Principal 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 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:

This is Full-stack DevOPS (covering both Development & system operations) position

• Including data modelling/database, middleware, frontend UI, web-services, and deployment, with Solid Communication skills
• Lead a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from ideation and design to implementation, testing, and deployment
• Drive the design and development of scalable and reliable financial applications, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and compliance standards
• Collaborate with the project stakeholders to understand the project requirements and objectives/ key goals
• Deploy the solutions to the production environment and ensure that it is stable and performant and Stay up-to-date with emerging trends in web development technologies
• Works as a DevOps Engineer with responsibilities include development, deploying product updates, identifying production issues and implementing integrations that meet customer needs
• Conduct solution reviews to ensure alignment with business and technical needs
• Keep solutions updated to reflect evolving requirements and advancements, particularly in Microsoft technologies
• Maintain focus on project goals and strategic alignment, with a focus on Microsoft technologies
• Lead and contribute to proof-of-concept initiatives to evaluate new technologies, especially within the Microsoft technology stack, , Open Sources tools, AI practices 
• Take direction from the Enterprise Architect and PO to align solutions with enterprise strategy and goals
• Participate in production support activities and trouble shooting
• Write user stories and technical specifications to guide development
• Create comprehensive solution designs aligned with business and technical requirements
• Assist with the implementation plan and testing strategy
• 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:

• 14 – 18 years of proven experience in creating and maintaining solution architectures, especially using C#, .NET, ASP.Net. VB.Net. PL / Sql Server, T-SQL, and Azure, React JS, Graph QL, DDD, Micro Services, Even Driven Arch, SOAP/ REST API
• Hands-on experience in developing Cloud-based applications, HCP, AZURE/GCP/ AWS
• Experience in DevOps methodologies, Jenkins, Docker, CI/CD, K8s, Hemp Chart, Kiali, GitHub
• Experience consuming/building production-ready, RESTful web applications, Batch Processes
• Experience using test frameworks and building well tested code
• Experience working in an agile software development environment
• Experience with observability solutions and platforms including, but not limited to, Splunk, DataDog, Grafana
• Proficiency with .Net, C#, VB.Net, and the integration of 3rd party APIs, SQL databases
• Hands-on in designing software solutions & architecture and in using design patterns & design principles
• Familiarity with modern-day IT management concepts, including strategic planning, enterprise architecture, and cloud computing
• Proven deep understanding of web security standards
• Proven solid analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a global team with a positive team spirit
• Proven ability to do application build and deployment

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.