Senior I O Engineering Analyst

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.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Engineer with strong expertise in cloud platforms, DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, and Generative AI technologies. This role will be responsible for driving enterprise cloud strategy, delivering high‑quality cloud solutions, and accelerating transformation through AI‑powered tools, automation, and modern engineering practices.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Azure cloud, Python and Terraform 
  • Lead  participation in design secure, scalable, highly available, and cost‑optimized cloud solutions, integrating Generative AI patterns and services where appropriate
  • Provide  participation in expert-level design and engineering support for the successful execution of the organization's cloud project portfolio
  • Ensure all cloud infrastructure components meet performance, reliability, capacity, and security standards, leveraging AI/ML-driven monitoring and optimization tools
• Cloud Strategy, Governance and Best Practices
  • Contribute to the evolution and implementation of the enterprise cloud strategy, standards, governance models, and best practices-including those related to AI-driven workloads and services
  • Develop internal frameworks, processes, and reusable assets to improve engineering productivity, incorporating Generative AI into documentation, troubleshooting, and code-acceleration workflows
  • Support ongoing service improvement initiatives to enhance cloud delivery efficiency, using AI/ML insights to guide proactive optimizations
• DevOps, Automation and Infrastructure as Code
  • Champion DevOps and Agile methodologies across cloud teams, enhancing CI/CD pipelines with AI-enriched testing, validation, and automation capabilities
  • Design, implement, and maintain cloud automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), such as Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or similar technologies
  • Enhance and maintain Terraform modules, including adding new features, resolving defects, and optimizing module quality with the aid of Generative AI tools (e.g., AI-assisted code reviews, auto‑documentation)
  • Review and merge pull requests related to infrastructure components such as connector permissions, providing feedback and assistance-including using AI to accelerate validation and troubleshooting efforts
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
  • Architect, implement, and validate disaster recovery and business continuity solutions, incorporating predictive analytics and AI‑assisted scenario modeling to reduce risk and improve resilience
• Collaboration and Support
  • Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to ensure seamless adoption of cloud and AI capabilities
  • Assist external teams in troubleshooting module usage, build failures, or permission-related issues, supported by AI-driven diagnostics where applicable
• 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, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of hands on Azure, AWS Cloud environments
• Deep hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience implementing DevOps, Agile methodologies, and automation at scale
• Working knowledge of Generative AI frameworks, cloud-native AI services, and AI-assisted development tools
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, identity, and observability
• Solid expertise in cloud platforms such as Azure
• Proven excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proven excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills
• Demonstrated ability to organize and plan work activities for a dynamic, fast-paced environment (Agile)
• Proven ability to design secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud architectures
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical discussions, review code, and provide architectural guidance

Preferred Qualification:

• Azure, Terraform Certifications along with GenAI experience is additional advantage.

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.