Team Leader - Application Development
Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas

The Team Lead will assist the manager with integrating and coordinating the overall activities of the department to achieve corporate goals and objectives. Accountable for the evaluation, selection, and implementation of project requirements which often include developing new techniques and/or incorporating new technologies. Create and maintain effective working relationships with assigned staff, management of key business units, vendors, consultants/contractors, and other operational units within Information Services. Participate in division and unit planning processes. Supervise the development, execution, and maintenance of systems and/or services assigned to the team. Participate in the evaluation, selection and implementation of new techniques and technologies for systems development/maintenance.

** This position is eligible to work hybrid (9 or more days a month onsite) in accordance with our Telecommuting Policy. Applicants must reside in Kansas or Missouri or be willing to relocate as a condition of employment.

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Why Join Us?

• Lead and Inspire: Guide and mentor your team to achieve their full potential and success.
• Family Comes First: Total rewards package that promotes the idea of family first for all employees.
• Dynamic Work Environment: Collaborate with a team of passionate and driven individuals.
• Trust: Work for one of the most trusted companies in Kansas
• Stability: 80 years of commitment, compassion and community

Compensation

$127,000 - $145,000

Exempt grade 18

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas offers excellent competitive compensation with the goal of retaining and growing talented team members. The salary range for this role is a good faith estimate, it is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid. All offers presented to candidates are carefully reviewed to ensure fair, equitable pay by offering competitive salaries that align with the individual's skills, education, experience, and training. The range may vary above or below the stated amounts.

What you'll do

• Lead a team of developers to development, execution, and support systems and/or services assigned to the team
• Adapt and integrate appropriate technologies to key projects and systems/services to facilitate the attainment of corporate goals and objectives
• Forecast and allocate resources in order to satisfy client demand for services and appropriately staff projects
• Identify and recommend long-term direction for application/infrastructure systems design
• Understand the needs, impacts, drivers, and requirements of the business areas
• Provide input to the divisional planning activities
• Interview and select employees
• Select and supervise contractor staff, when applicable
• Make salary and promotion recommendations to the manager
• Assist Agile teams in carrying out their responsibilities and adhering to the Agile process for projects
• Ensure project management principles are adhered to (e.g. Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring/Controlling, and Closing)
• Ensure the established change management process is followed
• Creation, communication and supervision of periodic (short- and long-term) staffing, project plans and status reports, for their assigned team(s)
• Substitute for the manager in her/his absence

What you need

• Requires a minimum of eight years experience in Information Technology, preferably in Application Development and/or Infrastructure and at least one year as a Lead Developer or Senior System Administrator or equivalent experience. Must have proven leadership, successful project and resource management skills.
• Working knowledge of the technologies being utilized is required such as .Net technologies

Bonus if you have

• Bachelor's Degree is preferred.

Benefits & Perks

• Base compensation is only one component of your competitive Total Rewards package
  • Incentive pay program (EPIP)
  • Health/Vision/Dental insurance
  • 6 weeks paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers
  • Fertility/Adoption assistance
  • 2 weeks paid caregiver leave
  • 5% 401(k) plan matching

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, we are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), where mutual respect is at the foundation of our workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military or veteran status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We believe that embracing diversity and authentically promoting inclusion, equity, and belonging among our team members is crucial to our collective success. By intentionally recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse pool of talent, we cultivate an environment where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to contribute. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request, ensuring an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all.

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