Senior Developer, Accessibility – ReactJS, NodeJS, CICD

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.

Optum Consumer Experience and Digital Product team focuses on advancing a digital-first Optum, championing Optum’s priority to be the ultimate health destination for consumers.  We deliver consumer-centric experiences and optimal digital products that drive business growth by connecting enterprise solutions, improving digital self-service, and creating a comprehensive view of the consumer and their needs.  We leverage technology, consumer-centered design, data and analytics to improve the consumer experience with the health care system, making it easier to access, and afford, high-quality care.  

Our UnitedHealth Group mission – helping people live healthier lives and helping make the health care system work better for everyone – serves as our why; our values unite us around how we will achieve it.  When we follow our mission and live our values, we deliver quality solutions that will help change the health care system for the better.  

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Developer to join the Accessibility Center of Excellence team. This role involves building and improving technical features across both frontend and backend systems, with a solid focus on accessibility, authentication, and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate is passionate about creating inclusive digital experiences and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Document and develop technical features in existing frontend and backend application based off user stories
• Develop unit/functional test for features including accessibility test utilizing accessibility SDKs (i.e. axe-core, evinced, other) 
• Develop end-to-end test utilizing testing frameworks
• Identify and document issues with front end or backend layer in a distributed system
• Troubleshoot and design solutions to issues while working collaboratively to implement the best solution
• Be able to enhance and implement end-to-end features related to Authentication/Authorization utilizing OAuth/OIDC
• Enhance/implement DevOps practices related to CI/CD pipelines, Github actions, etc.
• 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:

• Experience working in a fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Experience with large, multi-tiered complex projects
• Experience writing tests and contributing to technical documentation
• Knowledge of digital accessibility standards such as Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines and specifications, PDF UA standards, Section 508
• Working knowledge and experience of Database design and Implementation best practices
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of Testing Frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Mocha, other) 
• Knowledge of SQL, MySQL, Redis 
• Knowledge of Linux
• Expertise with ReactJS, Typescript, JSON, Rest API, NPM, NodeJS, NextJS, ChartJS
• Expertise with OAuth/OIDC 
• Expertise with Git/Github 
• Proven ability to troubleshoot issues in multi-tier distributed system
• Proven to be self-motivated with a desire to improve applications with respect to functionality, performance and maintainability
• Proven ability to thrive in fast paced environment and adapt to changes quickly

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.

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