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Principal Software Developer - PEGA

Hybrid | Eagan, Minnesota

Job ID: R0005437 Career Area: Information Technology Date Posted: 04/30/2025

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About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. We are looking for dedicated and motivated individuals who share our vision of transforming healthcare. As a Blue Cross associate, you are joining a culture that is built on values of succeeding together, finding a better way, and doing the right thing. If you are ready to make a difference, join us.

The Impact You Will Have

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota is seeking a PEGA software developer! This role involves designing and developing innovative applications using the PEGA platform to support BlueCross's mission of inspiring change, transforming care, and improving health for the people they serve. The ideal candidate will have experience with PEGA development within the healthcare industryand a strong understanding of application development delivery.

A Day in the Life:

Act as lead developer for PEGA applications – including designing, coding, and developing.

Work collaboratively on ascrum team with a scrum master, product owner, analysts, other developers, and testers to iteratively deliver functional code to production.

Provide technical leadership for PEGA applications to ensure usability, usefulness, feasibility, and cost effectiveness.

Work with analysts and customers to establishPEGA applications requirements.

Contribute innovative solutions while utilizing best practices, design standards, and governance.

Research technology trends and contribute to designs and technology application decisions.

Collaborate with technology leaders and architecture to develop application roadmap.

Mentor, lead and train other developers.

Nice to Have:

Bachelor’s Degree.

Development experience using PEGA.

Strong preference for candidates with healthcare industry experience.

Experience with agile, DevOps, IT Service Management, and other development and support processes and methodologies.

Required Skills and Experiences:

7+ years of related professional experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered.

Cloud Service Provider Certification (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals, etc.) – required within 1 year of employment.

Essential Candidate Qualities:

Creative thinking, strong communication skills, creativity, curiosity, self-motivated, time managements skills.

In depth experience with and knowledge of the following:Pega PCRC, Java, REST, OOP, HTML, SQL DatabaseandAWS

Compensation and Benefits:

Pay Range: $115,000.00 - $155,300.00 - $195,600.00 Annual

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including skills, ability, and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package which may include:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life insurance
401k
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
And more

To discover more about what we have to offer, please review our benefits page.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. Blue Cross of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains an Affirmative Action plan, as required by Minnesota law applicable to state contractors. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on any legally protected characteristic.

Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply, please contact us at: talent.acquisition@bluecrossmn.com.

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