Senior Information Security Engineer Consultant

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 GenAI/AI Security Program is dedicated to safeguarding data, mitigating risks, and promoting responsible AI usage across the enterprise. Our mission is to empower innovation through Generative AI/AI while maintaining the highest standards of security, privacy, compliance, and ethical conduct.

We ensure the secure deployment of Generative AI technologies by aligning with established security policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. The program provides governance, oversight, and technical controls to support safe and effective AI adoption throughout the organization.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design and implement secure, scalable AI solutions and security capabilities
• Assess AI systems, architectures, and use cases for security and privacy risks
• Translate policies, standards, and regulatory requirements into technical controls
• Develop automation, monitoring, and detection capabilities for AI environments
• Partner with engineering, security, risk, and business teams to address AI security needs
• Produce clear technical documentation and evidence supporting governance and audit readiness
• Contribute technical leadership, best practices, and ongoing AI security education across the organization
• Be able to work from office all 5 days in a week, shift timing being 3:30-1 :00 AM
• 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 experience delivering statistical models, machine learning (ML), or artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in a large organization
• 5+ years of real-world data science experience in or supporting a large organization
• 5+ years of real-world data engineering experience
• 5+ years of software development in Python and SQL
• 2+ years of experience with Generative AI (GenAI)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the cybersecurity domain, ideally as a Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst
• Customer-facing experience
• Knowledge of adversarial AI threats, including model inversion, data poisoning, and secure model lifecycle management
• Broad knowledge of information technology, including hardware, networking, architecture, protocols, file systems, and operating systems
• Familiarity with frameworks such as NIST AI Risk Management Framework (RMF), OWASP AI Security, or MITRE ATLAS
• Proficiency in data querying and reporting
• Demonstrated ability to stay current with emerging threats and evolving AI technologies
• Demonstrated solid written and verbal communication skills to clearly articulate risks, mitigation strategies, and technical concepts to diverse stakeholders

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.