Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)
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 development 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:

• Act as a Execution lead closely partnering with the Product Manager & IT Delivery Owner to guide one agile release train
• Establish program level cadence and drive program level ceremonies (e.g. PI Planning, Product Management Council, Scrum of Scrums, release train retrospectives, HIP Sprint)
• Work with other program leaders to drive the definition and refinement of the program backlog
• Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to scrum teams and Scrum Masters
• Ensure cross-value stream coordination and collaboration
• Serve as an escalation for impediment removal for the Scrum Masters and scrum teams
• Maintain metrics that provide visibility to stakeholders on program-level plans, progress and quality
• Facilitate alignment dependencies between the program team and third parties, release managers, or between the team and other Scrum Teams
• Foster a team collaborative environment that tears down silos between groups - act in a single voice
• Actively contribute to the company's Agile and Lean Community through participation in the internal Agile Community of Practice and Scrum Master Forums
• Develop, coach, and mentor team members to advance their skills and career
• Provide real time feedback to the methodology team based on experiences with software delivery teams
• Work cross functionally to align strategy, methodology and execution
• Be a change agent and foster a "learn by doing" environment
• Help to manage and own the release plan for production implementations

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:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of IT experience
• 2+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, Agile Coach or Project Manager
• 2+ years of experience working on large scale projects
• 2+ years of experience working on mixed methodology program (Scrum interfacing with Waterfall from a dependency perspective)
• Experience acting as a Scrum Master for multiple scrum teams
• Experience with Agile Management tools (e.g. Rally, JIRA, VersionOne)
• Understanding of basic fundamentals of iterative development
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination prior to employment to ensure compliance

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients, and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies now require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles require full COVID-19 vaccination as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state, and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidat es prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.
Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)
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.
Job Keywords: Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Product Owner, Project Manager, Waterfall, Rally, JIRA, VersionOne, healthcare, Optum, UHG, OptumRx