Senior Manager Software Engineering - Remote
Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, 55345, USA
Listed on 2026-07-20
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IT/Tech
IT Project Manager
Join Optum Tech
Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives.
Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.
Primary Responsibilities- Lead end-to-end delivery including design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and continuously improve AI-powered software solutions to meet customer and business needs
- Manage multiple engineering and cross-functional teams across large-scale transformation and modernization programs
- Lead complex enterprise-wide transformation initiatives including re-engineering, automation, and modernization
- Accountable for high-quality software deliverables and operational excellence leveraging AI Ops to maintain high stability and reliability of applications
- Champion automation-first mindset, AI-driven solutions, leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement
- Develop, manage, and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, resource plans, and implementation roadmaps
- Oversee requirements definition, business process design, solution configuration, testing, data conversion, training, operational readiness, and implementation activities
- Drive alignment with enterprise AI strategies and ensure solutions meet business objectives and engineering best practices
- Lead technical teams to support interface planning, data integration, reporting, system testing, defect resolution, production readiness, deployment and 24x7 production support
- Monitor vendor performance, deliverable quality, contractual obligations, service levels, and corrective actions as needed
- Mentor project team members, promote accountability, and foster a collaborative delivery culture focused on transparency, quality, and continuous improvement with AI in loop
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- 8+ years of software engineering experience in leading complex technology implementations, including full SDLC delivery, system implementation, governance, scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk management, testing, deployment, and 24x7 production support activities
- 8+ years of experience in leading Full Stack technology teams including Java, Spring Boot, ETL, Microservices, Legacy technologies
- 8+ years of experience to independently lead large, multi-stakeholder projects, influence stakeholders, and coordinate executive leaders, vendors, business teams, and technical teams in ambiguous environments
- Proficiency with project and service management and reporting tools (Microsoft Project, Service Now, SharePoint, Office 365)
- Demonstrated solid persuasion and negotiation skills, including conflict resolution skills
- Solid background in Agile (Scrum, SAFe) and Dev Ops practices
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex transformations with business and technical alignment
- Certifications such as Certified Scrum Master or PMI-ACP, ITIL, or related delivery, change management, or service management credentials
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Solid knowledge of security, access controls, logging, monitoring, performance tuning, disaster recovery, and production operations
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, resolve conflicts, escalate issues appropriately, and drive decisions in a complex delivery environment
- Proven track record of identifying…
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