Senior Manager Software Engineering, Washington DC

EMPLOYER: Optum Services Inc.

JOB TITLE: Senior Manager Software Engineering

LOCATION: 655 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20001

DUTIES: Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and continuously improve software. Review and provide team with defined Software strategy, standards, procedures, tools, and processes. Work with the business partners to ensure that their needs are met with the most cost effective and simplest solution option. Provide tracking of program progress, align to business and IT MBOs and execute with taking full accountability of the software development processes for assigned scrum teams and engagements. Drive and ensure alignment with Engineering peers and tech leads during strategy, planning, and delivery. Mentor the engineering team to develop and perform as highly as possible. Review implementation practices and code implemented by team to identify and address gaps. Own the applications' technology stack and drive modern solutions to complex problems. Identify areas of process improvements and build automated solutions to increase efficiency & productivity. Lead and provide technical support to the delivery teams. Ensure solution and delivery teams follow best practices and improve application performance. Ensure team is building reusable components, frameworks and libraries which can be leveraged across departments. Collaborate with leaders across partner-teams to drive cohesive and optimal solutions. Communicate clearly and effectively in oral and written forms and be able to present and demonstrate work to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Supervises direct reports. Position allows for partial telecommuting out of Washington, DC office.

REQUIREMENTS: Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering degree or related field and 7 years of experience in the job offered or in a technology-related occupation. Position requires 7 of experience in the following: Java development experience including SpringBoot, API Microservices, Hibernate and Maven; Relational databases and big data platforms including PostgreSQL, SQL Scripting, EDB, PGFS, SQLServer, Apach Spark and Databricks; Web UI technologies including Angular, Javascript and HTML5; CI/CD technologies and deploying applications at scale including Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Cloud, Jenkins, and Github Actions; Version control and Agile methodology tools including Github, Rally, ServiceNow and Devops; Secure development processes and tools including Twistlock, CodeQL, dependabot, Azure Defender, Whitehat, Bright Security and Prisma Compute.

RATE OF PAY: $ 233,230.00 / per year

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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.