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Programmer II: Sterling Health Plans

Sterling is a growing company dedicated to innovation and teamwork. Our customers value the superior service, reliability, and commitment to excellence that Sterling's professionals demonstrate daily. And at Sterling we value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits, exciting challenges, and the opportunity for growth.

Sterling Life Insurance Company was established in 1958. In 1999, Sterling contracted with its sister company, Olympic Health Management Systems, Inc., to develop products for the rapidly expanding market comprised primarily of older Americans. Sterling's national licensing and Olympic's expertise in designing products and services exclusively related to the Medicare population have blended to form a team that is stable, innovative, and responsive to the needs of clients and beneficiaries.

Today, Sterling offers a variety of products and services to fit the needs of Medicare beneficiaries. The combined staffing of the two sister companies has grown to over 1,000 talented and diversified people working together to achieve a number of industry "firsts."

Sterling was the first to successfully contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for a newly-authorized product, Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS). By incorporating this plan into its already established Medicare supplement and Medicare Select supplement insurance plans, Sterling became the first to offer this mix of products in one platform. It is believed Sterling was also the first to allow enrollees/policyholders to move between health plans as their needs change without additional underwriting-an extraordinary feature we call Choice and Mobility.

Today Sterling is licensed in 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., and has sales offices spanning the nation. The product line continues to grow and now includes Life products and Medicare Prescription Drug plans. The products and services will not stop here. Our Business Development team is constantly looking for new programs that will benefit the Medicare market.

Sterling is rated "A-" (Excellent) by A.M. Best. Sterling is part of the Munich Re Group. Munich Re Group has earned an A+ (Superior) rating from A.M. Best, and is one of the world's largest reinsurers, dedicated to turning risk into value. With the Medicare market booming, Sterling's future looks very bright. Sterling has the right products, the right partners, the right audience, and the right people.

Sterling Life Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce, M/F/D/V. Employment contingent upon a successful background check.

Position Description:

Summary:
The Programmer/Analyst works with Sterling's business areas to build and support internal software programs and systems that support all Sterling business goals.

Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Develop new software applications to support business requirements (examples include: processing claims, premiums, commissions, leads, system integrations, and data warehousing). Development responsibilities include:
• Participation in feasibility studies
• Project planning
• Working with users to develop requirements;
• Fully document software design and technical specifications for requested changes
• Develop software code and configuration
• Complete testing of software changes
• Implement following Sterling change management procedures
• Hold training sessions to educate users on software changes
2. Provide production system support as the on-call developer
3. Collaborate with Application Developers
4. Work closely with Business Solutions Analysts and Project Managers
5. Collaborate with Application Administrators, DBAs, and other IT staff
6. The Programmer/Analyst II:
• Is primarily responsible for small to medium projects
• Assists in guiding and training lower level Programmer/Analysts and IT Developer Trainees
• Serves as Sterling's technical contact with external entities (clients, vendors, etc.)
• Implements projects with some assistance and supervision
• Participates in system requirements, design, documentation, and code peer reviews
• Analyzes data using SQL
• Performs checks to ensure data integrity
7. Other related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Excellent skills in two or more of the following:
• Oracle SQL and PL/SQL skills
• PowerBuilder (version 9.0 or higher)
• C#/.NET / BizTalk framework

• Working knowledge of the following:
• Java (J2EE/J2SE),
• Oracle RDBMS (version 8i or higher)
• HTML/XML/XSL, ASP
• Infomaker

• Excellent skills in the following areas:
• Problem solving
• Relational database concepts
• System change and release management practices

• Strong skills in the following areas:
• Software development and design
• System requirements gathering
• System documentation practices
• Oral and written communication skills
• Organizational and prioritization skills
• Leadership and team building skills

• Ability to work in a team-oriented, dynamic environment
• Ability to function in a multiple task, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to work well under various stressful and time sensitive situations
• Ability to work independently with very little direct supervision

Education and Experience:
• BS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent education/experience
• Minimum 3-5 years related experience

Desired:
• Experience with health insurance, Medicare and/or healthcare systems
• Strong understanding of Sterling's business

Essential Functions:
• Manual dexterity in hands to do extensive keyboarding
• Requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time



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