Senior Software Engineer in City of London

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.

As a Fortune 5 business, we’re one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. There are no limits here on the resources you’ll have or the challenges you’ll encounter. We have been supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years, building a dynamic and diverse team of more than 2,100 talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we’re on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding teams.

Schedule
Full-time position with standard working hours of Monday – Friday, standard business hours

Primary Responsibilities

• Work as a Full Stack Engineer to design, code, build and test software solutions in DevOps scrum environment
• Lead team efforts to achieve timely resolution to all production issues
• Apply design patterns to best practices to software development
• Rapid prototyping within an Agile methodology
• Contributing to the applications’ technology stack and driving progressive solutions to complex problems
• Working with technical and strategic product to create world class products
• Implementing complex code based on guidance provided by lead engineer on initiative(s)
• Pro-actively identifies and addresses security gaps in solution design and delivery

Required Qualifications

• Experience with .NET
• Experience developing/operating with a commercial cloud environment, preferably MS Azure
• Experience with Agile, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
• Experience with relational and non-relational database technologies
• Microsoft .NET technology stack experience (C# / .NET, .NET Core, Web APIs)
• Development Operations experience including Working knowledge of code management tools such as Git, agile management tools, i.e. Jira/Rally, CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps
• Automated Testing experience including Unit test development and Integration test development
• Web Programming experience including HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Knowledge of Agile & Software Development Best Practices including code scanning and remediation

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in computer science
• Experience working in a MHRA regulated environment
• Experience with IAAS/PAAS services; together with delivery of Infrastructure-as-code using Terraform/ARM/Ansible
• Experience with testing frameworks

Soft Skills

• Passionate about writing concise, well tested and robust code

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application. All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

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 marginalised 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: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace.