Senior Software Engineer - JAVA Developer - Basking Ridge, NJ
Basking Ridge, NJ

Job Description

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

Primary Responsibilities:

* Performing in an agile scrum team and building, unit testing, and deployment of the software
* Solves complex problems and/or conducts complex analysis and ensures quality of requirements for solutions development & evaluates and drives new project development
* Maintains knowledge of current and emerging technologies/products related to architectural solutions & current domains and strategic roadmaps ensuring solutions are aligned with business and IT goals and objectives
* Develops and documents and incorporates software and system architecture into conceptual designs to ensure scalability/applicability/quality/comprehensiveness
* Ensures traceability between solution summary and applicable requirements
* Identify solutions to non-standard requests/problems and anticipates future business models/needs and ensures inclusion in business requirements
* Develops technical specifications/design documents as defined in application/system designs and are clearly and comprehensively documented, understood and traceable to business requirements
* Ensures compatibility with application code standards
* Develops application/system code as defined in technical specifications & creates and executes unit test plans and documents results
* Conducts all required reviews (e.g., code reviews, test plan reviews) & reviews and troubleshoots potential coding issues
* Demonstrates clear understanding of how the application may be impacted in all aspects of the testing process (e.g., regression testing) and analyzes/fixes defects identified in testing; including root cause analysis
* Ensures organized source code control and release management and supports all phases of the SDLC and deploys code to higher environments and collaborates with other in support of the deployment plan
* Partner with DevOps teams on resolving code defects, and continuous improvement of the code

Required Qualifications:

* 7 years of experience as a developer
* 5 years of development experience with (Java 8 , Spring Boot, Angular, React, etc.) and web technologies; Solid technical skills and background needed to support the oversight of development and management of complex multi-platform environments
* Familiar with Docker and OpenShift technologies using Jenkins CI/CD pipeline as a code
* Experience with Oracle and/or MySQL/Mongo databases
* Experience with cloud solutions
* Solid background in applications development methodologies, SDLC and other IT industry standards and engineering best practices
* Agile development experience
* Knowledge and understanding of design patterns and concepts
* Must demonstrate experience in participating in system application design, process modeling, business value analysis and business process design and in developing and writing clear functional/technical business requirements
* Strong analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree, and/or related functional area or equivalent work experience
* 7 years of proven success in leading/supporting programs/projects through the entire life cycle
* Self-motivated, self-directed, team oriented, responsible, and reliable, with a positive attitude and a proactive style
* Ability to work in a highly variable, virtual and matrixed environment
* Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communications skills
* Ability to communicate ideas and analysis in a clear and concise fashion to clients, colleagues
* Experience with AWS, Kafka, AKKA, Kubernetes, Lambda, Mongo

Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Job Keywords: Java 8 , Spring Boot, Angular, React, Basking Ridge, NJ, New Jersey