Senior Manager, Software Engineering - 2332096

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:    Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming; Engage with product and technology leaders to gain understanding of the business strategy, vision and priority; Lead multiple engineering/feature teams and drive operational excellence; Implement Agile software development and automation across all technology platforms; Identify gaps in skills and align those gaps to the upskilling curriculum, using influence to reprioritize as needed; Participate in Scrum Ceremonies (Daily Scrum, Refinement, Sprint Review, Retrospectives, Product Demos); Serve as a partner to the Product Management team to improve operational excellence, identifying areas of opportunity as well as celebrate successes; Serve as technical co-owner-in partnership with other Principal Engineers for the solutions; Partners with the Lead Software Engineers and teams when security vulnerabilities, issues or remediation's are required and resolve within the security guidelines; Provides guidance to the teams during product refinement, analysis, solutioning, and delivery of the work; Provide meaningful feedback as people manager, conduct regular 1:1s, team meetings; and Keep current with modern technologies and enterprise systems to maintain a wide body of knowledge; regularly teach concepts for colleagues. Provides leadership to and is accountable for the performance of managers and/or senior level professional staff; Ensure that delivery frameworks and best practices are understood and enacted by the team; Conduct/participate in leadership meetings, PI Planning, Product meetings, review meetings, and other meetings for the leadership team; Lead projects by collaborating with enterprise and/or external teams, coordinating execution and delivery, and reporting on accomplishments and progress; Demonstrate thought leadership by engaging with the enterprise through speaking, learning forums, etc.; Foster a culture of continuous improvement through mentoring, feedback, and metrics. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in the U.S.    

REQUIREMENTS:    Employer will accept a Master's degree in Computer Science or related field and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in a technology-related occupation. Position requires two (2) years of experience in the following: Roadmap planning, prioritizing projects, and resource allocation. Implementing best practices, code reviews, and testing procedures to ensure high standards of software quality; Healthcare domain; Azure cloud platform; Architectural patterns such as microservices or event-driven, containers; Software development methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, or Kanban; programming languages such as C#, Asp.net, or JavaScript; DevOps practices and tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, CI/CD, or Docker; and Microsoft Visual Studio 2019/2022, Microsoft Windows OS, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Office, Xamarin, GitHub, Rally, or Microsoft Visio 2000/2003.

RATE OF PAY:  $176,377.00 - $236,775.00/per year

Please apply via careers.uhg.com and search for job #2332096

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.