Senior DevOps 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.

 

Position Overview:

We’re seeking a seasoned AWS DevOps Engineer to build and manage scalable cloud infrastructure, automate deployments, and enhance observability across platforms. This role focuses on hands-on engineering using modern DevOps tools and cloud-native practices.

 

Key Responsibilities

Provision AWS infrastructure using Terraform with reusable modules and secure configurations.

Build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Argo CD for automated deployments.

Manage workloads on EKS, ECS (Fargate & EC2), and Lambda.

Use ECS Carpenter for cluster scaling and optimization.

Configure Route 53 and integrate Cloudflare for DNS and edge security.

Administer MySQL databases in cloud-native setups.

Design custom networking overlays for secure, scalable connectivity.

Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting using CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.

Collaborate across teams to embed DevOps practices and support multi-cloud efforts (GCP, Azure).

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years in DevOps or cloud infrastructure roles.

• Strong AWS experience: EC2, EKS, ECS, Lambda, IAM, Route 53, VPC.

• Proficient in Terraform, GitHub Actions, Argo CD.

• Experience with Dynatrace, Cloudflare, MySQL, and Kubernetes networking.

• Exposure to GCP and Azure is a plus.

• Solid understanding of Agile, IaC, and cloud-native architecture.

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Preferred Qualifications:

• Large-Scale Deployments: Experience in managing large-scale, high-availability cloud deployments
• Security and Compliance: Background in securing cloud environments and ensuring adherence to industry standards
• Advanced Networking: Knowledge of advanced networking concepts and security practices

 

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.