Web Based Engineer

Transform health care and change the way consumers engage with technology.

Sounds like a big challenge, right? Here, at Optum, you have the opportunity to achieve great things while you showcase your passion and technical expertise as a Web Based Engineer . You’ll be inspired by working alongside some of the most brilliant minds in technology who bring compassion, energy and focus to their work every day on a mission to change health care as we know it. Join us! Come share who you are and start doing your life’s best work.(sm)

As part of our development team, you will predominantly be involved in building business solutions by creating new and modifying existing software applications. You’ll stretch your skills and grow your careers as a primary contributor in designing, coding, testing, debugging, documenting and supporting all types of applications consistent with the established specifications and business requirements in order to deliver business value.

The Web Based Engineer is responsible for defining, leading, maturing and growing the Web Based mindset and approach within the agile teams using techniques such as Acceptance Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery to provide quality products with seamless integration across Development, Quality Assurance, Infrastructure, Operations, and Release Management roles.

Primary Responsibilities:
Develops and supports a learning organization model through coaching, training, and mentorship.

Adapt as necessary for unintended consequences of this change initiative and one that understands the value of commitments to delivery made by a development team

Blogging and community support

Work in a Development team environment and are expected to work on both tactical and strategic assignments

Manual maintenance work

Handle the manual work while figuring out how to automate it

Required Qualifications:
4+ years of IT experience on web-based products

2+ years of experience working on large scale, multiple team projects

1+ year of experience in at least 1 high level programming language such as Ruby, C, C#, C++ or Java

1+ year of experience with at least 1 scripting language such as Perl, Python or PowerShell

1+ year of experience with Jenkins

Preferred Qualifications:
Chef++ experience

Amazon Web Services experience

Git (contributions on Github++) experience

Scripted environments experience

Configuration as code experience

Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people’s lives. This is where it’s happening. This is where you’ll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We’re freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it’s needed. We’re creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life’s best work.(sm)

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.

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