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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. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office for a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy integration services using IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE)
• Provide support during testing phases and troubleshoot IBM Integration Bus (IIB) issues with upstream and downstream teams
• Develop and maintain Grafana and Splunk dashboards for telemetry, operational analysis, and status reporting
• Build applications to support MQ system management and enhance productivity using Python, Java, React, Go, Docker, and GitHub Actions
• Implement proactive monitoring solutions that alert symptoms rather than outages, leveraging GitHub Actions, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk
• Remediate security vulnerabilities identified in healthcare platform scans across applications built with Python, Java, Go, React, and JavaScript
• Demonstrate strong expertise in GitHub Actions and HCC Kubernetes
• Understand IBM MQ configurations, including local, remote, and cluster queues, processes, channels, SSL/TLS, ciphers, and firewall settings
• Configure and maintain REST APIs and MQ API setups to support application connectivity from cloud and on-premises environments
• Support infrastructure and PLM initiatives, including DB2 and MySQL databases
• Diagnoses and troubleshoot complex production issues beyond the scope of application teams, ensuring timely resolution and system stability; experienced in on-call support for critical incidents
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline daily engineering workflows, automate routine operational tasks, and drive continuous process improvement
• Evaluate emerging technical trends and AI-assisted productivity tools to inform solution design, incident triage, and technical innovation

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of software engineering or systems engineering experience managing enterprise messaging and integration infrastructure
• 5 years of expertise in designing and implementing IBM Integration Bus (IIB) and IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) message flows using various nodes and formats, including XML, JSON, SOAP, and Kafka
• 3 years of application development experience with Java and Spring Boot frameworks
• 3 years of hands-on development experience with Python and React
• 3 years of practical experience with Ansible, Docker, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes
• 2 years of proficiency in implementing authentication and authorization for Python and Java applications using PingFederate SSO, OIDC, LDAP, and managing secrets with CyberArk and HashiCorp Vault
• 2 years of extensive experience with IBM MQ, including configuration and management of local, remote, and cluster queues, processes, channels, SSL/TLS, ciphers, and firewall settings
• 1 years of experience with Grafana, Splunk, Prometheus, MySQL, and DB2
• 1 years of understanding security protocols such as OAuth, JWT tokens, and SSL certificates
• 1 years of familiarity with mainframe concepts, including COBOL copybooks and CICS
• 1 years of experience utilizing enterprise-approved AI tools or AI-assisted development applications to augment daily productivity and technical workflows
• Knowledgeable in firewall rules and API Gateway concepts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent hands-on industry experience
• Proven experience administering and supporting IBM MQ and IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) in High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments and/or IBM MQ Appliance deployments
• Strong expertise in deploying, configuring, and managing containerized messaging solutions using Kubernetes
• Experience designing, developing, and implementing RESTful APIs to enable secure and scalable application integration
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-assisted tools and technologies to enhance incident management, automate scripting tasks, and improve technical documentation
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a proven track record of working effectively across globally distributed engineering teams spanning multiple time zones

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 - $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. 

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 marginalized 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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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