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Developer, Principal

Acentra Health
paid time off
United States, Virginia, McLean
1600 Tysons Boulevard Suite 1000 (Show on map)
Oct 30, 2025
Company Overview

Acentra Health exists to empower better health outcomes through technology, services, and clinical expertise. Our mission is to innovate health solutions that deliver maximum value and impact.

Lead the Way is our rallying cry at Acentra Health. Think of it as an open invitation to embrace the mission of the company; to actively engage in problem-solving; and to take ownership of your work every day. Acentra Health offers you unparalleled opportunities. In fact, you have all you need to take charge of your career and accelerate better outcomes - making this a great time to join our team of passionate individuals dedicated to being a vital partner for health solutions in the public sector.


Job Summary and Responsibilities

Acentra seeks a Developer, Principal to join our growing team.

Job Summary:

The role of the Developer, Principal is to perform thorough analysis of end-to-end solutions of complex business functionality, provide technical solutions for complex business requirements, and implement complex business solutions. This position functions as an individual contributor and works independent of supervision, applying Subject Matter Expertise to provide guidance on Technical / Business Architecture principles, requirements and design.

***This position is remote***

Job Responsibilities:

  • Functions as an individual contributor and works independent of supervision.
  • Works independently and in teams to provide insight on design and implementation of complex software programs and framework components.
  • Serves as technical lead on development projects.
  • Provides development strategy for a client and develops multi-year development approach on programs.
  • Coordinates technical work with Developer team and provides guidance to solve business and technical issues as required.
  • Creates conceptual design and writes technical specifications for business requirements.
  • Collaboratively works with product and project teams to evaluate business and technology solutions and create. solutions design; and provides guidance on technical issue resolution.
  • Evaluates new technologies for solving technical problems.
  • Guides Developer team on Proof of Concepts using new technologies and innovation.
  • Recommends technologies and solutions to enhance the user experience.
  • Prepares conceptual technical solution based on business requirements.
  • Works on application integration with third-party systems.
  • Identifies security issues and provides corrective action plan.
  • Identifies and escalates program risks and issues to leadership, and assists in developing solutions.
  • Participates in design sessions and analyzes user needs to determine technical requirements.
  • Collaborates with Business Analysis team to finalize the system design and technical solutions.
  • Develops process flows, screen designs, and storyboarding to support system design.
  • Provides the component level details and effort estimates to Development Principals and project managers for system enhancements.
  • Participates in peer reviews of detailed design and technical documentation.
  • Performs code reviews and suggests improvement areas as required.
  • Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of development to ensure high quality.
  • Demonstrates advanced expertise and contributes to the Development practice by publishing technology points of view through the creation of white papers.
  • Read, understand, and adhere to all corporate policies including policies related to HIPAA and its Privacy and Security Rules.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications/Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or business related field and 10+ years of software development experience.
  • Experience with software development life cycle (SDLC).
  • Experience with agile development methodologies.
  • Experience with software and database architectural techniques and high-level design.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience:

  • Experience in healthcare industry and expert in domain knowledge.
  • Knowledge of healthcare industry, process and software.
  • Experience leading teams and successfully implementing enterprise applications.
  • Experience working on micro services and modular frameworks.
  • Experience building applications with optimum functionality, performance, scalability, and security.
  • Expertise in architecture of web applications and web services.
  • Expertise with relational and non-relational database systems.
  • Expertise with CI/CD including Azure DevOps, Azure pipelines, Terraform, etc.
  • Expertise with cloud architecture, especially Amazon AWS.
  • Experience with Angular, Full Microsoft Stack and/or python.
  • Excellent understanding of various front-end languages (such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and frameworks (such as jQuery, AngularJS, Bootstrap).
  • Experience working with single sign-on (SSO) integration for enterprise applications, including integrating applications with identity and access management (IAM) tools.
  • Experience in designing and building applications with high availability and scalability SLAs.

Why us?

We are a team of experienced and caring leaders, clinicians, pioneering technologists, and industry professionals who come together to redefine expectations for the healthcare industry. State and federal healthcare agencies, providers, and employers turn to us as their vital partner to ensure better healthcare and improve health outcomes.

We do this through our people.

You will have meaningful work that genuinely improves people's lives across the country. We are a company that cares about our employees, and we give you the tools and encouragement you need to achieve the finest work of your career.

Benefits

Benefits are a key component of your rewards package. Our benefits are designed to provide you with additional protection, security, and support for both your career and your life away from work. Our benefits include comprehensive health plans, paid time off, retirement savings, corporate wellness, educational assistance, corporate discounts, and more.

Thank You!

We know your time is valuable and we thank you for applying for this position. Due to the high volume of applicants, only those who are chosen to advance in our interview process will be contacted. We sincerely appreciate your interest in Acentra Health and invite you to apply to future openings that may be of interest. Best of luck in your search!

~ The Acentra Health Talent Acquisition Team

Visit us at https://careers.acentra.com/jobs

EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Acentra Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable Federal, State or Local law.

Compensation

The pay for this position is listed below.

"Based on our compensation philosophy, an applicant's position placement in the pay range will depend on various considerations, such as years of applicable experience and skill level."


Pay Range

USD $139,120.00 - USD $173,900.00 /Yr.
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