Optum is a company that's on the rise. We're expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference? Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

The Director Software Engineering-Salesforce role is responsible for leading Medicare and Retirement portals cloud Journey from ideation to implementation in an aggressive timeline. The position will require strategic direction setting of the cloud infrastructure, options and implementation strategies as well as actual implementation of the effort. The role will be point person to provide effective communication/ update about status, associated issues, risks to the technology and business leadership. The position will also require full accountability of all phases of software delivery and management of releases and cloud infrastructure updates for the portals. If you have a passion of solving business problems using web and transform the way digital software is delivered in healthcare, this is the position for you.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Planning, managing and executing critical technology initiatives including Salesforce, system enhancements and re-engineering projects for critical business portals
• Define technical architecture for the Salesforce environment
• Execute and lead team on software development strategies.
• Provide technical architecture strategy and guidance for Salesforce rollouts, and assist with design for adoption strategy.
• Validate architecture and design to support business value
• Promote reusability of functionality within Salesforce platform, including integration components
• Identify, communicate, and manage risks that may interfere with project execution or success
• Design, code, and test a variety of custom business applications.
• Coordinate end-to-end testing and quality assurance procedures and plans.
• Assist in development of project plans, budgets and resource requirements.
• Monitor system performance and code quality of other team members.

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years experience working with Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Marketing Cloud.
• 5+years experience with Agile development processes, continuous integration, and deployments.
• 5 years experience leading Application development and production support teams
• User Interface experience using Salesforce Visual Force, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, Lightening, jQuery, REACT JS, Angular, AJAX
• Experience with Salesforce APIs, Apex Triggers and Classes, SOQL, Force.com Tool and Toolkits
• Experience in working with Salesforce Workflow Rules and Approvals, Visual Flow, Process Builder and Salesforce limitations.
• Familiar with integration approaches and tools including Salesforce Connect and oData and ETL tools (i.e., Mulesofts Dataloader or Talend ETL)

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: 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: Director, Software Engineering, Salesforce, Eden Prairie, MN