Manager of DevOps Engineering

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:

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers while remaining actively involved in coding and technical design
• Design, build, and maintain backend services and automation frameworks using Python
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to provision and manage cloud environments
• Collaborate with architecture, DevOps, and platform teams to build secure, scalable, and resilient systems
• Establish engineering best practices for code quality, CI/CD pipelines, testing, and observability
• Review code, guide system design decisions, and ensure adherence to modern engineering standards
• Drive technical execution and delivery across multiple initiatives while balancing hands-on development and team leadership

• Partner with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions

• 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:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong hands-on Python development
• 2+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and cloud-native architectures
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and DevOps practices
• Solid experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation
• Solid understanding of APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
• Proven excellent problem-solving, communication, and technical leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building platform or developer tooling
• Experience in high-scale enterprise environments
• Familiarity with AI/ML or LLM-based systems and modern automation frameworks

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.