At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.
We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Senior Digital Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and support modern digital applications, websites, and cloud-native platforms. This individual will serve as a technical leader responsible for building scalable, secure, and high-performing digital experiences while leveraging the latest AI-assisted development tools and cloud technologies. We are looking for a builder—someone who enjoys creating modern digital experiences, embraces AI-enabled development, and can take a project from concept to production while maintaining enterprise-grade security, reliability, and performance.
The ideal candidate is equally comfortable writing code, architecting cloud environments, implementing DevOps automation, and partnering with business stakeholders to transform ideas into production-ready solutions. Experience in healthcare, regulated environments, and modern AI-enabled software development practices is highly desirable.
Essential Duties:
Application & Web Development
- Design, develop, and maintain modern websites, portals, web applications, and digital products.
- Build responsive, mobile-friendly, and accessible user experiences.
- Develop scalable front-end and back-end solutions using modern programming languages and frameworks.
- Integrate applications with APIs, third-party platforms, and enterprise systems.
- Lead technical design and architecture decisions for new digital initiatives.
- Troubleshoot and optimize application performance, reliability, and security.
AI-Assisted Development
- Utilize modern AI development tools to accelerate software delivery and improve code quality.
- Demonstrate proficiency with AI-enabled coding platforms including:
- Claude Code
- GitHub Copilot
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
- Other emerging AI development assistants
- Establish best practices for AI-assisted software development and code governance.
- Evaluate and implement AI-powered capabilities within digital applications.
Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure
- Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure within Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Build and support highly available, scalable, and secure hosting environments.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
- Develop deployment architectures that support both traditional web applications and AI-enabled services.
DevOps & Platform Engineering
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
- Implement automated testing, deployment, monitoring, and alerting.
- Leverage AI-enhanced DevOps practices and tooling.
- Support containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes where appropriate.
- Implement observability solutions for performance monitoring and operational intelligence.
- Establish secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices.
Security & Compliance
- Ensure solutions adhere to cybersecurity and privacy best practices.
- Participate in security reviews, vulnerability remediation, and compliance initiatives.
- Support HIPAA, healthcare security, and regulatory requirements where applicable.
- Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to maintain secure cloud environments.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Partner with marketing, product, operations, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Participate in technical roadmap planning and architecture reviews.
- Drive continuous improvement of development standards, tools, and processes.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
- 3+ years of experience building and supporting modern web applications.
- Strong experience with AWS cloud services.
- Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
- Strong experience using modern AI-assisted software development tools.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs, and cloud-native application design.
- Experience with source control systems such as Git.
- Technical Skills including but not limited to:
Front-End
- React
- js
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Tailwind CSS
Back-End
- js
- Python
- .NET Core
- REST APIs
- GraphQL
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS
- Terraform
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- CloudFront
- Route 53
- Lambda
- ECS/EKS
- S3
- RDS
DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- Azure DevOps
- Jenkins
- CI/CD Automation
- Monitoring and Observability Platforms
AI Development
- Claude Code
- GitHub Copilot
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
- AI-assisted testing and code generation
- Experience integrating LLM APIs and AI services into applications
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience developing digital applications in healthcare, behavioral health, health plans, provider organizations, or other regulated industries.
- Knowledge of HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, or healthcare security requirements.
- Experience integrating with healthcare platforms such as EMRs, patient portals, scheduling systems, or healthcare APIs.
- Experience implementing AI-powered healthcare solutions.
- Experience with digital marketing technologies, SEO, analytics, and customer experience platforms.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
Salary Range: $105,300 - $130,700*
Additional Salary Information*:
- The salary range above is based on 1.0 FTE (full time equivalent) or 40 hours per week. Less than 40 hours/week will be prorated and adjusted to the appropriate FTE.*
- Jefferson Center pay is determined by various factors including education level, licensure level, years of relative experience, and internal equity amongst current staff.*
Application Deadline: This position will remain posted until filled. We encourage applicants to apply by 8/14/2026 for priority consideration.