Optum ยท 10 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$132K/yr - $227K/yr
8+ years expOptum is a global organization focused on delivering healthcare solutions aided by technology. The Principal Software Engineer will be responsible for designing and maintaining identity and access management solutions in cloud environments, ensuring security and compliance while driving architectural initiatives that align with business needs.
EducationHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Plan, define, design, implement and maintain the solution architecture in the area of internal and external identity & access management solution in public and private cloud environments
Adopt, implement and define guidelines using open standard identity protocols and mechanisms such as OAuth 2.0/ OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, Federated Identity Management and SSO
Assess overall Identity platform and cloud security posture at frequent intervals. Redesign or evolve the posture as necessary
Researches, Implements and promotes the adoption of proactive security concepts, such as threat hunting and threat modelling to improve the existing security strategy
Drive architectural initiatives that align our business needs and technical capabilities for Identity Management solutions
Qualification
Required
8+ years of hands-on technical experience in implementing secure large-scale enterprise applications or SaaS platforms using cloud technologies
6+ years of relevant experience in Identity & Access Management and Information Security
3+ years of experience in OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, Identity federation, Single Sign-On, RBAC, ABAC, MFA, RBA, and Passwordless
3+ years of experience in Threat, Vulnerability & Risk management, Infrastructure security
3+ years of development experience on Java, SpringBoot, RESTful Web Services and Microservices
3+ years of experience in Scripting languages (Python and PowerShell)
3+ years of experience in web application architectures, TCP/IP networking, cloud computing and data integrity and confidentiality including cryptographic techniques
2+ years of demonstrable experience in Site Reliability Engineering and DDoS mitigation techniques
2+ years/knowledge of Web Application Firewalls, HTTP(s), TCP/UDP, SSL/TLS, Forward and reverse proxies, Load balancers
2+ years/knowledge of SANS Top 20 Critical Security Controls and OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
Preferred
Implementation of Technology specifications and/or RFCs
AWS Certifications
Hands-on working experience with SailPoint, ForgeRock, Ping, Okta, OneLogin, Azure AD or similar IAM product development
Experience in implementing Security Analytics using AI and machine learning
Experience in healthcare industry applications development and support
Familiarity with security, privacy and compliance standards such as FISMA, FedRAMP, HIPAA, NIST800-53, NIST800-63 and GDPR
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution
Company
Optum
Optum is a healthcare company that provides pharmacy services, health care operations, and population health management. It is a sub-organization of UnitedHealth Group.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Daniel Castillo
Chief Executive Officer, Optum Care Delivery
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Jay Green
Chief Financial Officer
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