Senior Manager Software Engineering - Schaumburg, IL - 2373645

UnitedHealth GroupSchaumburg, IL
$166,650 - $244,440Hybrid

About The Position

Optum Services Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager Software Engineering to lead multiple global software engineering teams. This role involves interacting with stakeholders to understand requirements, ensuring timely and budget-conscious delivery of commitments, and overseeing the migration from monolithic systems to a microservices-based architecture. The position fosters a culture of reliability and quality, involves reviewing architectural designs, and maintaining a broad understanding of the business. Key responsibilities include modernizing legacy applications using the latest technology stacks, migrating applications from on-premises to the Cloud, conducting code reviews, building roadmaps and release calendars, and providing strong technical leadership and guidance. The role also ensures adherence to quality standards, identifies potential risks, and supervises reports. This position allows for partial telecommuting out of the Schaumburg, Illinois office.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Applied Computer Science, Computer Applications, Computer engineering or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a technology-related occupation.
  • 3 years of experience in Software and Cloud Engineering.
  • 3 years of experience in Software development methodologies.
  • 3 years of experience in Java, Web services (soap & Restful), J2EE, XML, Spring, Spring Batch, spring boot microservices, Azure Function Apps and Azure Logic Apps.
  • 3 years of experience in Cloud platforms, such as Microsoft Azure and Open Shift.
  • 3 years of experience in Cloud-based architecture and services.
  • 3 years of experience in DevOps principles and practices, including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
  • 3 years of experience in Jenkins, Git, Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • 3 years of experience in Software testing methodologies including Waterfall model, V-Model and Agile Model.
  • 3 years of experience in Software testing tools, AccelQ Automation tool, Selenium, SoapUI, Rational Functional tester and Load runner.

Responsibilities

  • Lead multiple global software engineering teams.
  • Interact with stakeholders to understand their requirements and expectations.
  • Ensure the delivery of commitments on time and within budget.
  • Oversee the migration from monolithic systems to a microservices-based architecture.
  • Foster a culture of reliability and quality within the team.
  • Review and provide feedback on architectural designs and decisions made by the team.
  • Document high level architecture and design when needed.
  • Maintain a broad understanding of the business and how applications/assets drive.
  • Modernize several legacy applications using latest technology stack and oversee migration of apps from On-premises onto Cloud.
  • Conduct thorough code reviews with the team members.
  • Build roadmap for the new initiatives and release calendar.
  • Provide strong leadership and guidance to a team of software engineers.
  • Provide technical guidance and support to the team, helping to resolve complex technical issues and making informed decisions.
  • Ensure software engineering processes adhere to quality standards and best practices.
  • Identify potential risks and issues that may impact software development projects and develop mitigation strategies to minimize their impact.
  • Supervises reports.

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • matching 401k
  • employee stock purchase plan
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