Application Team Lead - Multiple Locations

Transform health care and change the way consumers engage with technology.

Sounds like a big challenge, right? Here, at Optum, you have the opportunity to achieve great things while you showcase your passion and technical expertise as an Application Team Lead. You'll be inspired by working alongside some of the most brilliant minds in technology who bring compassion, energy and focus to their work every day on a mission to change health care as we know it. Join us! Come share who you are and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

As part of our application support team, you will predominantly be involved in building business solutions by supporting and modifying new and existing software applications. You'll stretch your skills and grow your careers as a primary contributor in designing, building, testing, integrating, documenting and supporting all types of applications consistent with the established specifications and business requirements in order to deliver business value.

This position is responsible for support of the production environments including tracking and implementing releases into different stages of the environments. Monitors overall production batch operations.  Also assists in integrating various third party systems into the environment and assist with testing these applications.

Primary Responsibilities:

• In-depth working knowledge of distributive systems, database management and application server operation


• Acts as principal technical/administrative resource in administration of the Facets environment


• Advanced performance and tuning


• Work with developers and testers for troubleshooting any application related issues environments 


• Provide off hours support


• Researches and evaluates alternatives and recommends solutions for system design.


• Test duties as analyst, without direction


• Support problem resolution; consult and advise on application design and tuning; plan, organize and execute product benchmarks for threshold and functionality


• Provide support for the development and maintenance of stage, test, and development environments for distributed applications


• Operates with minimal supervision across multiple environments and platforms


• Confers with appropriate managers/application groups regarding problems with and capabilities of Facets environments
  

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years related IT administration experience including control and development of standards


• Well versed with windows concepts, performance tuning, maintenance, and deployment of applications


• 3+ years of experience working in a claims platform environment


• 2+ years of experience directing cross-functional and/or cross-segment teams


• Translates highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences

Preferred Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in applicable area of expertise or equivalent experience


• Experience working in a lead position or supervisory role


• Experience working with the Facets system


• Skill and experience of UNIX platform


• Healthcare industry knowledge

As a requirement of UnitedHealth Group's contract with the Department of Defense, this position requires U.S. citizenship and proof of favorable adjudication following submission of Department of Defense , (the National Agency Check Legal and Credit or NACLC). Successful completion of the NACLC process is a requirement for continued employment in this role. NACLC processing will be initiated by our TRICARE Security Officer post-offer, and can take 3-6 months for a final decision communication from the Department of Defense. Candidates will be allowed to begin employment with UnitedHealth Group in this role based on an interim clearance, and final results will be communicated as they are received. Failure to obtain final NACLC approval will result in termination from this role.

Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: 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.

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