Software Engineer – Devops

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:

• Manage and monitor microservices/API systems, as well as backend streaming and batch components. This includes, but not limited to, scheduled data refreshes
• Promptly resolve any issues that occur within the application
• Address serviceNow incidents/tasks to resolve issues reported by consumers or downstream applications. This includes collaborating with development teams to identify, rectify, and document issues
• Conduct regular infrastructure maintenance activities
• Collaborate with team members to enhance application performance through automation
• 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, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar software engineering role
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with Spark, Hadoop/BigData technologies, and AWS cloud services including EC2, EMR, RDS, and Step Functions
• Experience in network, server, and application-status monitoring
• Knowledge of data streaming technologies like Kafka
• Understanding of software development and support methodologies
• Proficiency with Git and GitHub
• Proven solid command of software automation production systems, such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions
• Proven solid problem-solving and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS certification 
• Familiarity with GraphQL 

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.