Key skills
Cloud-native architectureMicroservices architectureDevOps principlesCI/CD pipelinesJavaPythonNode.jsKubernetesCloud platformsTechnical guidanceContinuous learningAWSAzureGoogle CloudServerlessCI/CD
About this role
Optum is a healthcare company focused on transforming health care delivery. The Senior Software Engineer will lead the rearchitecting of the payment system to a cloud-native architecture, collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving the adoption of DevOps practices.
Responsibilities:
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry trends related to payment systems and cloud computing
- Design and implement microservices-based architecture using domain-driven design principles
- Utilize Kubernetes for container orchestration and management, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high availability of the payment system
- Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms to ensure system performance and availability
- Develop highly resilient and highly available components for the payment system
- Conduct technology evaluations and provide recommendations for new tools, technologies, and frameworks that can enhance our payment infrastructure
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth
Requirements:
- 7+ years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years of experience in rearchitecting large-scale monolithic applications to cloud-native architectures
- 5+ years of experience programming in languages such as Java, Python, or Node.js, and experience with modern frameworks and libraries
- 3+ years of experience with DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools
- United States Citizenship
- If you are offered this position, you will be required to provide extensive personal information to obtain and maintain a suitability or determination of eligibility for a Confidential/Secret or Top Secret security clearance as a condition of your employment
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in payment domain
- 3+ years of experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, including experience with serverless architectures, containers, and orchestration
- 2+ years of experience with payment industry standards, protocols, and security best practices
- All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy