The Role
Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure microservices on Microsoft Azure; implement CI/CD, automated testing and performance tuning; diagnose and resolve production issues; optimize cloud costs and best practices; use approved AI tools (Microsoft Copilot/GitHub) to automate workflows; collaborate with cross-functional teams and produce architecture/design documents.
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Requisition Number: 2372170
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.
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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide explanations and interpretations within area of expertise. Create and communicate recommendations on strategy and implementation of cloud-based applications based on research, knowledge, and personal experience
- Design, create, and maintain highly-scalable, efficient, secure, and easily-maintainable microservices, performing all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) on Microsoft Azure
- Establish, refine, and integrate CI/ CD, feature testing automation, and performance testing, as needed
- Identify and resolve production and non-production application and/or infrastructure issues
- Identify opportunities to fine-tune and optimize applications, public cloud infrastructure cost, best cloud practices, scalability, high availability, etc., and implement those opportunities
- Uses corporation-approved AI tools, such as Microsoft Copilot Chat, to ideate, brainstorm, and troubleshoot technical issues. When appropriate, they develop automation scripts and software tools to enhance their workflow, leveraging GitHub
- User Responsibilities:
- Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks. Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications:
- Graduate or Post-Graduate degree in Computer Science or related field, with 4+ years of experience in leading .Net projects, and with 4+ years of experience in .Net Core, Angular, REST, Azure , SQL
- Cloud Certification, preferably Azure
- Experience developing REST based web services and OAuth flows
- Knowledge of Copilot for code generation
- Knowledgeable with principles and techniques to solve technical problems
- Good understanding of Infrastructure as code
- Proven ability to use corporation-approved AI tools, such as Microsoft Copilot Chat, to ideate, brainstorm, and troubleshoot technical issues. When appropriate, they develop automation scripts and software tools to enhance their workflow, leveraging GitHub
- Demonstrated attitude and behaviors of teamwork to work closely with other functions to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps
- Demonstrated ability to envision the overall solution for defined functional and non-functional requirements, and ability to define technologies, patterns and frameworks to materialize it
- Demonstrated ability to understand the design and develop the framework of the system and be able to explain choices made. Ability to write and review design documents explaining overall architecture, framework, and high level design of the application
- Demonstrated ability to create, understand and validate Design and estimated effort for given module/task, and be able to justify it
- Demonstrated ability to define in-scope/out-of-scope, and ability to consider assumptions while creating effort estimates
- Demonstrated ability to identify and integrate successfully with various technologies used by other applications in the environment. Requires ability to appreciate dependencies, differences, growth expectations, ease of accommodating changes, and other considerations in order to successfully integrate and maintain long-term smooth operations
- Demonstrated ability to deliver professional-level technical work in support of the development of company products, tools, platforms and services, typically for an external customer or end user
- Demonstrated ability to not only operate within (but also promote, support, and improve where possible) established methodologies, procedures, and guidelines
- Ability to work in-office as needed to be compliant with in-person attendance requirements and to have solid relationships with direct reports and other coworkers
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
- Graduate or Post-Graduate degree in Computer Science or related field
- 4+ years experience leading .Net projects
- 4+ years experience with .Net Core
- Experience with Angular
- Experience developing REST based web services
- Experience with Azure
- Experience with SQL
- Experience with OAuth flows
- Cloud certification, preferably Azure
- Knowledge of Copilot for code generation / Microsoft Copilot Chat
- Good understanding of Infrastructure as Code
- Proven ability to use corporation-approved AI tools and leverage GitHub to develop automation scripts/tools
- Knowledgeable with principles and techniques to solve technical problems
- Demonstrated ability to design architecture, write/review design documents, and estimate effort
- Demonstrated teamwork and ability to collaborate with other functions to develop product roadmaps
- Ability to work in-office as needed to meet in-person attendance requirements
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO accrues each pay period with eight paid U.S. holidays plus a floating holiday, and generous time away is consistently emphasized. This breadth supports planned and unplanned time off beyond standard vacation days.
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Parental & Family Support — Six weeks of paid parental leave, up to two weeks of paid caregiver leave, Bright Horizons back‑up care, and adoption assistance signal strong family-oriented support. EAP access with counseling sessions further extends help to employees and their households.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Company‑paid short‑ and long‑term disability, Calm app membership, tuition reimbursement, commuter and FSA accounts, and broad employee discounts expand everyday wellbeing resources. Free or low‑cost virtual visits complement these lifestyle supports.
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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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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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