Lead Software Engineer

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.

To support this mission, OSIT has embarked on a multi-year modernization journey, within which the Lead Software Engineer will play a key role: working within our legacy application as we update it to a cloud-native platform which follows modern design standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Overall development life cycle of the solution and manage complex projects 
• Leading the development team in the design, development, coding, testing, deployment, and debugging of applications 
• Work with product managers in developing a strategy and road map to provide compelling capabilities for them that helps them succeed in their business goals
• Work closely with other lead engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development
• Instill best practices for software development and documentation, assure designs meet requirements, and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules
• Project management – prioritization, planning of projects and features, stakeholder management and tracking of external commitments
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines with optimal solutions
• Operational Excellence – build, deploy, monitor, and operation of production services. Mentoring, career management and development of dotted line reports within the teams aligned to you
• Champion quality best practices and Test-Driven Development Lead adoption of Agile best practices Incident response – assist with troubleshooting and determining solutions for issues identified in war rooms

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:

• 6+ years of experience in full lifecycle of software development projects in an agile environment
• 6+ years of technical expertise in building web applications and RESTful web services
• 6+ years of experience with MS SQL, PostgreSQL, or other similar relational database management system
• 6+ years of experience with .NET Core or similar object oriented programming language
• 6+ years of experience with Angular, React, or other JavaScript frameworks / libraries, and a solid command of both legacy and modern .NET versions
• 4+ years of experience with application containerization, deployment, and orchestration across environments
• 4+ years of experience with CI/CD and test automation
• 4+ years of experience working with/responding to critical incidents
• If you are offered this position, you will be required to provide extensive personal information to obtain and maintain a suitability or determination of eligibility for a Confidential/Secret or Top Secret security clearance as a condition of your employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Computer Engineering or related field
• 6+ years of experience troubleshooting applications running within Kubernetes. Basic understanding of cloud infrastructure (IaC) and automated provisioning & configuration management
• 6+ years of experience with networking and internet protocols
• 6+ years of experience with Encryption, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• 6+ years of experience with OWASP 
• 6+ years of experience with SOLID architectural principals 
• 6+ years of experience with Domain-Driven Design Experience with microservices architecture
• 2+ years of experience building cloud-native applications in Azure or similar cloud service provider

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 $110,200 to $188,800 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.