Key skills
Cloud networkingDomain-Driven Design (DDD)Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)Microservices architectureContainerizationKubernetesAgile methodologiesTechnology roadmap developmentWeb application developmentRESTful servicesNetworking protocolsIntegration technologiesMiddlewareDevOps toolingSOLID design principlesEncryptionPKIOWASP security principles.NETAngularApplication modernizationArchitecture practicesEngineering practicesAzure certificationsFull-stack developmentModern JavaScript frameworksCI/CD pipelinesTest automationRelational databasesREST API developmentInfrastructure as CodeCloud-native developmentConfiguration managementFedRAMP complianceNIST SP 800-53 complianceInfluenceTransparencyContinuous improvementStrategic thinkingMentorshipJavaScriptSQLReactAWSAzureGCPTerraformDockerAnsiblePostgreSQLRESTfulAgileScrumSDLCCI/CDCollaborationNegotiationOWASP
About this role
Optum is a company focused on inventing the future of health care through integrated health programs. They are seeking a Senior Manager, Software Engineering who will lead multiple engineering teams, ensuring accountability for delivery and quality while driving operational excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with product, business, and technology leaders to understand business strategy, vision, and priorities
- Lead multiple engineering teams, driving accountability for delivery, quality, and system ownership
- Ensure teams are working on the highest-priority initiatives aligned to business outcomes
- Serve as the technical owner and decision maker for platforms, portals, and systems within your scope
- Partner with Product Owners, Architects, and teams to address vulnerabilities, incidents, and remediation efforts
- Implement and mature Agile and DevOps practices, including automation and continuous improvement
- Actively participate in product-area events (Daily Scrum, Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives)
- Use data and metrics to improve predictability, quality, and operational performance
- Identify skill gaps within teams and align upskilling efforts to organizational priorities
- Conduct regular 1:1s and quarterly check-ins, reinforcing accountability, growth, and performance expectations
- Provide a high-quality onboarding experience covering team norms, systems, tools, and delivery practices
- Ensure adherence to and continuous improvement of SDLC standards and policies
- Partner with Scrum Masters and the Delivery Manager to drive team performance, ensuring continuous progress toward high-performing teams. This includes supporting both full-time and contracted resources and collaborating with Resource Partner (Vendor) Management on performance management as needed
- Stay current with modern technologies and enterprise systems; actively share knowledge with peers
- Mentor leaders and engineers in building strong business partnerships and leading through change
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience (6+ years)
- 4+ years leading multi-team engineering organizations
- 3+ years of experience working with cloud networking principles
- Experience applying Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)
- Experience with microservices architectures
- Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience working in Agile environments
- Experience defining and owning multi-year technology roadmaps
- Hands-on experience building modern web applications and RESTful services
- Knowledge of networking and internet protocols
- Solid knowledge of integration technologies, middleware, and protocols
- Familiarity with DevOps tooling and practices
- Solid understanding of SOLID design principles
- Understanding of encryption, PKI, and OWASP security principles
- Proficiency in modern development languages (e.g., .NET, Angular)
- Proven ability to build strong relationships with business leaders
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Proven success leading application modernization and rationalization initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to lead through other leaders
- Proven solid strategic thinking with an enterprise-level perspective
- Proven deep expertise in Agile and DevOps methodologies
- Proven track record delivering large-scale, high-transaction digital platforms
- Proven solid application of architecture and engineering practices to drive measurable business value
- Proven ability to influence in a complex, matrixed, global environment
- Proven consistent execution excellence-setting clear goals and delivering results amid competing priorities
- Proven fosters a culture of ownership, accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement
- Proven exceptional collaboration, influence, problem-solving, and negotiation skills
- Azure certifications
- 2+ years of full-stack development experience
- Government contracting experience
- Demonstrated strength in 3+ of the following areas: Modern JavaScript frameworks (Angular, React, etc.), Container deployment and orchestration across environments, CI/CD pipelines and test automation, Advanced deployment strategies (Blue/Green, Canary, Rolling), Relational databases (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, etc.), REST-based API development, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Cloud-native development (Azure, AWS, GCP), Configuration management (Chef, Puppet, Ansible), FedRAMP and NIST SP 800-53 compliance, Enterprise content and workflow platforms