Associate Data Engineer II

The Data Engineering team at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is hiring an Associate Data Engineer II to build and optimize data pipelines that power critical system and vendor integrations, as well as enterprise analytics. This role is ideal for candidates with strong experience in SQL and Python who are comfortable designing, enhancing, and troubleshooting scalable data pipelines, supporting data warehouse structures, and resolving complex data quality issues.

In this role, you will partner closely with data engineers, business analysts, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver reliable, high-performing data solutions using modern cloud technologies, including Google Cloud and BigQuery. This position includes collaboration across teams and participation in an on-call rotation, offering continued growth opportunities and the ability to expand into more advanced engineering responsibilities.

Notes:

• On-call rotation is required for this role, starting about 6 months into the position.
• Sponsorship is unavailable for this role.
• While this is a remote, work from home position, the final round of interviews will take place onsite in our Chattanooga, TN offices.

Job Responsibilities

• Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research to design, develop, modify, or integrate moderately complex information systems.
• Devises or modifies application systems and procedures to optimize functional requirements including capacity, operating time, response time, and form of desired results.
• Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents programs, subroutines, and scripts.
• Must be competent to work on most phases of applications systems analysis, and must maintain technical skill set for software languages, databases, platforms, operating systems, etc.
• Responds to system failures and performance events by taking appropriate measures to reduce system downtime and eliminate recurrence of problems.
• Provides services to multiple project teams or management staff, provides guidance to less-experienced programmers, and may conduct presentations to provide end users with knowledge to maximize their use of developed systems.
• May serve one or more project team roles, such as project lead, business systems analyst, or technical lead, for small to medium efforts.

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Job Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience required. Equivalent years of experience are determined as one year of technical experience for every year of college requested.

Experience

• A minimum of 2 years of programming experience is required. However, a Master's degree in Computer Science, Data and Analytics, Information Technology, or a related technical field can substitute for this experience requirement.
• 1 year of professional or academic working knowledge of at least one programming language in use at BCBST.

Skills\Certifications

• Proven skill with information technology in use at BCBST is required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Number of Openings Available

1

Worker Type:

Employee

Company:

BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

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As Tennessee's largest health benefit plan company, we've been helping Tennesseans find their own unique paths to good health since 1945. More than that, we're your neighbors and friends - fellow Tennesseans with deep roots of caring tradition, a focused approach to physical, financial and community good health for today, and a bright outlook for an even healthier tomorrow.

At BCBST, we empower our employees to thrive both independently and collaboratively, creating a collective impact on the lives of our members. We seek talented individuals who excel in a team environment, share responsibility, and embrace accountability.

We're also seeking candidates who are proficient in the Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Teams, organized, and capable of managing multiple assignments or projects simultaneously. Additional, strong interpersonal abilities along with strong oral and written communication skills are important across all roles at BCBST.

We foster a culture where innovation is encouraged. That includes using AI enabled tools responsibly to support everyday work - guided by proven workflows, templates, and policies. As roles become more advanced, we expect employees to leverage AI more broadly to transform how we serve members.

BCBST is a remote-first organization with many employees working primarily from their homes. Each position within the company is classified as either fully remote, partially remote, or office based.

BCBST hires employees for remote positions from across the U.S. with the exception of the following states: California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York. Applicants living in these states may move to an approved state prior to starting a position with BCBST at their own expense.If the position requires the individual to reside in Chattanooga, TN, they may be eligible for relocation assistance.