Lead Software Engineer

Optum
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United StatesFull-time$112,700–$193,200Posted Sep 18, 2026

About the role

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.

Primary Responsibilities

Builds and maintains applications for deployment, monitoring and operations, troubleshoots and resolves issues within AWS environments, including network, security, storage, and compute-related problems

Drive & lead technical decisions, design discussions, review artifacts and implementation of the platform / services

Ensure Well-architected principles and engineering best practices are followed to build a secure, high-performing, resilient and scalable services

Automate routine operational tasks, ensuring efficiency and reliability in day-to-day operations

Implement security best practices to keep data safe and control who can access resources

Manage code deployment and release via GitHub actions / Jenkins and help in troubleshooting issues with existing CI/CD pipeline

Guide the team development efforts towards successful project delivery

Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team

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

BA/BS degree or equivalent experience

10+ years of experience in Application support and Maintenance

5+ years professional experience in AWS or other cloud architecture

5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud Infrastructure and services

3+ hands on Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

3+ years of programming in Python

Solid experience in CI/CD pipelines and integration with in GitHub Actions / Jenkins

Experience in designing / integrating REST APIs with third-party services

Solid knowledge of cloud security practices and AWS IAM roles/policies

Preferred Qualifications

Proven solid written and verbal skills

Proven leadership skills

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 - $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.

Responsibilities

  • Builds and maintains applications for deployment, monitoring and operations
  • Drive & lead technical decisions, design discussions, review artifacts and implementation
  • Ensure Well-architected principles and engineering best practices are followed
  • Automate routine operational tasks, ensuring efficiency and reliability
  • Implement security best practices to keep data safe
  • Manage code deployment and release via GitHub actions / Jenkins
  • Guide the team development efforts towards successful project delivery
  • Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of experience in Application support and Maintenance
  • 5+ years professional experience in AWS or other cloud architecture
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud Infrastructure and services
  • 3+ years hands on Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • 3+ years of programming in Python
  • Solid experience in CI/CD pipelines and integration with in GitHub Actions / Jenkins
  • Experience in designing / integrating REST APIs with third-party services

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Incentive and recognition programs
  • Equity stock purchase
  • 401k contribution

Skills mentioned

AWSTerraformPythonCI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsREST APIsCloud SecurityIdentity and Access ManagementAutomation

About Optum

We’re evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. It’s why we put your unique needs at the heart of everything we do, making it easy and affordable to manage health and well-being. We are delivering the right care how and when it’s needed; providing support to make smarter and healthier choices; and making prescription services easier, while helping you save money along the way. It’s everything health care should be. Together, for better health. Optum is part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH).

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H-1B sponsorship history

Historical employer filing data was found for Optum. The employer record includes 3,935 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.