Sr Mgr, Software Engineering - 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 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.

The Tempered Glass Development Team is looking for solid leaders who are collaborative, self-starters, take ownership / accountability and drive results. The Software Engineering Manager will manage one or more scrum teams, provide technical leadership and work with Product Owners/Functional experts and Senior Management. The person should be comfortable with and enjoy doing hands on development (20-40% time). The person will be delivering on strategic initiatives for Enterprise Information Security and Cyber Defense.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the technology transformation from our legacy platforms to a Cloud based Modern Software paradigm
• Demonstrate leadership in the context of software engineering and be an evangelist for engineering best practices
• Stay abreast of leading-edge technologies in the industry evaluating emerging software technologies
• Work collaboratively with all business areas to assess unmet/new business needs and solutions
• Encourage the growth of junior engineers on the team through skills development, mentoring and technical guidance
• Collaborate with our business partners on a backlog of enhancement and maintenance projects to deliver improved value for our customers
• Manage one or more agile scrum teams of engineers in the developer space. This role will coordinate and supervise the weekly activities for which they are ultimately accountable
• Manage the backlog of work, helping to prioritize stories based on customer initiatives
• Own your applications' technology stack and drive modern solutions to complex problems
• Regularly release software leveraging automation wherever possible CI/CD pipelines, test automation, DevOps monitoring and alarming
• Modernize your software portfolio by leveraging service based architectures and cloud based IaaS wherever possible

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:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years previous delivery manager experience leading agile teams
• 5+ years of experience developing solutions hosted within public cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform, Azure, and AWS
• 4+ years GoLang, Javascript/Typescript, Python development experience
• Experience rapidly delivering products using CI/CD technologies (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Experience owning applications delivered in a DevOps model
• Solid experience of operating in a quickly changing environment and driving technological innovation to meet business requirement
• Proven track record of acting as an advocate for driving new technology across the organization via the creation of communities and publishing SDK / libraries for reuse across the organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building serverless microservices such as AWS Lambda
• Experience developing RESTful Services
• Experience in the healthcare industry
• Test-driven-development experience
• Experience with UI Frameworks like VueJS and React
• Good understanding of Microservices architecture
• Excellent time management, communication, decision making, and presentation skills

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $104,700 to $190,400 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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