Senior DevOps Engineer – MLOps

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

We are looking for a skilled ML Ops or DevOps or Platform Engineer to design and manage the infrastructure and pipelines that support the full lifecycle of machine learning applications – from development to deployment and monitoring. This role is critical to ensuring scalable, secure, and efficient ML operations for high-impact projects.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design and implement MLOps pipelines for continuous integration, deployment, and monitoring of ML models using tools like GitOps, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions
• Manage containerization and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-based ML platforms such as SageMaker and Vertex AI
• Build and maintain ML orchestration workflows using Kubeflow, Metaflow, MLFlow, and TFX
• Develop infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and AWS CloudFormation
• Monitor model performance and pipeline health using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack
• Implement observable pipelines with metrics tracking, concept drift, and model drift detection
• Automate model retraining, rollback mechanisms, and online or offline validation processes
• Optimize large-scale MLOps pipelines to meet architectural, operational, and organizational demands
• Ensure security and compliance by applying data privacy standards and implementing robust security measures for models and data
• Collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and product teams to integrate ML solutions into production environments
• 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 or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in AIML engineering and research with MLOps
• Proven experience in MLOps, DevOps, or platform engineering roles
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud ML platforms
• Solid understanding of CI/CD practices for ML workflows
• Familiarity with monitoring tools and performance tracking in production environments
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards in ML systems
• Proficiency in ML orchestration tools and IaC frameworks
• Proven excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

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.