Senior Software Engineering Lead- Typescript, React, Terraform

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.

CI/CD & Automation Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment automation Improve deployment frequency, reliability, and rollback capabilities Integrate quality gates, security scans, and automated testing into pipelines Infrastructure & Cloud Management Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Ensure high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery Optimize cloud resource utilization and costs Containerization & Orchestration Containerize applications using Docker or equivalent tools Manage container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes Implement deployment strategies (rolling, blue‑green, canary) Configuration & Environment Management Automate system and application configuration Maintain consistency across development, testing, and production environments Prevent configuration drift Security & Compliance (DevSecOps) Embed security best practices into CI/CD pipelines Manage secrets, certificates, and access controls Perform vulnerability scanning and remediation Collaboration & Continuous Improvement Work closely with development and QA teams to improve developer experience Promote DevOps best practices, automation, and reliability engineering Document systems, processes, and operational runbooks AI Focus Design innovative AI solutions to various business problems, utilizing cutting-edge AI technologies like Generative AI, Large Language Models, RAG, Reinforcement learning, Agentic AI Communicating analytics model behavior/results to Stakeholders Carrying out technical risk analysis and reliability assessments AI User Responsibilities Uses GitHub Copilot to speed up the creation of boilerplate code Uses M365 Copilot to recap meetings and draft emails Uses a chat-based AI tool to debug code Uses GenAI to create sample test data or test cases Uses StoryCraft to streamline the creation of user stories 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 degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field 5+ years of experience with Agile/Lean software development practices 3+ years of experience with cloud environments and architecture, preferably Azure or GCP Experience automating CI/CD pipelines and working with source control systems such as Git and GitHub Hands-on experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, SQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern web application development Solid experience developing applications and services using Python and modern API development practices Experience designing, building, and supporting scalable, secure, enterprise-grade applications using modern architecture patterns, microservices, and service-oriented architectures Hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying production