Senior Quality Engineer I

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyze User Stories / Bugs, Design / Design Review, Document, Code / Code Review, Test (Unit, Assembly, System & Regression), Deployment, & Post-deployment Support
• Delivery requires automated test (manual testing as needed) mindfulness
• Engineering focus on enriching the Customer Experience through high quality functional delivery, efficiency, testability, reliability, scalability, availability, and security of applications
• Foster high performance, collaborative technical work
• 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

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering with a solid focus on automation
• Experience with C# and .NET Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), RESTful Web API Development, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, & SQL profiling skills / performance tuning SQL
• Proven experience in testing modern web applications and APIs using frameworks
• Up-to-date knowledge of agile methodologies and modern testing practices
• Solid understanding of performance, security, and accessibility testing
• Solid programming skills in languages like C# for test automation
• Proven ability to 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
• Proven excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in fast-paced environments
• Proven solid communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional teamwork

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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