Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer – Remote, Ireland 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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. About the role: As a Fortune 5 business, we’re one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. There are no limits here on the resources you’ll have or the challenges you’ll encounter. We have been supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years, building a dynamic and diverse team of more than 2,100 talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we're on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding teams. As a Senior Software Engineer at Optum, you will be a key hands-on contributor within a team of talented software engineers. You will be a collaborative self-starter who is passionate about design, that can take ownership and drive results. In addition to having impact on a great team, you'll also discover the career opportunities you'd expect from an industry leader. Primary Responsibilities of the Senior Software Engineer:

1. Design, develop, and operate secure cloud platform services and software that meet business requirements.
2. Ensure that technical solutions align with architectural principles, design patterns, and enterprise security requirements.
3. Demonstrate innovation, streamline processes, and reduce technical debt by standardizing patterns.
4. Automate repetitive tasks, monitor applications, simplify work practices, define metrics, and ensure the operational quality of applications.
5. Manage security controls at the platform level to enable secure, efficient, and policy compliant operations.
6. Collaborate with multiple partner teams to communicate information security guidance and standards and reduce information security risks.
7. Provide coaching, mentoring, and leadership to the Cloud Platform team to improve their skills and knowledge.

1. Strong experience as a software development engineer or equivalent hands-on experience producing code for production systems.
2. Proven experience working with Public Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP, beyond basic IaaS functionality.
3. Experience programming in at least one high-level language (Java, C#, Python, Golang, JavaScript, etc.)
4. Engineering experience in building infrastructure using code and repeatable designs (IaC)
5. Previous experience in CI/CD practices and tools, specifically GitHub Actions and Jenkins, and source control systems such as Git.
6. Experience with containers and orchestration platforms, such as Kubernetes.

1. Proven excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
2. Experience with containers and orchestration platforms, such as Kubernetes.
3. Evidence-based approach to decision-making and problem-solving.
4. Design mindset with the ability to construct scalable, distributed services.
5. Proficient in algorithms, data structures, object-oriented programming, and system design.
6. Knowledge of API design and lifecycle management (REST, etc.).
7. Expertise in data storage, caching, and optimization (SQL and NoSQL databases).
8. Familiarity with inter-service messaging and stream discovery (SQS, Pub/Sub Kafka, etc.).
9. Proficiency in instrumentation, logging, and tracing tools (Prometheus, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, etc.).