Sr Cybersecurity Analyst - Technical Security Project Manager - Remote

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.  

The Enterprise Information Security (EIS) team is responsible for cybersecurity across our organization. We support our business and members by reducing risk, rapidly responding to threats, focusing on business resiliency and securing new acquisitions.

The Enterprise Security and Resilience Office (ESRO) is the central enterprise security organization responsible for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information across UnitedHealth Group, Optum, and UnitedHealthcare. ESRO sets enterprise security direction and partners with technology, business, and acquired entities to reduce cyber risk and improve resilience at scale.

The Technical Security Project Manager for Mergers & Acquisitions (ESRO) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and tracking security initiatives, ensuring workstreams progress as expected, dependencies are managed, and risks are surfaced early. The role is delivery focused and technical in nature, working across multiple security workstreams under the direction of senior program leadership.

Primary Responsibilities:

Project & Workstream Execution

• Manage day-to-day execution of assigned security projects and workstreams within the M&A security program
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and task tracking across multiple initiatives
• Coordinate technical activities across security, IT, engineering, and acquired entity teams
• Track milestones, deliverables, and dependencies to ensure timely execution
  

Technical Coordination & Support

• Serve as a technical project coordination point between program leadership and delivery teams
• Support implementation of enterprise security standards by aligning tasks, owners, and timelines
• Identify execution risks, blockers, and technical dependencies and escalate as needed
• Assist with documentation, evidence tracking, and readiness artifacts required for integration
  

Status, Reporting & Transparency

• Provide clear, accurate project level status updates to program leadership
• Maintain RAID logs, action item tracking, and workstream level metrics
• Support KPI tracking and reporting by ensuring data quality and timely updates
  

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with security solution engineers and program managers to support program level objectives
• Partner with technical teams and acquired entities to ensure clarity of scope and expectations
• Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery processes, templates, and tooling

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of project management experience
• 3+ years of experience with various project management methodologies (Scrum/Agile)
• 3+ years of experience with Cybersecurity or IT
• Proven solid organizational and coordination skills, with attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and program leadership
• Experience operating in complex, fast moving environments with shifting priorities

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $44.09 to $78.70 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.  

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.