This role supports a broad range of engineering and DevOps activities within the Chef ecosystem. The position includes partnering with application teams to enable large-scale adoption of the Chef product, providing guidance in developing cookbooks using Ruby DSL, and contributing to ecosystem-wide automation initiatives. The engineer will build, enhance, and maintain automation solutions leveraging github actions, k8s, PostgreSql and Python-based API frameworks, ensuring reliability and scalability across environments
In addition to backend automation and orchestration, the role will also contribute to integrating backend services with front-end user interfaces built in ReactJS, supporting full-stack workflow enablement where needed
This role requires solid Python skills to develop scalable software, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and deliver robust applications and automation pipelines that meet organizational standards. Experience with generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot is also needed to speed up development
Primary Responsibility:
- 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:
- Good Experience on Python programming
- Working experience on Django/fastAPI applications
- Experience with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and related frameworks (such as React or Angular)
- Experience in using Generative AI tools for software development
- Knowledge on Github actions
- Knowledge about chef/ansible
- Proven e xposure to cloud platforms such as Azure or GCP
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.
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Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, 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.
At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future.
We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country and location.
