Sr Software Engineering Manager - Remote or Hybrid in MN or DC

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Role Summary

Provide development and architectural guidance for the Rx Payment Modernization agenda within OptumRx Technology, supporting vendor delivery and ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, compliant, and aligned with enterprise standards. This role involves hands-on engagement in architecture and design decisions, along with technical oversight of internal and third-party engineering teams, with a focus on validating implementations and ensuring delivery quality. The role will evolve to owning the new product, driving implementation of business enhancements.

If you are located in MN or DC, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges.  This position follows a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

Cloud Architecture & Application Design

• Own cloud and solution architecture across the application including Azure, microservices, APIs, data
• Define and maintain reference architectures, reusable patterns, frameworks, and guardrails to enable consistent and accelerated delivery
• Lead architecture and design reviews, clearly articulating trade offs, risks, and long term implications to technology leadership
• Drive performance, resilience, security, and operational excellence through architectural design
• Partner closely with Enterprise Architecture, Security, and Business to translate business needs into scalable solutions
• Act as design authority for vendor delivered solutions, ensuring adherence to Optum architecture, security, and engineering standards
• Govern vendor execution through design approvals, technical checkpoints, and delivery reviews
• Serve as technical escalation point for complex cross team issues
• Support production readiness, incident analysis, and remediation, ensuring vendors meet SLAs and quality expectations
• Monitor security findings and vulnerabilities, driving timely remediation with vendors and internal teams
• Provide engineering authority, focusing on design quality, best practices, and technical standards
• Participate in code and design reviews to guide design and engineering practices

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:

• 8+ years of experience in infrastructure management, application design, architecture, or application delivery
• 3+ years of experience in legacy modernization and cloud-based data modernization
• Experience with modern technology stacks, including: Cloud platforms (Azure preferred), Java and Spring Framework, GitHub Actions and DevOps pipelines, MongoDB and modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React), Data engineering tools (ADF, Databricks),
• Experience working with vendor-managed delivery -  Understand implementations at a technical level, validate and verify technical deliverables and milestones

• Hands-on technical role, requiring active involvement in validating architecture, solutions, and delivery milestones.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years exposure to digital transformation initiatives (migration from legacy to modern technology stacks)
• Exposure to high-volume, transaction-based systems 
  

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 $112,700 to $193,200 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.