Senior Manager, Software Engineering - 2333496

Senior Manager, Software Engineering - 2333496

EMPLOYER: Optum Services Inc.

JOB TITLE: Senior Manager, Software Engineering

LOCATION: 1 Optum Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (Telecommuting available from anywhere in the U.S.)

DUTIES: Lead the design and implementation of microservices-based architecture using domain-driven design principles. Lead technology evaluations and provide recommendations for new tools, technologies, and frameworks that can enhance our payment infrastructure. Utilize experience in programming languages and experience with modern frameworks and libraries. Utilize open-source platforms for container orchestration and management. Ensure scalability, reliability, and high availability of the payment system. Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms to ensure system performance and availability. Assist with re-architecting large-scale monolithic applications to cloud-native architectures, preferably in the payment domain. Collaborate with Technical Leads and Product Managers to lead one or more teams to deliver the best technical solutions. Refine the processes and communication strategies the team uses to build and support products. Work with Product Managers and Technical Leads to ensure that the roadmap is realistic and understood and work across multiple teams to turn the roadmap into staffing needs and a hiring strategy. Oversee and direct the work of software engineers onsite and offshore in a global team setting. Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. Supervises direct reports. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in the U.S.

REQUIREMENTS: Employer will accept a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering or related fields and 4 years of experience in the job offered or in a computer-related occupation. Position requires 4 years of experience in the following: Agile Software development methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, and JIRA; Continuous Integration, Delivery and Deployment (CI/CD); Software Configuration Management tools including GitHub, Jenkins, Chat Ops and Release Engineering; Infrastructure automation tools including Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and Ansible; Backlog and Project management tools including JIRA, Smart Sheets, Confluence, SharePoint, MS Teams, MS Office Suite, Slack and Zoom; Software development technologies including Java, Ruby, Golang, Kafka and PowerBI; Observability tools and technologies including Datadog, New Relic, Sumo Logic, Sentry, Thousand Eyes, and PagerDuty; DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices; Change, Incident and Problem Management; Cloud migration including AWS.

RATE OF PAY: $210,000.00-$236,775.00/per year

Please apply via careers.uhg.com and search for job #2333496

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

UnitedHealth Group offers a full range of comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision, as well as matching 401k and an employee stock purchase plan.

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.