Department: Dispensary of Hope Information Systems
Schedule
Monday-Friday | Full-time| 8:00am-5:00pm central time
Salary
$96,208.99-$134,109.89 per year
5+ years building production backend systems, 2+ years on AWS serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge or equivalent). Strong Node.js/TypeScript backend proficiency
Experience with authentication/identity systems (Cognito, Auth0, OIDC/SAML), including MFA for customer-facing apps
Experience integrating with third-party REST APIs and building secure hand-offs to external services (signed tokens, no PII in query strings)
Strong data modeling experience (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, or similar), including migrations and tested backup/restore
Infrastructure-as-code experience (CDK, Terraform, or SAM), p ractical observability experience — structured logging, alerting, on-call ownership
Security-first mindset — secrets management, least-privilege IAM, input validation at every boundary
Education:
High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
Experience integrating with a third-party billing/payments SaaS (redirect-based or lightweight status API)
Enough React/TypeScript familiarity to unblock or pair with the frontend engineer
Experience with EventBridge Scheduler, Step Functions, or similar orchestration
Prior experience on a 2–3 person team owning production systems post-launch
Experience integrating with accounting/ERP systems (QuickBooks, NetSuite, or similar)
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.
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Paid time off (PTO) Various health insurance options & wellness plans Retirement benefits including employer match plans Long-term & short-term disability Employee assistance programs (EAP) Parental leave & adoption assistance Tuition reimbursement Ways to give back to your community
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About Ascension
Hospitals & Health Systems97300 employeesFounded 1999
National nonprofit Catholic health system providing patient care services.