5200 Virginia Way, Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027, United States of America

Technical Lead, Software Development

We are seeking the Tech Lead position that is a technical expert and thought leader in multiple relevant disciplines as well as proven Technologist. The Tech Lead will provide technical leadership in the design, development and delivery of technology-enabled applications, products and services. The Tech Lead is responsible for assisting with the visionary direction for technology solutions as well as facilitating, coordinating, and developing technical solutions for approved projects, system improvements, and ad-hoc or emergency requests.

Over the last decade, we set out to be the world's greatest dialysis company, and over the next decade, we're poised to build the greatest healthcare community the world has ever seen. When you join the DaVita Village, you're joining a winning team. Through our commitment to training, growth and quality, we consistently achieve superior clinical outcomes while giving teammates the opportunity to excel in an award-winning environment that enables them to thrive both professionally and personally.

The Tech Lead position placed out of Nashville, TN is for the DaVita’s next generation clinical IT platform that will enable the safe, effective, efficient delivery of care by supporting integrated care and delivering a superior patient, physician, and teammate experience to improve the health-related quality of life for patients

Responsibilities

Works as Tech lead with hands-on development experience on Java / J2EE and Microservices based architecture with a cross-functional team of Software developers and Quality Analysts delivering software solutions and collaborates with the Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Analysts, Architects and others during the delivery of the projectDesigns and develops effective, maintainable, high-quality code in a timely fashionCreate Design & Technical Specs from Business specs, provide Technical guidance and mentoring to Developers & Sr. DevelopersPossesses a wide range of experience and the ability to resolve complex issues. Works on complex and diverse projects. Exercises good judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining solutions.Lead and participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to established coding and architectural standardsActs as an evangelist for change and constant innovation.Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to concisely express solutions/ideas verbally or via written text and diagramsWorks with analysts, Product Owners, and Integration Testing team to ensure the delivery of quality code that meets the functional requirementsWorks with and leads offshore development teams. Acts as a technical resource for junior team members. Involved in integrating on-shore and off-shore code deliverables.Assists with the training and mentoring of the team members.Drives the technical vision and strategic direction of technology with input from business teams, Architecture, development, and IT Support.Maintains expertise in the application and use of systems, tools, and processes within the department's scope. Maintains expertise in the business processes that drive the applications within the department’s scopeMaintains a working knowledge of DaVita's applications and system integration and is able to understand changes in order to anticipate cross-system or cross-process impacts.Champions a continuous improvement mindset including identifying new approaches and processes that would contribute to improvements in the team, its implementations, and DaVita’s product suite

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field required10 + years of software development experience required6 or more years of development experience on Java/ J2EE Technologies with hands-on experience on Java 17 + and Microservices based architectureExperience with Cloud technologies, design and architecture with preferred working on Google Cloud platformExperience in the Cloud database and warehouse. GCP Spanner and Big queryFamiliarity with containerization technologies, GKE (Docker, Kubernetes)Experience in the data processing and streaming in cloud. GCP Dataflow, cloud composer Application development experience in Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring REST, Spring LDAP, Spring Data, JPA, Hibernate, Struts , JMS, SOAP, WSO2 ESB, Zuul, GEK Logs, GrafanaExperience with API management and versioningExperience unit testing and automation testing.Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, Monitoring and supportExperience developing software in an Agile Scrum environmentExcellent technical analysis and problem-solving skillsExcellent communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with an executive audience, and clearly communicate technical issues to a non-technical audience.

Preferred Experience:

Application development experience in Spring boot micros services stack, Kafka, DBMS, Cloud config, Docker, Framework development experience, Orchestration engineApplication development experience on Web based platforms with experience in HTML5, CSS3, Angular CLI, Boot Strap 4, rxJS PrimeNG, JQuery is preferredExperience in Structured Query Language (SQL), GCP, Oracle, data mining, and pattern recognition in large datasets, including ability to develop customized queries to successfully complete tasks.Application development using REST APIs for micro services-based architecture.Experience in n-tier, cross-technology application architectureExperience with Continuous Integration and Delivery. Jenkins automation experience is a plus.Strong OOD / OOP knowledge and experienceExperience in application performance tuningExperience creating Physical and Logical design documents

Here is what you can expect when you join our Village:

A "community first, company second" culture based on Core Values that really matterClinical outcomes consistently ranked above the national average.Award-winning education and training across multiple career paths to help you reach your potential.A comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance your health, your financial well-being and your future.Dedication, above all, to caring for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure across the nation.

Join us as we pursue our vision "To Build the Greatest Healthcare Community the World has Ever Seen."

Why wait? Explore a career with DaVita today.

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second.  We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong."  Our goal is to embed Diversity & Belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.  As such, individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Salary/ Wage Range

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside of the range shown. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits