UnitedHealth Group is among the most ambitious Fortune 25 companies you'll ever meet. Through our family of businesses, we're working to make the health care system perform better for more people, in more ways than ever.

Simply put, we think the entire system can be greater than it's ever been. And that drives us to work harder, aim higher, and expect more from one another.

Here, you'll be empowered to make an immediate impact for millions of others. And you'll achieve more than you ever expected. How does that fit with your plans?

UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health. UnitedHealth Group IT provides a diverse and comprehensive array of application design and infrastructure services designed to advance improved health and well-being for our customers, and to benefit UnitedHealth Group employees across the enterprise.  Comprised of the Application Services Group, Enterprise Technology Services Group and the IT Business Services Group, UnitedHealth Group IT has over 7,000 internal and external resources across the globe, and offices in California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, South Carolina, Wisconsin and India.   Position Description: Positions in this function are predominantly involved in developing business solutions by creating new and modifying existing web based software applications. Primary contributor in designing, coding, testing, debugging, documenting, and supporting the most complex web based applications consistent with established specifications and business requirements to deliver business value.    Primary Responsibilities: Leads in upgrading technology, improving technical quality, and making enhancements to existing systems functionality. Provides technical support to customers, project managers, and developers. Available for production application corrective maintenance and hardware support on a 24 hour x 7 day support schedule. Works with management and development teams to provide technical leadership and design for project application architecture. Qualifications:  4+ years design and programming in Java/J2EE and web services 3+ years DB Modeling/Design in SQL Server and/or Sybase 3+ years IBM WebSphere Application Server experience Competency to use advanced modeling tools such as Rational Rose Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or the equivalent US Citizenship is required Strong communication and interpersonal skills  Assets:  Healthcare experience is a plus Facets experience is a plus SQL Server SSIS packages is a plus Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.  Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V   UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.