Senior Software Engineer – Devops – Cloud Infra management

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assess and interpret needs for cloud infrastructure supporting development, security and operational efficiencies of AI solutions
• Identify solutions to non-standard and complex requirements. Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure and common configurations including implementation of security measures
• Monitor cloud environments and applications, respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis
• Build and maintain tooling and infrastructure to automate deployment, release and upgrade processes
• Combine software development and IT operations practices to enable rapid development, deployment and efficient operation of AI solutions
• Partner with ML Engineers, Data Scientists and product leaders to understand the vision and translate into workable plans
• Coach and mentor other engineers in areas of cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices
• 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:

• Degree in computer science, information technology or a related field
• 5+ years of experience with an Undergraduate degree or 3+ years with a Master’s degree
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert are highly valued
• Hands on experience working in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud. Proficiency is required in at least AWS or Azure
• Knowledge of CI/CD with experience building several pipelines. Proficient in Github, Github actions, artifact management, dockerization, cloudformation/terraform, etc.
• Solid understanding of networking, security practices and cost management in cloud platforms (AWS or Azure). Hands on experience deploying cloud services is essential
• Proven solid problem-solving abilities, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams are important for this role
• Proven self driven and self organized. High bias for action
• Proven quick learner with solution-oriented mindset

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.