• Department: Ascension Studio
• Schedule:8-hour day shift, Monday-Friday
• Location: Remote

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community
*Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Connect with your Talent Advisor today for additional specifics.

What You Will Do:

As a Software Developer with Ascension, you will contribute to the creation of our robust suite of cloud-native enterprise applications in the rapidly growing healthcare software industry. You will be a member of a dev team working collaboratively with others in an Agile organization to deliver software that sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities.

Responsibilities:

• Develop high quality cloud-native applications using Java/Spring Boot microservices on GCP
• Break down complex requirements into independent coding tasks and strategies
• Create unit and integration tests to fully test and regress software 
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Work with other teams (i.e. Product, PM, etc.) to ensure delivered code meets specifications based on functional/technical specifications
• Participate in Agile routines and ceremonies; daily standups, sprint planning, sprint demos/retrospectives

Required Experience:

• B.S in Computer Science, M.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 7 years of professional software development experience in an Agile environment
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals in OOAD, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
• Expertise in Java8 /Spring Boot
• Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (MySql, Postgres, Mongo, Redis, etc), SQL, and database/schema design
• Experience with TDD/BDD/DDD using JUnit, Cucumber etc. 
• Strong understanding of professional software engineering best practices for the full SDLC including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations
• Demonstrated mastery of the full SDLC including CI/CD and modern build and deployment tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Openness to new ideas and an unceasing desire to learn new things
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, a positive mindset, and a collaborative spirit are a must have

Education:

• High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Bachelor's degree required.

Work Experience:

• 1 year of experience required.
• 4 years of experience preferred.
• 2 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

Desired Experience: 

• Experience designing and developing cloud-native, scalable, and highly available distributed systems
• Expertise in microservice architectural patterns and design 
• Experience with container technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 150,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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