Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optum is hiring a Software Engineer to help modernize a legacy application into a cloud-native platform using modern design standards. The role develops and operates production software, translates requirements into technical solutions, and collaborates with stakeholders while supporting Optum Serve’s federal health services mission.

Responsibilities

• Designs, codes, tests and debugs applications and components that meet all technical specifications and business requirements per assigned work items
• Collaborates closely with stakeholders, product owners, and feature team on developing requirements
• Refines business requirements into technical solutions, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines with optimal solutions
• Perform code reviews
• Operational Excellence - build, deploy, monitor, and operation of production services
• Communicates effectively with business stakeholders and technical team
• Mentors' junior software engineers

Skills

• High School Diploma/GED
• 2+ years of experience in full lifecycle software development projects in an agile environment
• 2+ years of hands-on technical expertise in building web applications and RESTful web services
• 2+ years of experience in MS SQL, PostgreSQL, or other similar relational database management systems
• 2+ years of experience in .NET Core or similar object-oriented programming language
• 2+ years of experience with Angular, React, or other JavaScript frameworks / libraries
• 1+ years of experience in building/supporting cloud-native applications in Azure or similar cloud service provider
• 6+ months of experience leveraging AI tools (Git Hub, Copilot or any other similar tools) in the software development lifecycle in order to improve quality and efficiency
• United States citizenship is required for this position
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a suitability or determination of eligibility for a Confidential/Secret or Top-Secret security clearance
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Computer Engineering or related field or related field OR 4 years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
• Experience with Domain Driven Design
• Experience with Event Driven Architecture
• Experience with application containerization, deployment, and orchestration across environments
• Experience with CI/CD and test automation
• Experience building cloud-native applications in Azure or similar cloud service provider
• Basic understanding and ability to troubleshoot applications running within Kubernetes
• Basic understanding of cloud infrastructure and automated provisioning & configuration management
• Basic understanding of networking and internet protocols
• Knowledge of Encryption, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), understanding of OWASP

Benefits

• Telecommute from anywhere within the U.S.
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

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