Primary Responsibilities:
- Team Player with strong collaboration and communication skills
- Be able to understand DevOps model (end -to-end) and contribute to automating the software development, testing, and deployment lifecycle using continuous integration and continuous deployment practices
- Develop scalable and efficient backend services using Python and Golang; contribute to UI components using React JS and JavaScript when required
- Implement microservices-based architectures and ensure reliability, scalability, and maintainability of the services
- Build pipelines using GitHub Actions and integrate automated test frameworks
- Develop data processing workflows using advanced Python and Pandas
- Use Docker and Kubernetes to containerize applications and deploy them across environments
- Implement observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and logging frameworks
- Leverage open-source technologies to solve engineering challenges.
- Work with Linux systems including basic administration and debugging
- Support building and maintaining Kubernetes clusters on-prem or on public cloud
- Work with ServiceNow for incident, change, and request workflows.
- Support application teams by analyzing issues, identifying root causes, and proposing fixes
- 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:
- G raduate degree or equivalent experience
- Experience with scaling, monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting production systems
- Hands-on experience with Python (including advanced programming concepts) and Golang development exposure
- Experience with Docker-building images, running containers, and maintaining containerized applications
- Development experience on Agentic AI and Multi Agent flows
- Experience handling monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, etc.
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes-cluster basics, deployments, services, scaling, and troubleshooting
- Familiarity with React JS, JavaScript, and RESTful APIs
- Familiarity with ServiceNow workflows
- Understanding of DevOps concepts and CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitHub Actions
- Understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and API communication patterns
- Proven solid foundation in computer science concepts, data structures, and algorithms
- Proven exposure to any public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Proven ability to write automation scripts using Shell and Python
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.
Similar Jobs
What We Do
We’re the health care technology and innovation company of the UnitedHealth Group enterprise along with UnitedHealthcare. We’re a global organization that’s evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. With our hands across all aspects of health, we'll provide you with a rewarding career that enables you to grow in the directions that best fit your passions. This is your opportunity to be part of a team that’s dedicated to Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Our global technology team consists of more than 30,000 innovators from around the world passionate about using technology to improve the lives of people and communities. We are modernizing the health care system through modern analytics, comprehensive clinical expertise, innovative technologies and extensive experience in improving operational and clinical performance.
As part of our team, you will be provided opportunities to channel your curiosity into initiative, working alongside distinguished engineers and developers pursuing innovations that improve the health care experience for everyone. We encourage you to dive in, explore and ask questions about creative ways to use technology to help make the health care system work like an actual system.
Gallery
Optum Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business, the responsibilities of a job, and your preference for more flexibility. These models are core on-site 5 days/week, hybrid 3 day/s week and telecommute or fully remote.
