Leads full-stack and data engineering teams delivering cloud-based healthcare analytics solutions and enterprise web applications. Establishes technical roadmaps, architectures, release plans, and AI-enabled development workflows. Oversees data engineering, testing, cloud deployment, CI/CD, governance, security, and compliance. Provides technical mentorship, supports hiring and skills development, and partners with stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, ethically designed software products.
Requisition Number: 2389661
Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering supporting the Optum REAL project, you will lead a team of full-stack and data engineers dedicated to designing and delivering cloud healthcare analytic solutions and enterprise-scale web applications. In this role, you will champion technological innovation and serve as a strategic driver for integrating modern AI tools, automated solutions, and advanced cloud technologies into the software development lifecycle. You will partner closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and senior architects to convert complex healthcare analytics needs into scalable, secure architectures while championing ethical standards, transparency, and engineering excellence across your team
If you are located in EST or CST timezones, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $112,700 - $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a d rug test before beginning employment.
Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering supporting the Optum REAL project, you will lead a team of full-stack and data engineers dedicated to designing and delivering cloud healthcare analytic solutions and enterprise-scale web applications. In this role, you will champion technological innovation and serve as a strategic driver for integrating modern AI tools, automated solutions, and advanced cloud technologies into the software development lifecycle. You will partner closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and senior architects to convert complex healthcare analytics needs into scalable, secure architectures while championing ethical standards, transparency, and engineering excellence across your team
If you are located in EST or CST timezones, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of full-stack and data engineers supporting the Optum REAL initiative to design, build, and deliver cloud healthcare analytic solutions and enterprise-scale web applications
- Integrate enterprise AI tools and modern capabilities into development workflows, establishing strategic development goals and actively removing barriers to accelerate team adoption
- Champion the ethical use of technology and AI solutions by embedding transparency, security, fairness, and accountability throughout the entire software development lifecycle
- Strategically leverage modern technology and AI capabilities to solve complex analytics challenges, unlock operational efficiencies, and deliver tangible business value
- Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and senior architects to define technical roadmaps, architectural designs, scoping, and release plans
- Oversee the complete data engineering lifecycle, including proof of concepts, design, development, testing, cloud deployment, continuous integration, and data governance
- Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to engineers, aligning hiring and skill development with emerging technology competencies
- Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards and proactively propose architectural solutions for potential vulnerabilities
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
- 12+ years of IT software engineering experience
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in Java/J2EE technologies, including Spring Boot, Spring MVC, RESTful microservices, Spring Security, Hibernate, and Spring Data JPA
- 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams and owning software product delivery end-to-end
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with React JS/Redux, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and CI/CD automation pipelines
- 4+ years of experience managing software delivery using Agile methodologies (Scrum or Kanban)
- 4+ years of experience building cloud-native applications (AWS/Azure) and utilizing automated deployment tools (eg, Jenkins, Chef, Ansible)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field
- Demonstrated experience evaluating, adopting, and leading the integration of AI tools and modern automated workflows to drive engineering team productivity
- Experience building high-volume transaction systems and customer-facing healthcare web applications
- Experience with end-to-end testing, integration testing, and test data coordination
- Deep understanding of data governance, security standards, and healthcare domain knowledge
- Proven solid design thinking skills and proven ability to evaluate and deploy emerging technologies securely and ethically
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $112,700 - $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a d rug test before beginning employment.
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