The Role
Lead full stack engineer responsible for supervising technical team activities and delivering high-quality software. Requires extensive identity and access management expertise, including cloud IAM, SSO, MFA, PAM, JWT, and platforms such as CyberArk, ForgeRock, Okta, and Ping Identity. The role involves hands-on Java, Spring Boot, React, AWS, Kubernetes, containerization, automated deployments, testing, NoSQL, Kafka, and DevOps practices within Agile methodologies.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2398760
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary quality engineering activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps.
These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.
Primary Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
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.
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary quality engineering activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps.
These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Coordinates, supervises and is accountable for the daily activities of business support, technical or production team or unit wrt to quality standards
- Impact of work is most often at the team level
- Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements.
Required Qualifications:
- B.E. (Computer Engineering) or equivalent from reputed engineering colleges
- 9+ years of relevant software lifecycle experience specifically focusing on Identity & Access Management
- 4+ years of hands-on experience of IAM implementation with cloud providers
- Hands-on experience on React/NodeJs & other UI frameworks
- Experience with Kubernetes & automated codeable deployments
- Extensive knowledge and experience with identity and access management technology, such as single sign-on (SSO), two-factor authentication, privileged access management, etc.
- Technically hands-on and excellent in Design, Coding and Testing
- Cassandra/any other No-SQL exposure
- Exposure to AWS services, Lambda & containerization
- Sound fundamentals of Core Java
- Knowledge on REST and Spring Boot over any Cloud
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience with authentication standards and technologies such as multi factor authentication, JSON Web Token (JWT), etc.
- Extensive hands-on knowledge of identity and access management best practices, procedures, and software solutions such as CyberArk, ForgeRock, Okta, Ping Identity, etc.
- Knowledge of build tools such as Maven/Gradle
- Product/Project/Program Related Tech Stack:
- Front End: Java, React/NodeJs
- Back End: Java, Spring, Sprint Boot, REST, AWS
- Middleware: Kafka & its ecosystem, Cassandra/NoSQL
- Testing: JUnit, Gatling , Cypress, Selenium
- DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub, Docker, Sonar, Fortify
- Others: JMeter, Groovy
- Development Methodology/Engineering Practices Agile (SCRUM/KANBAN)
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.
Skills Required
- B.E. in Computer Engineering or equivalent degree from a reputed engineering college
- 9+ years of relevant software lifecycle experience focused on Identity and Access Management
- 4+ years of hands-on IAM implementation experience with cloud providers
- Hands-on experience with React, Node.js, and other UI frameworks
- Experience with Kubernetes and automated codeable deployments
- Extensive knowledge of IAM technologies, including SSO, two-factor authentication, and privileged access management
- Hands-on expertise in software design, coding, and testing
- Exposure to Cassandra or other NoSQL databases
- Exposure to AWS services, Lambda, and containerization
- Strong fundamentals in Core Java
- Knowledge of REST and Spring Boot on cloud platforms
- Knowledge of authentication standards including MFA and JWT
- Hands-on knowledge of IAM best practices and solutions such as CyberArk, ForgeRock, Okta, or Ping Identity
- Knowledge of Maven or Gradle build tools
- Experience with Java, React, Node.js, Spring, Spring Boot, REST, AWS, Kafka, Cassandra or NoSQL
- Experience with JUnit, Gatling, Cypress, Selenium, Jenkins, GitHub, Docker, Sonar, Fortify, JMeter, or Groovy
- Experience with Agile engineering practices, including Scrum or Kanban
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is often regarded as generous, with meaningful accrual and flexibility to use it. While practices can vary by team, the overall time-off offering stands out as a relative strength.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with employer matching is available and generally well-regarded for supporting long-term savings. It remains valuable, though candidates should verify the current match formula.
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Parental & Family Support — Programs such as parental leave, family medical leave, and adoption assistance are included as notable elements of the total rewards package. These resources can meaningfully support work-life balance when applicable to the role and location.
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The Company
What We Do
Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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Optum Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country, role and location.
Typical time on-site:
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