Senior I O Engineering Analyst – Devops + Cloud

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:

• Implement scalable AWS solutions using Kubernetes, Databases like PostgreSQL, MongoDB , AWS RDS as required
• Create and maintain IAC using Terraform
• Implement and maintain configuration management using Ansible , Chef
• Utilize Splunk Observability / Dynatrace or equivalent for proactive monitoring and optimization of application performance
• Implement and manage Splunk for real-time log analysis and monitoring
• Collaborate with development teams to establish robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Action, TeamCity or Jenkins
• Enhance incident response and system alerting strategies
• Drive security best practices to ensure compliance to Cloud Vulnerabilities
• Evaluate emerging technologies to drive innovation in DevOps
• Administer Windows and Linux Servers including configuration, patching and ensure overall server health
• Participate in on – call rotation maintaining application availability
• 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:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of experience with Software Engineering teams; evaluate system specifications, provision and support delivery of application infrastructure
• DevOps experience with AWS, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL DB, MongoDB, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform and Splunk
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools(Jenkins , GitHub Actions or Teamcity) for streamlined software delivery
• Solid IaC background using Terraform for scalable infrastructure
• Expertise in Dynatrace, Splunk Observability or Equivalent for application performance optimization
• Proficiency in Splunk setup and management for real-time monitoring
• Proven communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS/Azure, Terraform, or Splunk Training/certifications
• Scripting Experience (Shell Scripting , PowerShell, Python etc.)

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.