Associate Software Engineer - Canada at UnitedHealth Group Canada

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Apr, 26

Salary

106400.0

Posted On

01 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

C#, .NET, Cloud-Native, NoSQL, Couchbase, NGINX, APIs, Web Services, OAuth, JWT, WS-Security, SAML, React, Docker, Kubernetes, Data Modeling

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

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. If you live near Richmond City, BC, you’ll enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid-remote position* as you take on some tough challenges. This position follows a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week. Primary Responsibilities: Contributes to the plans associated with the software development of features. Executes the design, development, deployment, and operation of cloud-based services. Contributes to prioritization of new features versus technical debt resolution Hold high standards in writing quality scalable and supportable code, complete with appropriate unit tests, automated testing, documentation, and operationalization aspects in a CI/CD environment Creation of documentation and adhering to standards Provides technical leadership to implement new functionality and improvements to existing implementations Provides training and mentoring to other team members in areas of expertise Interface with user representatives or other engineering groups to define requirements and/or necessary modifications when required Proactively collaborates with other teams to resolve roadblocks and ensure smooth delivery Lead by example and use your technical expertise and perspective to drive innovation Continuously identify and highlight areas of improvement that will grow a team to be more responsive and adaptable to changes To be part of on call rotation to support production issues You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. Required Qualifications: High School Diploma/GED (or higher) 2+ years of professional software development experience in building complex, highly scalable, performant, secure, reliable software systems and tools, ideally within a cloud-native environment 1+ years of hand-on experience with any programming language preferably C# and .NET 1+ years of experience with any Databases - NoSQL such as Couchbase, NGINX or similar Preferred Qualifications: Experience in the healthcare industry working with DICOM, HL7, FHIR Experience designing, creating, and securing APIs; Web Services (REST/JSON), OAuth, JWT, WS-Security, SAML Experience with React Intermediate level of knowledge of Public Cloud (AWS, GCP or Azure) Solid knowledge of data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and asynchronous architecture Knowledge and experience working with Docker, Kubernetes Understanding of data modeling and database theory (ACID, CAP etc.) Proven sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment *All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy Canada Residents Only: The salary range for Canada residents is $51,200 to $106,400 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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.

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Responsibilities

Contributes to the software development of features and executes the design, development, deployment, and operation of cloud-based services. Provides technical leadership and training to implement new functionality and improvements.