Senior Devops Engineer - Azure, Cloud Migrations, Github Actions, Terraform, CI/CD Pipelines

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:

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform
• Manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS)
  Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting using tools like Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace
• Collaborate closely with software development teams to troubleshoot and resolve application-level issues in Spring Boot and Angular alongside infrastructure-level issues
• Collaborate with software development, security, and QA teams to automate and integrate security (DevSecOps) practices into the deployment lifecycle
• Troubleshoot complex build, deployment, and infrastructure issues, ensuring minimal downtime and rapid resolution
• Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement
• Pro-actively identifies patterns in issues and research root-cause to improve overall quality
• 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 regard 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:

• 10+ years of professional experience in software development, DevOps, Cloud Engineering role.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience managing and deploying workloads on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
• 5+ years of experience writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) utilizing Terraform
• 10+ years of experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
• Professional experience with Java and the Spring Boot framework (including building, configuring, and deploying microservices).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Experience managing database deployments and migrations in Azure (Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, MongoDB Atlas, MSSQL).
• Experience in network security in Azure (Virtual Networks, NSGs, Azure Firewall, VPNs).
• Experience scripting in languages such as PowerShell/Python
• Experience in Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Solid communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with a proven track record of mentoring team members
• Technical Skills:
  • Cloud: Azure
  • CI/CD: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
  • Version control: Github
  • Build tools: Maven
  • IaC: Terraform
  • Deployment: Github Actions, AKS
  • Database: MySQL, MongoDB, MSSQL
  • Development: Springboot, Angular

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Experience implementing DevSecOps best practices, including vulnerability scanning and security audits
• Familiarity with leveraging generative AI coding tools (such as GitHub Copilot) to accelerate full-stack coding, scripting, and pipeline automation
• Exposure to AI/ML deployment pipelines

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.