The Role
The Cloud Engineer will design, deploy, and manage cloud environments, optimize resources, mentor junior engineers, and implement CI/CD pipelines while ensuring security and compliance standards are met.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2349026
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:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
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.
Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2026 Optum Global Solutions (Philippines) Inc. All rights reserved.
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:
- Lead Design, deploy, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Optimize cloud resource usage to improve performance and cost efficiency
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical guidance and support
- Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Terraform or Azure DevOps
- Automate application deployments, configuration management, and updates
- Ensure zero-downtime deployments and rollback strategies
- Implement monitoring and alerting solutions using Splunk, Grafana, Azure AppInsights or Dynatrace
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring system reliability and uptime
- Enforce cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and network security
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and apply security patches
- Ensure compliance with industry standards (ISO, SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA)
- Write automation scripts in Python, Bash, or PowerShell to streamline operations
- Manage configuration using GitHub, GitHub Actions and Terraform
- Implement auto-scaling and self-healing architectures
- Deploy and manage containers using Docker and Kubernetes
- Implement Kubernetes clusters (EKS, AKS, GKE) with autoscaling and service mesh
- Optimize container networking, storage, and security
- Work closely with development, security, and operations teams to implement DevOps best practices
- Document infrastructure, deployment processes, and troubleshooting steps
- Promote DevOps culture through automation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- 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:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of IT experience on contact center or Genesys IVR
- 3+ years of experience working on Monitoring tools like Splunk , Zabbix, Grafana, Dynatrace APM monitoring and setup
- 3+ years of experience in operations in contact center services
- 3+ years of Jenkins CI/CD experience
- 2+ years of Public Cloud (Azure,Google,AWS) experience
- 2+ years of experience with Agile methodologies
- 2+ years of monitoring enterprise application applications in both Azure, Google, AWS as well as on prem data centers
- 1+ years of experience with at least 1 scripting language such as Perl, Python or PowerShell
- 1+ years of experience with programmatic interaction with a relational database
- Solid knowledge of Linux/Unix
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Application and Security logging experience
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.
Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2026 Optum Global Solutions (Philippines) Inc. All rights reserved.
Skills Required
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of IT experience on contact center or Genesys IVR
- 3+ years of experience working on Monitoring tools like Splunk, Zabbix, Grafana, Dynatrace
- 3+ years of experience in operations in contact center services
- 3+ years of Jenkins CI/CD experience
- 2+ years of Public Cloud (Azure, Google, AWS) experience
- 2+ years of experience with Agile methodologies
- 2+ years of monitoring enterprise applications in both Azure, Google, AWS as well as on-prem data centers
- 1+ years of experience with at least 1 scripting language such as Perl, Python or PowerShell
- 1+ years of experience with programmatic interaction with a relational database
- Solid knowledge of Linux/Unix
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple plan types with employer HSA contributions, in‑network preventive care at 100%, and included 24/7 virtual visits, alongside dental and vision options. This breadth allows predictable copay choices or tax‑advantaged HSA designs to fit different usage needs.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with employer match eligibility and full vesting over time plus an Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a discount. Together these elements support long‑term savings and ownership.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include six weeks paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and subsidized Bright Horizons back‑up care. Emotional well‑being resources like a premium Calm subscription and a 24/7 EAP complement these supports.
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The Company
What We Do
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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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 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, role and location.
Typical time on-site:
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