2026 Technology Early Career Development Program – Quality Assurance/App Support

The Technology Associate is a role intended to create meaningful experiences for recent college graduates who have a passion for a future in technology through the Healthfirst Technology Early Career Development Program. This is a full-time role that provides an immersive and rigorous technology experience, that lays a meaningful foundation for continued growth, development, and leadership within IT. Technology Associates do impactful work collaborating with Healthfirst employees and leaders at all levels including solving business problems and delivering technology solutions by working on one of 13 technical or business delivery teams. The incumbent completes a comprehensive curriculum built into the program which includes on the job, virtual and in-classroom training focusing on technical and professional skill advancement. Associates are coached and mentored by industry leaders, who serve as IT Program Champions for the duration of the program.

This position requires three days per week in office (Tues/Wed/Thurs) at 1101 Greenwood, Lake Mary, FL.

For this role we are looking for candidates with project, internship or work experience SQL, Java, C.  Candidates should have fundamental knowledge or skills in unit testing and databases. Candidates for this role should be interested in developing their skills in various technologies that will allow them to grow into Quality Assurance testers within one of our many technology teams at Healthfirst.  We are seeking undergraduates who will have graduated within 12 months of the program starting on 09/2026.  Candidates must be on track to graduate in May 2026 or have graduated in December of 2025.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design and build solutions for complex technical issues and problems
• Participate in developing specifications, such as user stories and designs
• Write and maintain documentation to describe the program design, development, logic, coding, testing, and changes.
• Foster a team and agile approach to software development and delivery
• Develop unit tests and provide code coverage to accurately test business logic and functionality
• Stay current in new IT technologies
• Perform deployments, manage continuous integration and continuous delivery
• Advance technical and professional skills by completing the learnings in the Technology Early Career Development Program curriculum
• Data mapping and cleansing of raw data, learning upstream and downstream dependency flows and understanding the IT applications and Business needs
• Other related duties as assigned by their specific teams

Minimum Qualifications:

• Professional or academic experience in solving technical problems
• Experience demonstrating written, verbal and presentation communication skills with ability to communicate complex information
• Experience demonstrating prioritization and the ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail 
• Experience working independently and as part of a team 
• Computer Science or technology related bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Received undergraduate degree within past 6 months or currently enrolled in graduate program
• Eligible to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future
• NY Hybrid role – must be able to commute to the office as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of project management concepts
• Familiarity with Agile methodology
• Proficiency in software development using at least 1 programming language
• Proficiency in data structures
• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills

Compliance & Regulatory Responsibilities: N/A

License/Certification: N/A

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Hiring Range*:

• Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $66,500 - $90,440

• All Other Locations (within approved locations): $57,500 - $85,510

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.

In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.

*The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.