.Net Developer - Southfield, MI

Is it important
to you to create an application that will benefit millions of people? At Optum,
you are empowered to do your best! You will work with an elite team to create
applications using the newest and latest technologies. 

If you
have a solid track record for innovation and accomplishment, we are eager to
speak with you! We hire talented coding professionals who are looking to
advance their careers by working for the best company in the healthcare
industry. You will have the most opportunities to grow and develop your career
while using the skills that you have obtained thus far. Being a leader in
healthcare IT, it is always challenging and exciting here at Optum in creating
the healthcare system of tomorrow. Join us and start doing your life's best work.
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In this
role, you will be involved in developing innovative business solutions by
creating new applications, modifying existing applications and providing post
production support. Predominantly you will be designing, coding, testing,
debugging, documenting and supporting all types of applications consistent with
established specifications and business requirements to deliver value to our
organization. 

Watch
this video to hear from our IT Recruiters how they describe their work: 



Primary Responsibilities: 

• Design,
  implement and maintain .Net application within all phases of the Software
  Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Develop, test, implement and maintain application software working with
  established processes
• Communicate effectively with other engineers and QA
• Establish, refine and integrate development and test environment tools and
  software as needed
• Identify production and non-production application issues
• Identify opportunities to fine-tune and optimize applications of .Net developed
  projects
• Provide technical support and consultation for .Net application and
  infrastructure questions
• Serve as a mentor to less experienced Developers
• Police
  development teams in following standards and processes
• Support development teams in deploying code to the environments

Job
Specifics:



The person filling this role will be responsible for Code Management for a
large development team. This includes deploying/debugging user code, developing
development standards, enforcing SDLC processes and developing tools/reports
for use by the Code Management team. This position will also coordinate and run
production deployment releases which involves creating deployment plans and
running meetings. 



Positions in this function are predominantly involved in developing business solutions
by creating new and modifying existing software applications. Primary
contributor in designing, coding, testing, debugging, documenting and
supporting all types of applications consistent with established specifications
and business requirements to deliver business value.

• Reviews the work of others.
• Develops innovative approaches.
• Sought out as expert.
• Serves as a leader/ mentor.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or HS Diploma/GED with 4+ years equivalent work history
• 3+ years of experience in full Software Development Life Cycle 
• 3+ years of experience working as a .Net developer
• 3+ years of experience working with Relational
  Databases and SQL

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in working with Oracle 12c PL/SQL
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
• Unix/Linux Knowledge
• Source Code Repository Administration (Subversion
  a plus)
• Health care industry experience