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Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Richmond, Canada

Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

With these values to guide us, our people are committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we are honored to serve.

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Requisition number: 2358753 Job category: Technology Primary location: Richmond, British Columbia Additional locations: Canada Date posted: 06/08/2026 Overtime status: Exempt Travel: No

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 Sr Site Reliability Engineer is a member of Cloud Operations Automation team and responsible for the reliability, security and efficiency of Change Healthcare's cloud environments and products that comprise Enterprise Imaging solutions. The engineer will also participate in the Cloud Operations team activities including continuous delivery, configuration changes, performance monitoring and ensure high availability of systems. The engineer will be the active leader on the incident management process including triaging and resolution of incidents.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within Canada as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Works as a software tools developer in the cloud operations team
  • Define and drive automation of cloud operations and deployment using different toolset
  • Define and drive implementation of Cloud Operations procedures
  • Define and implement effective and reliable cloud infrastructure
  • 24×7 shift-based support with rotating on-call

Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI
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:

  • Bachelor's degree

  • 5+ years of experience in automation and administration of IT systems including compute resources, network, storage, general access control

  • 3+ years of proven record of experience and success in administration of cloud infrastructure and deployed applications for enterprise SaaS or PaaS companies in public clouds such as GCP (Preferred), AWS, Azure

  • 1+ years of programming experience in any of the platforms like python, node.js, or any other language

  • 1+ years of experience in creating CI/CD processes or managing Kubernetes environments or creating terraform IaC pipelines

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of cloud networking, cloud security, centralized logging and monitoring tools. Solid foundation in Linux/Windows operating systems and tools
  • 1+ year of experience with cloud security principles, including DDoS prevention, vulnerability management, and patching
  • 1+ year of exposure with AI-Ops/AI-powered coding and analysis tools

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Canada Residents Only: The salary range for Canada residents is $82,700 to $171,900 per year. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.


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

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Benefits

Our mission of helping people live healthier lives extends to our team members. Learn more about our range of benefits designed to help you live well.

Life

Resources and support to focus on what matters most to you, in every facet of your life.

Emotional

Education, tools and resources to help you reduce and manage stress, build resilience and more.

Physical

Health plans and other coverage to support wellness for you and your loved ones.

Financial

Benefits for today and to help you plan for the future, including your retirement.

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