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Software Engineer - Remote

UnitedHealth Group

Wausau, WI
Full Time
Senior
71k-127k
about 20 hours ago

Job Description

About the Role

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

Key Responsibilities

  • Solid understanding of software engineering processes: Design patterns, algorithms, data structures, schemas and queries, system design, unit testing, code reviews, agile and dev-ops.
  • Analyze business requirements to develop Data Visualizations & Dashboards for Health Care and Reporting systems.
  • Experience with End-to-End Project handling.
  • Experience with Mainframe Migration Projects to Cloud.
  • Able to conduct Scrum ceremonies.
  • Provide support for Application Maintenance, New Development support.
  • Resolve production issues by code debugging, analyze logs, perform reverse engineering to find the root cause and suggest permanent fix within SLA.
  • Available for production deployments/troubleshooting during off hours/weekends.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, Science, Information Systems, Health Informatics, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience with Mainframe Technologies (JCL, COBOL, DB2, CICS, VSAM).
  • 7+ years of experience with RDBMS - DB2, No SQL.
  • 4+ years with Performance techniques, Tuning requests.
  • 4+ years of experience with APIs.
  • 3+ years with Cloud Experience (Mainframe Migration Experience).
  • 3+ years with DevOps Tools & techniques.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in the healthcare industry.
  • Experience with Rally/Agile tools.
  • Proven ability to establish repeatable processes, best practices and implement version control software, automated testing and deployment.
  • Mainframe DevOps Engineer experience.
  • Solid experience of operating in a quickly changing environment and driving technological innovation to meet business requirements.
  • Experience with Agile, Scrum and Kanban principles.
  • Proven track record of building relationships across cross-functional teams.
  • Proven excellent time management, communication, decision making, and presentation skills.
  • Proven exposure to Cloud.
  • Proven to manage code migration through the various stages for the release.
  • Flexible to work in different shifts and ability to take on-call responsibility in rotation.

Qualifications

  • Educational background as specified in requirements.

Benefits & Perks

  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Incentive and recognition programs.
  • Equity stock purchase.
  • 401k contribution.
  • Salary range from $71,200 to $127,200 annually based on full-time employment.
  • All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

Working at UnitedHealth Group

The company culture is guided by inclusion, talented peers, and a focus on career development. They are committed to mitigating their impact on the environment and enabling equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes. They emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion as part of their enterprise priorities.

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Job Details

Posted AtAug 7, 2025
Salary71k-127k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeRemote
ExperienceSenior

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About UnitedHealth Group

Website

unitedhealthgroup.com

Company Size

10000+ employees

Location

Wausau, WI

Industry

Direct Life, Health, and Medical Insurance Carriers

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