Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optum delivers technology-enabled health care services designed to improve health outcomes and help people access care, pharmacy benefits, data, and resources. The Associate Software Engineer will design, code, test, and debug applications while collaborating with Business Analysts to develop requirements as part of an enterprise technology modernization program.
Responsibilities
- Designs, codes, tests and debugs applications and components that meet all technical specifications and business requirements per assigned work items
- Collaborates closely with Business Analysts on developing requirements
Skills
- HS Diploma required
- 6 months of experience leveraging any AI tools in the software development lifecycle in order to improve quality and efficiency
- 6 months of experience with any one object oriented programming language
- United States citizenship is required for this position
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a suitability or determination of eligibility for a Confidential/Secret or Top Secret security clearance
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Computer Engineering or related field
- Experience with MS SQL, PostgreSQL, or other similar relational database management system
- Experience with .NET Core or similar object oriented programming language
- Experience with Angular, React, or other JavaScript frameworks / libraries
- Experience with application containerization, deployment, and orchestration across environments
- Experience with CI/CD and test automation
- Experience building cloud-native applications in Azure or similar cloud service provider
- Basic understanding and ability to troubleshoot applications running within Kubernetes
- Basic understanding of cloud infrastructure and automated provisioning & configuration management
- Basic understanding of networking and internet protocols
- Knowledge of Encryption, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), understanding of OWAS
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Benefits
- Flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S.
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
- Career development opportunities
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