Job Description

As a technology leader in healthcare process automation and interoperability, Smart Data Solutions (SDS) company is a strategic partner that utilizes data and intelligent automation to digitally transform operations and deliver outcomes for clients which reduces costs, streamline workflows, and improves overall customer experience. Looking to the future, Smart Data Solutions has ambitious growth plans for the next few years and is currently seeking a Engineering Team Lead, Implementation to join our growing team.



What you'll be doing?

Technical Expertise and Strategy

Define and enforce coding standards, technical best practices, and architectural guidelines. Lead the technical deployment and integration of Java-based software products for clients. Serve as the primary technical expert during implementation projects, addressing challenges and ensuring smooth delivery. Optimize system performance and scalability during and after deployment. Develop and maintain best practices, tools, and processes to improve implementation efficiency and scalability.

Hands-On Development and Oversight

Participate in the coding process where necessary, assisting with complex tasks and demonstrating best practices. Oversee the entire development lifecycle, including requirement gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Manage and mitigate technical challenges, ensuring the team meets quality standards and project timelines.

Team Development and Mentorship

Mentor development engineers, supporting their technical and career growth through coaching and skill-building. Lead design sessions and code reviews to ensure consistent, scalable, and maintainable code quality. Encourage a collaborative, open communication environment to drive innovation and problem-solving.

Process and Performance Optimization

Implement and maintain efficient development workflows, CI pipelines, and deployment processes. Continuously monitor performance metrics, identifying areas for optimization in the development process. Promote agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and ensure alignment with the team's goals and deliverables.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Keep abreast of emerging technologies, tools, and trends to enhance the team's technical capabilities. Identify and lead initiatives to improve the efficiency, scalability, and quality of the software architecture and codebase. Drive the team's technical roadmap, ensuring it aligns with the company's vision and long-term objectives.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with other teams (e.g., QA, Project Managers, Client Success) to ensure alignment on project requirements and priorities. Provide clear and concise updates to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and building trust across departments. Communicate with internal and external customers using strong English skills and audience-appropriate discussions.


What we're looking for?

Qualification

4-year degree in Computer Science or equivalent, with 5 to 7 years of experience in leading multi-disciplinary technical team.

Skills and Competencies

Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of software integration, APIs, data migration, and system architecture. Proficiency in programming languages and database systems is a plus. Extensive experience in software development, with a strong background in Java and full stack development. Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to diagnose and resolve technical issues effectively. Leadership: Ability to inspire, mentor, and lead a technical team to deliver high-quality results. Project Management: Experience with Agile or other project management methodologies. Client Focus: Commitment to understanding and fulfilling client needs and expectations. Strong writing skills, particularly for process documentation and communication.

Soft Skills

Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues. Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for client interactions and cross-functional collaboration. Project Management: Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment. Mentorship: Commitment to sharing knowledge and mentoring team members. Proven ability to mentor and develop engineers, providing technical guidance and feedback.

Preferred Skills

Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools. Experience with security and compliance requirements in software deployment. Ability to understand process workflows, analyze, and identify improvements. Ability to comprehend and follow written policies, procedures, and directions. Action orientation and ability to consistently complete assigned tasks on time.

Why this is the company for you?



Top Benefits & Perks:

A company culture that is authentic and values teamwork, humility, and fairness! We work hard for our customers and have fun along the way! A professional development and growth-oriented workplace. Generous benefits including medical/accidental insurance and Social Security Fund contribution. Work-life balance with a 5-day work week and leaves as per the Labor Law of Nepal. Hybrid and Remote work opportunity.


Who is Smart Data Solutions?



Smart Data Solutions is a technology vendor that brings 22 years of healthcare experience using intelligence and automation to extract data from front office mailroom operations. Today, the company is expanding out from its front office focus and targeting its open-source automation and AI engines toward the entire healthcare operations value chain. One of the key benefits of working with Smart Data Solutions is their specialized approach to data capture and automation. Smart Data Solutions takes a comprehensive approach to image and document processing, using multiple engines and hundreds of thousands of lines of code to ensure accuracy and make sense of data. Smart Data Solutions has also invested heavily in EDI interoperability, with clearinghouse capabilities that enable them to pivot towards providing value-added services. Using the data they have collected, they are able to offer population health insights to clients, helping them make informed decisions about their largest areas of spending and identifying potential opportunities for cost savings.


Smart Data Solutions' global headquarters are just outside of St. Paul, MN with 400+ employees and leverages dedicated onshore and offshore resources as part of its service delivery model. The company counts over 500 healthcare organizations as clients, including multiple Blue Cross Blue Shield state plans, regional health plans and TPAs, handling over 2 billion transactions of varying types annually with a 98%+ customer retention rate. SDS plans to continue investments into meaningfully in automation and machine learning capabilities across its tech-enabled processes to drive scalability and greater internal operating efficiency while also improving client results.



SDS has partnered with a leading growth-oriented investment firm, Parthenon Capital Partners, and the Blue Venture Fund, a unique collaboration among Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) companies, to further accelerate expansion and product innovation.



Smart Data Solutions acquired JMS and Associates in Q3 of 2022. The combination of both SDS' and JMS' tech-enabled solutions will bring greater operational efficiency through automation to various markets across the healthcare industry. We are able to provide a greater product suite, allowing us to broaden the scope of our solutions to solve more business challenges for our clients and across the industry.



Smart Data Solutions is an equal opportunity employer



All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.




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