Software Engineer – Remote

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Security Operations Center is looking for a Software Engineer to be a part of our Development group within our SOC. This individual will be tasked in helping mature our processes and procedures for the development group along with maintaining and advancing our in-house developed product for our Security operations Center. This product’s main adjective is to organize, streamline, and automate work for our operational teams that use the product.

This role requires ability to architect innovative solutions and coordinate development across multiple projects within EIS and reports to the Senior Manager of Cybersecurity Software Development for the Security Operations Center. Candidate expectation is self-starter, highly organized and detail orientated; seek opportunities to improve, enhance and evolve SOC Operations.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

Designs, develops, and implements solutions that exemplify modern software engineering practices

Enhances system design/architecture to simplify and improve resiliency in system interactions and dependencies

Mentors junior team members in modern engineering practices, technologies, and patterns

Maintains current perspective on technology trends, applying that to personal and team capability growth. Actively participate in code review

Champions “automation first” mentality throughout engineering and operations practices

Drives code reuse and contribution strategy for span of control; minimizes redundant development

Has solid familiarity with many technologies and shares this with others

Grow and mature automated response processes in the Security Operations Center

Support cross team collaboration across EIS to drive execution of initiatives. Distribute and provide technical material and updates to leadership

Drive increased productivity first through operational excellence (e.g. organizational model, process engineering, automations, project management discipline) vs adding additional resources

Perform all other related duties as assigned

Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed

Works with less structured, more complex issues

Serves as a resource to others

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:

2 years of experience in a technical discipline such as solution architect, development, systems engineering, or networking

2 years of experience with programming in Golang

2 years of experience with Javascript and at least one JS framework (Vue, React, Angular)

Demonstrated familiarity with network design and implementation

Proven knowledge of Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps practices

Proven knowledge of implementing and operating security controls in commercial Cloud hosting environments including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) products

Demonstrated familiarity with AWS Neptune database service or SQL

Experience Building serverless web applications

Demonstrated experience leading projects focused on innovations and development of information systems and/or security solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

Software Certifications: AWS, GCP, Azure

Experience working in security operations, cyber defense, or application security

Data engineering experience

Familiarity with container orchestration and message queue platforms including Kubernetes and Docker

All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $70,200 to $137,800 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

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.