Lead 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.  

Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary development activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps. These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain Azure resources using modern Infrastructure-as-Code tooling (Terraform, Ansible)
• Build and maintain pipelines and automation through GitOps (GitHub Actions, JPAC, etc..)
• Create and own platform level services on top of Kubernetes (AKS, Azure Container Apps)
• Develop automation scripts by submitting PRs and participating in code reviews (Github)
• Build monitoring and alerting templates for various cloud metrics (Splunk, Datadog, Azure app insights)
• Expertise in identifying and mitigating infrastructure security vulnerabilities
• Expertise in managing cost optimized infrastructure setups
• Expertise in setting monitors, triggers, alerts and managing the infra setup on highest availability and reliability standards
• Solid knowledge in Azure networking, such as configuring virtual networks, firewalls, load balancers, and VPNs
• Participate in a shared on-call rotation
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks. Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation.
• Team player attitude and willingness to collaborate with others

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
• 7+ years of experience with Java and spring boot
• 4+ experience building and troubleshooting cloud networks preferably Azure or AWS
• 3+ experience working with microservices architecture
• 3+ years of experience defining, designing, and implementing CI/CD systems (such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
• 3+ years of experience with Terraform and advanced scripting
• 3+ years of experience with system design and architecture
• 1+ years mentoring junior team members

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience with React, TypeScript
• Experience with Docker / Containerization
• Experience with Monitoring tools such as DataDog, Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus

*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 $110,200 to $188,800 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.