Senior Elastic APM Software Engineer

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.

This role is needed to help my team build and maintain the Enterprise Elastic APM tool. The candidate will assist our team in incorporating AI tools such as Github Copilot for source code and Github Actions administration as well as leveraging M365 Copilot to help with any scripting updates.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement scalable Elastic Stack solutions tailored to enterprise needs, including Elastic Cloud deployments
• Lead migration efforts from legacy systems to Elastic Stack-based platforms
• Design and deploy Elastic Stack components in containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Manage and optimize Elastic Stack deployments on Linux VMs and Elastic Cloud
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define data ingestion, indexing, and visualization strategies
• Ensure system reliability, performance, and security across all deployments
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams
• Document architecture decisions, deployment procedures, and best 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 regard 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.
• Proven experience with the full Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats)
• Hands-on experience with Elastic Cloud deployment and management
• Solid experience with Linux VM administration and deployment
• Solid background in system architecture and enterprise migration projects
• Proficiency in container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform)
• Ability to troubleshoot performance issues and optimize Elastic Stack configurations
• Proven excellent communication and documentation 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.

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