Software Engineer – Dublin and Letterkenny – Remote

Optum is a global organisation 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. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

About the Role:

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. healthcare system works better for everyone.

As a Software Engineer, this position will be working within Technology Enterprise Platform organization. Working with a global agile team to maintain and support existing UI control libraries used by the Enterprise. Also developing a brand-new greenfield set UI control to meet the branding and design desired by the company for years to come. A successful candidate will be an excellent verbal and written communicator.

Primary Responsibilities of a Software Engineer role:

• Work closely with other business units and other teams in understanding the functional and technical design for processes identified for automation potential or application development
• Providing architectural input over solution designs to ensure consistency and continuity across the company’s IT infrastructure and delivery team
• UI Control Library development in reactjs
• Design reusable components, frameworks and libraries
• Develop and configure automation processes as per the process requirements document to meet requirements defined by the business
• Ensure quality of coded components by using best practice and comply with accessibility standards
• Comply with and helps enforce design and coding standards, policies and procedures
• Participate in an Agile/Scrum methodology to deliver high-quality software releases through Sprints
• Communicate any identified project risks and issues to the delivery/project manager and providing inputs to the change control process
• Support the Operational Teams during the UAT and rollout phases
• Training and mentoring other developers within the team on development and delivery disciplines
• Develop team standards and best practices while keeping up to date with industry standards, and technology changes to help build robust systems to accommodate the industry requirements and business needs
• Complete and meet all security and info sec challenges and addressing CVEs
• Cloud deployments via github actions and pipeline engineering

Required Qualifications of a Software Engineer role:

• Experience working with JavaScript
• Experience with React/Angular frameworks
• Proven experience performing CICD with GitHub, CodeQL, SonarQube, Sauce Labs, Jest, Cypress, Dependabot
• Solid understanding of typical Enterprise IT infrastructure \ architecture
• Good understanding of the key requirements documents involved in a delivery lifecycle (functional, technical, testing documents)
• Exposure to Agile delivery methods
• Experience working with distributed teams
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering \Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications of Software Engineer role:

• Experience in a Front End Software Engineering position
• Experience working with Azure/AWS Public Cloud
• Previous experience in the Insurance Industry (preferably Health Insurance)
• Understanding of HTTPS and Rest communication via web services

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: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. © 2024 UnitedHealth Group. All rights reserved.

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