Director Software Engineering

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together

Primary Responsibilities :

• Defining and implementing technical strategies and roadmaps in alignment with the company’s objectives
• Leading and managing multiple software engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Overseeing the design, development, and delivery of high-quality software products and services
• Collaborating with product management, design, and other stakeholders to ensure successful product releases
• Ensuring adherence to best practices in coding, testing, and deployment, and maintaining high standards of software quality
• Managing the software engineering department’s budget, resource allocation, and project prioritization
• Mentoring and developing team members, including hiring, training, and performance evaluation
• Staying abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to incorporate into the organization’s practices
• Facilitating communication and collaboration within the engineering team and across departments to achieve business goals
• Driving the resolution of technical challenges and leading efforts to improve engineering processes
• Establishing metrics and monitoring systems to track performance, productivity, and customer satisfaction
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and addressing security concerns throughout the software development lifecycle
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience (4 Year degree in a field like computer science or information technology)
• 18+ years of experience with at least 5+ years of experience working as an architect with expertise in building and shipping production enabled software in a scaled distributed environment
• Experience: 18+ years with 5+ years as Engineering Manager
• Expertise implementing microservices
• Knowledge of a variety of modern programming languages (Java, JavaScript, Node, Python)
• Proven excellent programming skills with Java and related frameworks like Spring Boot, Hibernate, Rest Assured & ActiveMQ
• Knowledge of UI based technologies preferably with Angular
• Knowledge of a variety of modern open-source technologies (Kafka, AVRO, Prometheus, ELK, Kubernetes,)
• Knowledge of a variety of modern database technologies with experience in both RDBMS and NoSQL Implementations
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Deployment Strategies
• Expertise with RESTful Web Services
• Expertise with Git version control
• Proven excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical colleagues.
• Expertise in container virtualization utilizing Docker and CICD using Jenkins, Gitlab or CircleCI
• Expertise in public cloud architecture and platform solutions
• Ability to lead and develop people
• Programming Languages:
  • Java, Azure
  • Optional: Python, Go, Node, Groovy etc.
• Design Patterns:
  • Microservices
  •  Public cloud implementations with Azure, AWS or GCP is preferred
• Database:
  • RDBMS
  •  NoSQL – Exposure to one or more NoSQL solutions like MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Aerospike, Elastic Search, Redis, neo4j etc.
• DevOps
  • CI/CD and release automation
  • Tools: Jenkins, Gitlab, CirlceCI or any other tool in similar category
  • Infrastructure as a code
  • Containerization: Docker, Openshift, Kubernetes or Cloud container platforms
  • Monitoring: DataDog, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana
  • Build Tools: Maven, Gradle
• UI
  • Exposure to UI development
  • Knowledge of Angular or React is plus
• Experience in Scrum Framework

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.