Associate 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. 

We are seeking talented and motivated DevOps Engineers with experience in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). In this role, you’ll be responsible for implementing, managing, and automating cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of our systems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, highly available, and secure cloud infrastructure in Azure and GCP
  
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for application deployment and infrastructure automation
  
• Monitor system reliability, performance, and cost optimization using relevant tools and dashboards
  
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and monitoring of cloud services and resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, ARM, Deployment Manager, etc.)
  
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to streamline build, release, and deployment processes
  
• Ensure security best practices and compliance measures are executed across cloud environments
  
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure and applications
  
• Document technical processes and infrastructure architectures
• 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 related field
  
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, focusing on Azure and GCP
  
• Solid experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar)
  
• Knowledge of security best practices and DevSecOps 
• Good understanding of system monitoring, logging, and alerting (such as Azure Monitor, Stackdriver)
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, GKE, AKS)
  
• Solid expertise in deploying and managing resources in Azure and GCP
  
• Scripting skills in Bash, PowerShell, or Python
  
• Proficient with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Azure ARM Templates, or Google Deployment Manager

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cloud certifications: Azure Administrator, Azure DevOps Engineer, Google Cloud Associate Engineer, or similar
  
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
  
• Experience in cost management and optimization on cloud platforms
  
• Exposure to Agile and DevOps methodologies

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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