Lead full-stack engineer responsible for automation testing and quality leadership. Build and maintain API/UI automation (Cypress, Playwright), performance testing (JMeter, Gatling), CI/CD and containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins), and backend services (Java, Spring Boot, REST, Kafka, Cassandra) on AWS. Manage and mentor quality teams, apply DevOps practices, and ensure high-quality code across the software lifecycle.
Requisition Number: 2363004
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.
Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary quality engineering activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps. These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways. Coordinates, supervises and is accountable for the daily activities of business support, technical or production team or unit wrt to quality standards. Impact of work is most often at the team level.
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Required Qualifications:
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.
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.
Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary quality engineering activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps. These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways. Coordinates, supervises and is accountable for the daily activities of business support, technical or production team or unit wrt to quality standards. Impact of work is most often at the team level.
Primary Responsibility:
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
AI User Responsibilities:
Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks. Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation.
Required Qualifications:
- B.E. (Computer Engineering) or equivalent from reputed engineering colleges
- 8+ years of relevant software lifecycle experience specifically focusing on Automation Testing with hands-on full stack experience
- 4+ years of hands-on experience of API & UI automation tests in cypress, playwright
- 2+ years of working experience in managing quality team
- Experience with Kubernetes & automated codeable deployments
- Cassandra/any other No-SQL exposure
- Exposure for Jmeter performance testing
- Exposure to AWS services, Lambda & containerization
- Knowledge on REST and Spring Boot over any Cloud
- Sound fundamentals of Core Java
- Knowledge of build tools such as Maven/Gradle
- Technically hands-on and excellent in Design, Coding and Testing
- Product/Project/Program Related Tech Stack:
- Back End: Java, Spring, Sprint Boot, REST, AWS
- Middleware: Kafka & its ecosystem, Cassandra/NoSQL
- Testing: JUnit, Gatling , Cypress, Selenium, Playwright
- DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub, Docker, Sonar, Fortify
- Others: JMeter, Groovy
- Development Methodology/Engineering Practices Agile (SCRUM/KANBAN)
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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