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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead complex development and implementation for PeopleSoft 9.2 Financials (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Assets), with 50% focused on custom bolt-on functionality

• Review business requirements and collaborate with stakeholders to architect solutions, estimate work, and develop enhancements, deploy delivered capabilities and work on upgrades

• Provide functional and technical expertise across IT and business teams, supporting configuration, customization, migration, and testing

• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis during development, testing, and post-production

• Mentor and guide other developers, offering technical leadership and coaching

• Support and integrate related technologies (e.g., Snowflake, Tivoli, Kafka)

• Collaborate with leadership to shape future technical strategies across financial applications

• Design and build proactive solutions to prevent issues and reduce manual resolution

• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regard to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of hands-on development and design in PeopleSoft FSCM (GL, AP, Purchasing, Assets), including root cause analysis, process/data review, technical documentation, and code reviews
• 10+ years of overall software engineering experience across multiple technologies
• 5+ years in a senior or lead developer role, providing technical direction and mentoring
• Proven ability to design complex end-to-end solutions using delivered and custom PeopleSoft features
• Proficient in PeopleTools 8.5x+.
• Experience leading technical workstreams for PeopleSoft patches/upgrades, including code change identification and retrofit planning
• Deep understanding of best practices in PeopleSoft design, development, and customization
• Willingness to work flexible hours to support collaboration across teams and time zones

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience or interest in learning AI/ML technologies
• Experience with web service integrations and PeopleSoft performance tuning (GL/AP, batch and online)
• Solid  written, verbal, and presentation skills for both technical and functional audiences
• Development experience in General Ledger and/or Accounts Payable

• Exposure to tools and platforms like Selenium, Jenkins, Kafka, Kubernetes, Snowflake, or other cloud analytics

   

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies

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.