct root-cause analysis, safeguard application functionality and performance, and mentor junior software engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field is required; a master's degree is preferred.
- At least three years of experience designing algorithms, data structures, and design patterns for scalable, highly available systems.
- At least three years of experience with a modern programming language such as Java, Python, JavaScript, ACE, IIB/ITX, or Informatica, plus experience with at least two of React, Angular v4+, NodeJS, NoSQL databases, HTML5, CSS, Google Cloud Platform, or Amazon Web Services.
- At least three years of experience with web services technologies such as REST, HTTPS, and JSON.
- Preferred experience includes five years with general-purpose programming languages, seven or more years of IBM Cognos development, and five or more years of complex SQL development.
- Experience with Cognos Framework Manager modeling and package development, relational databases, data warehousing, production reporting, Cognos migrations, and platform upgrades.
- Experience building enterprise reporting solutions in healthcare, insurance, banking, financial services, or other highly regulated industries.
- Experience supporting financial, operational, claims, billing, payment, or regulatory reporting and working directly with business stakeholders.
- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices, coding standards, unit testing, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, ownership, user-experience, mentoring, and learning skills.
- U.S. citizenship is required due to contractual and access requirements.
Benefits
- Office-based position with 0%–25% travel required.
- No specific benefits or additional perks are stated.
Tech Stack
AngularAWSC#C++CSSDjangoFlaskGoGoogle Cloud PlatformIBM DB2InformaticaJavaJavaScriptObjective-CPythonReactSQL
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About Highmark Health
Highmark Health is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit parent company that combines health insurance and care delivery. It operates Highmark’s Blue Cross Blue Shield plans and owns Allegheny Health Network, a regional hospital and physician system in Western Pennsylvania, plus the technology subsidiary enGen. The organization’s revenue comes from insurance premiums and healthcare services, serving commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid members across its licensed markets.