IO Engineering Lead

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work in a team environment, which includes being involved in an on-call rotation
• Provide essential communication skills while working with vendors and clients
• Participate in weekly/monthly infrastructure maintenance exercises
• Lead IT and Security projects in various scales
• Handle new Security findings and work with appropriate teams to resolve findings
• Demonstrate the need for security fundamentals and ensure policies and procedures are being executed across the environment
• Configure, update, and maintain various software as required
• Utilize various Security software to drive future work and projects with other teams
• Utilize security best practices to remediate findings in security audits (PCI, SOC, HIPAA, HITRUST, etc.)
• Coordinate with EIS and other teams on corporate security practices and guidelines
• Install, configure, troubleshoot, maintain, patch, and upgrade server operating systems (Windows Server 2012–2025, Linux)
• Assist and support with designing and implementing public cloud infrastructure for future scalability and reliability (OCI, Azure, AWS, etc.)
• Identify technical threat mitigation best practices in the software and financial services industries. Propose new technologies and adapt strategies to evolving threat information
• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly tasks and duties as needed to ensure a secure environment
• Have an “automate first” mindset to reduce workload and speed the ability to deliver
• An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position
• 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:

• 5+ years of systems administration with Windows Server infrastructure in a large enterprise
• 5+ years of systems administration with Linux OS infrastructure in a large enterprise
• 3+ years of working in and securing a cloud environment (O365, Azure, OCI)
• 3+ years of experience working with various security tools (SIEM, FIM, vulnerability scanners, AV, patch management)
• 3+ years of experience with configuration and implementation of Security Protocols and IT Infrastructure
• Experience assisting with security audits (PCI, HITRUST, HIPAA, and SOC)
• General IT Security knowledge and applying best security practices
• Proven solid interpersonal skills, ability to mentor/train staff and bring awareness to current and emerging threats
• Proven ability to work efficiently and self-motivate with little to no supervision
• Proven ability to script or automate processes leveraging tools like Terraform
• Proven ability to leverage AI to speed the ability to deliver solutions
• Demonstrate subject matter expertise on enterprise system administration

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.