Sr Director, Software Engineering - Remote or Hybrid in MN or DC

UnitedHealth Group•Minnetonka, MN

2d•$159,300 - $273,200•Hybrid

About The Position

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care’s most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. UHC Technology is focused on driving change, modernization, and ensuring reliable and stable systems so that we can help to transform health care - making it easier, more affordable, and more effective for those we serve. We are passionate about technology and the role it plays to create distinctive experiences to our constituents. While we are always focused on how technology can help us deliver faster and with improved quality, we are far more enthusiastic about the ways technology can reinvent how we deliver on our mission in partnership with the UHC lines of business and Optum Technology. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Requirements

12+ years of overall technology experience, including architecture, operations, engineering, or platform leadership in large scale enterprise environments
5+ years of senior leadership experience in security, platform stability, resiliency, or reliability engineering
Experience engaging with regulatory and compliance stakeholders, including preparation for audits, incidents, and executive level reporting
Demonstrated experience leading with a small, highly effective team, driving impact through prioritization, and automation
Proven expertise in: Security operations & risk management (incident response, vulnerability management, third party risk, change governance)
Proven expertise in: Stability & resiliency (production incident management, root cause analysis, disaster recovery, business continuity planning)
Solid background in AI enabled operations and automation, including use of AI/ML or AIOps to improve detection, prediction, prevention, and resolution of incidents

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related field
Familiarity with third party and vendor risk management, including security controls, access governance, and compliance oversight
Demonstrated ability to provide clear, executive level communication and reporting to CIOs and senior leadership during high risk or high visibility situations
Demonstrated success leading and developing onshore teams responsible for sensitive security and operational responsibilities
Demonstrated solid judgment, accountability mindset, and ability to make real time decisions under pressure

Responsibilities

Provide executive leadership for security, platform stability, and resiliency across C&S Technology, ensuring reliable, compliant, and predictable operations for member and business critical platforms
Own security risk management, including identification, prioritization, and remediation of critical and high vulnerabilities across applications, infrastructure, and third party vendors
Lead production incident management and stability engineering, including real time decision making for P1/P2 incidents, root cause analysis, and durable remediation
Establish and enforce disciplined change governance, deployment readiness, and operational controls to minimize risk during peak and high impact change periods
Define and execute resiliency strategy, including disaster recovery readiness, business continuity planning, and execution of BCP and incident response drills
Oversee third party and vendor security posture (e.g., MFA, certificates, access controls), ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and regulatory expectations
Serve as a primary technology leader for U.S. and state regulatory engagement related to security, incidents, and platform stability
Drive proactive monitoring, observability, and AIOps capabilities to predict issues, reduce incident volume, and accelerate resolution
Partner with application, infrastructure, and business leaders to identify high risk platforms and ensure appropriate IT ownership, controls, and resilience
Provide executive level reporting and insights on security, stability, and resiliency to the CIO, governance forums, and senior leadership
Lead and develop onshore teams responsible for security operations, stability engineering, and resiliency execution, ensuring clear accountability and ownership