Senior Software Engineer - 2401660

Senior Software Engineer - 2401660

EMPLOYER:    Optum Services, Inc.

JOB TITLE:    Senior Software Engineer

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

DUTIES:    Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs; drive key architecture and infrastructure initiatives with various networking, cyber security, and infrastructure as code teams; build accounting and finance platform within existing platforms, and come up with a strategy where requirements conflict with enterprise solutions; develop cloud container / environment(s) dedicated to Health Accounting - Azure to start (GCP, AWS if required for cost control purposes) using Terraform; spin up on-prem servers to increase our flexibility and reduce dependence on on-prem solutions; build out a dedicated Microsoft Fabric/Databricks/Azure Synapse/Azure Data Factory environment in a scalable way; set up Source Control / Continuous Integration; set up scheduling infrastructure within Azure; migrate existing on-prem solutions like Revenue Manager to cloud; maintain all aforementioned developed infrastructure; advise management on best practices for cost management within Azure; and maintain Networking perimeter for our infrastructure. Telecommuting available from anywhere in the U.S.

REQUIREMENTS:    Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and four (4) years of experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineer -related occupation.

Position requires four (4) years of experience in the following: 
*    Cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS);
*    Infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform or Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates;
*    ETL and data pipeline tools such as Azure Data Factory, with orchestration tools like Apache Airflow;
*    Big data and analytics platforms such as Azure Databricks, Snowflake, and Microsoft Fabric;
*    CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps;
*    Containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes;
*    Monitoring, logging, and configuration tools such as Splunk, ELK Stack, Azure Monitor, Ansible, Grafana, or Chef;
*    Puppet for system visibility and configuration management;
*    Version control, scripting, and development tools including Git, Bitbucket, Shell scripting, PowerShell, Maven, or JIRA; and
*    SDLC methodologies.

RATE OF PAY: $136,080 - $195,174 per year

Please apply via careers.uhg.com and search for job #2401660

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.