Senior Software Engineer

Job Duties

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 specialize utility programs. Duties to include: Design, develop, and modify highly specialized computer applications to drive Optum user efficiency and overall business success; ensure these applications meet Optum's demanding standards for privacy and security as required by strict internal policies and industry-specific regulations; create efficient, high performance enhancements to these proprietary Optum applications, enhancements that address and achieve specific Optum customer goals; quickly and effectively design, develop, and implement new technology features that build on existing functionality, including but not limited to integrating with new technology; ensure compliance with Optum's software development life cycle protocols and ensure project priorities are recorded and satisfied according to those protocols, raising any risk factors to the appropriate Optum project management team; constantly improve functionality, reliability, testability, availability, latency, scalability, and efficiency of Optum applications; adhere to Optum version control, release management, and deployment protocols to distribute new functionality to the user base; satisfy Optum data accessibly standards by ensuring all Optum electronic information and technology is fully usable by people with disabilities; facilitate all Optum quality assurance protocols, including user acceptance testing, by quickly resolving issues and providing all required metrics and data, including issue tracking; design and develop reporting as needed to summarize and analyze Optum application functionality; ensure these proprietary applications satisfy Optum's rigorous internally-defined technical requirements for performance, resiliency, availability and scalability; collaborate with Optum solutions users to build, extend, and enhance applications that accelerate efficiency and innovation across the organization; and provide post deployment support and to quickly respond to and resolve unexpected service problems in production. 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 Engineering-related occupation. Position requires two (2) years of experience in the following:

• Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or GitHub;

• Designing and implementing infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible;

• Managing cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure;

• Automating repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reliability;

• Working closely with Dev, QA, and external teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of applications;

• Implementing security best practices and ensure the compliance with government clients such as HRSA or CMS;

• Responding to and resolve infrastructure related issues and incidents;

• Maintaining clear and detailed documentation of processes, systems, and configurations; and

• Implementing, monitoring, and logging solutions to ensure system health, safety and performance using tools such as Splunk, New Relic, or AWS consoles.

RATE OF PAY: $106,579 - $195,174 / per year

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Minimum Education Required

Master’s degree

Minimum Experience Required

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 Engineering-related occupation. Position requires two (2) years of experience in the following:

• Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or GitHub;

• Designing and implementing infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible;

• Managing cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure;

• Automating repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reliability;

• Working closely with Dev, QA, and external teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of applications;

• Implementing security best practices and ensure the compliance with government clients such as HRSA or CMS;

• Responding to and resolve infrastructure related issues and incidents;

• Maintaining clear and detailed documentation of processes, systems, and configurations; and

• Implementing, monitoring, and logging solutions to ensure system health, safety and performance using tools such as Splunk, New Relic, or AWS consoles.

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Compensation

$106,579.00 - $195,174.00 / Annually

Postal Code

55344

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

Remote

Requisition ID

2373613

Job Benefits

Standard Benefits