Requisition Number: 2341762 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. 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. Primary Responsibilities: - Design, Development and maintenance of application - Monitoring, logging, and analyzing application performance and suggesting the alerting mechanism to catch the production issues sooner - Conduct vulnerability assessments and fix the issues - Partner with Development team and suggest proactive enhancement to make the application better - Develop and implement disaster recovery and data backup strategies and solutions to maintain business continuity - Collaborate with development teams to enable CI/CD pipelines for efficient software deployment - Conduct periodic access reviews and monitor user activity in the production environment - Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives for the application - Advice on best practices for cloud security, reliability, and scalability - Use AI tools to automate, optimize, and improve the software development lifecycle by analyzing data and providing intelligent recommendations - Implement the AIOps for analyzing logs and metrics to enhance observability and incident response - Participates in the development of prototypes and large-scale proof of concepts - Maintain documentation around current application functionalities and security controls - Identify opportunities to fine-tune and optimize applications of Java developed projects - Work on the PLM activities - Partner closely with the stakeholders, upstream and downstream applications and create alerts for dependent applications failures 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: - Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science Engineering - 8+ years of overall IT experience - Experience in security-focused DevOps - Hands-on experience deploying and monitoring of applications - Experience working with CI/CD technologies such as GHA - Proven experience operating with cloud platforms, APIs and event-driven automation - Experience developing / coding software components in Java - Experience with CI/CD, Maven, XML, Web services, RESTAPI's, Microservices - Experience in Databases, SQL programming, Streaming Solutions using Kafka - Knowledge of AI tools - Proficient with popular scripting and programming language frameworks such as Python, Power Automate, Microsoft Graph API, Shell Scripting languages - Proven communication skills, ability to articulate complex issues understandably and engagingly *All employees working remotely 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 $112,700 to $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.

• You’ll be a core builder, helping take the product from 0→1. • Design and build full-stack systems from scratch, owning features end-to-end from idea to production. • Operate as an AI-native engineer, using tools like Copilot, Gemini, Cursor, Claude and agent-based workflows as a core part of development. • Rethink traditional development workflows using AI, including debugging, testing, documentation, and code generation. • Rapidly prototype and ship features, turning ambiguous ideas into working product in hours or days. • Design and implement core product systems, including APIs, authentication, onboarding, and payment flows. • Continuously evaluate and integrate new AI capabilities, identifying where agents, automation, or LLM-powered features can create leverage in both the product and internal workflows. • Establish modern engineering practices from day one, optimized for speed, iteration, and maintainability in an AI-augmented development environment. • Collaborate in a high-ownership, low-structure startup environment, where you’re expected to take initiative, challenge assumptions, and move fast without waiting for perfect specs.

• Design, build, and operate backend services that process, transform, and deliver analytics and reporting data at scale • Own features end-to-end: requirements analysis, API and data model design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support • Architect reliable distributed systems: define service boundaries, async workflows, data contracts, failure strategies, and scaling approaches • Write clean, testable Java with Spring Boot; build and maintain APIs that other teams and customers depend on • Integrate deeply with AWS managed services for compute, messaging, storage, and observability as part of your day-to-day work • Drive quality through comprehensive unit and integration testing, meaningful code coverage, and stable CI pipelines • Participate in technical decision-making: evaluate tradeoffs, select methods and tools, and document decisions clearly for the broader team • Mentor and coach junior engineers through pairing, code review, and knowledge sharing; help set the technical standard in your area • Collaborate with senior individual contributors to shape technical direction and improve engineering practices across the organization.

• Design, develop, and maintain production-quality backend and frontend components • Build APIs, business logic, data access layers, and user interfaces • Implement new features while refactoring legacy functionality • Write unit, integration, and regression tests to support safe delivery • Refactor legacy Java applications (e.g., Struts/JBoss) into Spring Boot services • Support decomposition of monolithic systems into modular services • Maintain data integrity and backward compatibility during phased modernization • Diagnose and resolve defects in complex legacy codebases • Develop RESTful APIs using Java and Spring Boot • Implement data access with Hibernate/JPA • Support database modernization, schema evolution, and data migration • Apply consistent logging, error handling, and observability practices • Build and maintain Angular applications using TypeScript • Implement responsive UI behavior and secure backend integration • Collaborate with UX and backend teams on API contracts and user experience • Implement authentication and authorization using IAM solutions (e.g., Keycloak) • Apply OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect and role-based access control • Build with CI/CD, containerization, monitoring, and production readiness in mind • Collaborate with DevOps teams on deployment and operational support • Participate in sprint planning, refinement, estimation, and retrospectives • Contribute to code reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing • Communicate progress, risks, and technical challenges clearly • Understand business goals and drivers and translate those into an appropriate technical solution. • Support the full SDLC—from requirements and estimation through deployment, monitoring, and documentation. • Continuously learn and apply new tools/techniques to improve performance, automation, and scalability.