Web Development Lead - Lansing, MI

At Optum, we create hundreds of custom applications and manage thousands of hardware components. Together, we deliver smarter, faster and simpler solutions for a modern, innovative health system. We are also the career home to Senior IT Data Analysts who bring compassion and passion, energy and focus to their work every day. If you strive to help people live healthier lives by building your career with a leader in health care, this is the career for you! Come share your expertise and your passion and do your life's best work.(sm)As part of this group, you will predominantly be involved in architecting and designing data warehouse solutions. You will be a primary contributor in developing, testing and deploying key data warehouses, data marts and will be working with cutting edge technology. This role will prepare you for significant career growth.
Primary Responsibilities:

Work as a team with other developers to produce Web applications / Web Service applications
Lead/mentor the work of other web developers

Coordinate day-to-day assignments
Provide guidance and expertise
Monitor and report progress on web development projects
Review work performed by others and provide recommendations for improvement
Forecast and plan resource requirements
Learn and understand the client's business process
Develop and maintain system source code using ASP.net to produce web applications
Follow State procedures and development coding standards when developing code
Provide standardization and consistency across web applications
Lead discussions to document and recommend alternative solutions or application requirements for assigned projects
Identify and initiate resolutions to user problems and concerns associated with web applications
Serve as a key resource to solve complex and/or critical issues, and to develop innovative solutions
Assist in preparing presentation materials for technical review meetings, approval sessions, and application demonstrations
Assist with preparation of help documents and procedure manuals affiliated with assigned projects
Participate in Requirements and Functional Design sessions with business analyst, technical and business subject matter experts
Participate in completion of technical documentation for Requirements, Functional Design, including as is or to be process flows, screen mock ups and use cases

Required Qualifications:

5 or more years of experience with Visual Studio - Developing, deploying and supporting web based applications using Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment with a focus on C#
5 or more years of experience using ASP.NET 4.0+ with Webforms and MVC (Model View Controller)
5 or more years of experience with SQL Server - Development and maintenance of relational databases to work with Visual Studio web applications
3 or more years using RESTful services - Writing, deploying and consuming Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Web APIs
3 or more years of experience with Crystal Reports XI - Development and enhancement of business reports and charts using Crystal Reports using relational databases with a focus on SQL Server or Teradata
3 or more years of experience with Javascript, JQuery, Javascript libraries and plugins, CSS Libraries like bootstrap and Ajax - Enhancing the user interface and experience of web based applications
5 or more years of experience with Business analysis - Must be able to communicate and conduct business requirements and specifications meetings and prepare documentation for the development of web based solutions
5 or more years as a Project Management / Project Lead - Direct and oversee work of web developers and business analysts, manage project deliverables, serve as liaison with project business owners
Preferred Qualifications:

Experience using version control software (Subversion,GitHub)
Experience with the Telerik Control Toolkit
Experience developing Web Applications which utilize Teradata RDBMS
Experience with web application interface with LDAP, Microsoft SharePoint, Business Objects and FileNet
Experience with Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration and management
Networking experience using TCP/IP
Experience in using tools for web prototyping, including Protoshare
Experience in the Health Care Industry and/or State Government
Experience in Teradata, Oracle, MySQL, data warehousing, and Agile Development methodology
Experience with Unit Testing tools

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity 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: Web Development, Lansing, MI, Michigan