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Optum Serve is dedicated to serving our nation's military and Veterans. We have the honor to support federal agencies in their efforts to advance the United States health care system and improve the overall health and well-being of all those who serve or have served our country. Our health services are designed to help everyone live healthier lives.
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.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.
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 software development including projects in an agile environment
5+ years of experience with Domain Driven Design and Event Driven Architecture
5+ years of hands-on technical expertise in building web applications and RESTful web services
5+ years of experience with MS SQL, PostgreSQL, or other similar relational database management system
5+ years of experience with .NET Core or similar object oriented programming language
5+ years of experience with Angular, React, or other JavaScript frameworks / libraries
5+ years of experience with application containerization, deployment, and orchestration across environments
5+ years of experience with CI/CD and test automation
5+ years of experience building cloud-native applications in Azure or similar cloud service provider
5+ years of experience leveraging AI tools in the software development lifecycle in order to improve quality and efficiency
5+ 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
2+ years of experience with troubleshooting applications running within Kubernetes
2+ years of experience with cloud infrastructure (IaC) and automated provisioning & configuration management
2+ years of experience with networking and internet protocols
2+ years of experience with Encryption, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), understanding of OWASP
2+ years of experience with SOLID architectural principles, Domain-Driven Design, and microservices architecture
*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.
OptumCare 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.
OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
