Software Engineer – Remote

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Solid understanding of software engineering processes: Design patterns, algorithms, data structures, schemas and queries, system design, unit testing, code reviews, agile and dev-ops.
• Analyze business requirements to develop Data Visualizations & Dashboards for Health Care and Reporting systems
• Experience with End-to-End Project handling
• Experience with Mainframe Migration Projects to Cloud
• Able to conduct Scrum ceremonies
• Provide support for Application Maintenance, New Development support
• Resolve production issues by code debugging, analyze logs, perform reverse engineering to find the root cause and suggest permanent fix within SLA (Service Level Agreement)  
• Available for production deployments/troubleshooting during off hours/weekends

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, Information Systems, Health Informatics, Computer Science, or a related field 
• 7+ years of experience with Mainframe Technologies (JCL, COBOL, DB2, CICS, VSAM)
• 7+ years of experience with DB – Any RDBMS – DB2, No SQL
• 4+ years with Performance techniques, Tuning requests
• 4+ Years of experience with API’s
• 3+ Years with Cloud Experience (MF – Migration Experience)
• 3+ Years with DevOps Tools & techniques

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the healthcare industry
• Experience with Rally/Agile tools
• Proven ability to establish repeatable processes, best practices and implement version control software, automated testing and deployment
• Mainframe DevOps Engineer experience
• Solid experience of operating in a quickly changing environment and driving technological innovation to meet business requirement
• Experience with Agile, Scrum and Kanban principles
• Proven track record of building relationships across cross-functional teams
• Proven excellent time management, communication, decision making, and presentation skills
• Proven exposure to Cloud
• Proven to manage code migration through the various stages for the release
• Flexible to work in different shifts and ability to take the on-call responsibility in rotation

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy 

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $71,200 to $127,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug – free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment