GEHA (Government Employees Health Association, Inc., pronounced G.E.H.A.) is a nonprofit member association that provides medical and dental benefits to more than two million federal employees and retirees, military retirees and their families. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

GEHA has one mission: To empower federal workers to be healthy and well.

Offering one of the largest medical and dental benefit provider networks available to federal employees in the United States, GEHA empowers health and wellness by meeting its members where they are, when they need care. We serve our members with products they value and a personalized customer experience, sustained by a nimble and efficient organization.

TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, mentor and provide day to day guidance to a team of technical professionals, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment by facilitating teamwork and promoting a positive work environment.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and support to team members, aiding in their professional growth and skill development. Coach, develop and provide opportunities for regular feedback, engagement discussions and consistent execution of key initiatives.
• Effectively manage team workload, allocate tasks, set priorities, and ensure timely project delivery. Partners closely with manager on project expectations/deliverables, team performance, deadlines, and resource planning. Project Coordination and Execution:
• Collaborate with project managers to define project scope, objectives, and technical requirements.
• Spend a good amount of time identifying and clearing roadblocks for the team.
• Develop a model of consistent velocity for the team, and demonstrate the ability to deliver on estimates.
• Ability to break a task down to the lowest possible complexity for team members to work on.
• Accountable for the technical delivery of the entire Project.
• Carefully analyzes the project and rectifies errors found in the development/implementation process.
• Leads the process of analysis in order to fulfil the requirement of system, end-to-end.
• Develops the detailed design structure after understanding the requirements and the conceptual design and architectural standards.
• Implements the best practices and coding/configuration standards of the product.
• Reports progress for all the weekly tasks in the form of accurate and detailed reports.
• Minimize the translation layer by bringing business terms into the development team
• Keeps a check on the whole system, which includes all phases of testing.
• Works on identifying project risks and plans mitigation with the PM at project level.
• Must be proactive while reacting to the surprises and should have written explanation for the same.
• Ensures that the Team is working as per the listed procedures, standards, requirements, quality, and user expectations.
• Constantly monitor and enhance the productivity of the team while identifying and eliminating waste.
• Inspire team members.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be flexible and demonstrate adaptability to the changing and varied work settings.
• Should carefully analyze the details of all the work performed by the Team.
• Serve as the primary interface between the team and management on projects they are leading.
• With the Manager, Sets targets and expectations for the team.
• Take accountability for the activities from product definition through implementation.
• Abide by all the project and company guidelines and standards and ensures that even the team members are doing so.
• With the Manager, Ensure fair tasks assignments where people are assigned with tasks aligned to their skills and team need.
• Constantly motivate and encourage team to give their best, especially during the time when they are pressured with aggressive targets.
• Make yourself completely aware with all the technologies thoroughly especially the ones associated with the technologies or application being developed/implemented is under construction.
• Find ways for non-technical people to understand technical concepts through great communication
• Mentor the staff on their team, provide feedback on their work frequently, and encourage and promote best technology practices

REQUIREMENTS

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in a Computer Information Services or a related field.
• Requires 6 years' experience in project analysis, application development and application programming.
• Additional years of qualifying work experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Requires 3 years of experience leading projects including working cross functionally to successfully deliver key initiatives.
• Requires knowledge of Microsoft Software (MS Visual Studio and MS Server Products), MS Office Products, SQL server products, VB Scripting, or related scripting languages.
• Requires effective communication and presentation skills and the ability to lead multi-disciplinary development teams.

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Work-at-home requirements

• Must have the ability to provide a non-cellular High Speed Internet Service such as Fiber, DSL, or cable Modems for a home office.
• A minimum standard speed for optimal performance of 30x5 (30mpbs download x 5mpbs upload) is required.
• Latency (ping) response time lower than 80 ms
• Hotspots, satellite and wireless internet service is NOT allowed for this role.
• A dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

How we value you

• Competitive pay/salary ranges
• Incentive plan
• Health/Vision/Dental benefits effective day one
• 401(k) retirement plan: company match - dollar for dollar up to 4% employee contribution (pretax or Roth options) plus a 6% annual company contribution
• Robust employee well-being program
• Paid Time Off
• Personal Community Enrichment Time
• Company-provided Basic Life and AD&D
• Company-provided Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance Program

Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. GEHA considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.

GEHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we will not discriminate against any individual based on sex, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, military status, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity, and sexual orientation, as well as all other characteristics and qualities protected by federal, state, or local law. GEHA will not discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their compensation or the compensation of another employee or applicant. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our diversity drives innovation deepens connections and strengthens our organization.

GEHA is headquartered in Lee's Summit, Missouri, in the Kansas City area. We recognize the importance of balance and flexibility and offer hybrid and work-from-home options for many of our roles.