Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)
You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
The Cloud Security Engineer will lead the design, deployment, and operationalization of Azure, AWS, and GCP security posture of UnitedHealth Group, with a focus on enabling effective and efficient incident response. This role will be a primary contributor to the Cloud Alignment Team that governs enterprise-wide cloud security strategy, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. The position will report to the Director of the Cloud Security Engineering Team within the Security Solutions, Engineering and Assurance group of Enterprise Information Security. The Cloud Security Engineer will have strong interpersonal skills, be a self-starter, and have a desire to maintain enterprise-wide visibility to initiatives related to cloud-based technologies and services. The Cloud Security Engineer is an individual contributor role with deep expertise in Cloud Security and Cloud Incident Response.
Primary responsibilities include:

• Working with internal cyber defense, security engineering teams, and business customers to produce meaningful cybersecurity defenses
• Interact with internal security partners and workload owners to enhance cloud security capabilities and help develop custom solutions to security gaps
• Identify recurring problems and automated solutions to help scale and expand
• Represent cloud security engineering in enterprise-wide leadership groups focused on cloud initiatives
• Work effectively across security, engineering, and architecture functions within the organization to affect change and enhance security strategies and posture
• Design and develop strategies for security logging and monitoring that solve security and engineering customers' needs
• Identify methods to implement or modify security solutions to better protect the enterprise from cyber threats
• Proactively explore emerging technologies and their potential impact on security teams, from the perspective of securing and protecting those technologies
• Recommend and coordinate security strategies across teams via coordination with senior leadership

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:

• 8 years experience in cybersecurity defense and security operations
• 5 years experience network engineering and architecture or with threats and vulnerability testing, risk assessments, and security compliance
• 2 years experience in public cloud cybersecurity engineering and architecture
• Expert knowledge in information technology, including cloud service providers, networking, architecture, protocols, file systems and operating systems
• 4 years experience with threats and vulnerability testing, risk assessments, or security compliance
• Experience working with red teams, pen testing, or application security teams.
• Demonstrated experience of actions put in place based on presentation to business and technology leaders
• Demonstrated experience leading projects and teams focused on innovations and development of security solutions
• Ability to create innovative solutions based on best practices with or without reliance on commercial service providers or vendors
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering field

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 years experience in cybersecurity defense and security operations
• 2 years experience implementing security solutions within Azure, Amazon Web Services, or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience working with the cybersecurity challenges of a global business leader
• Expert knowledge in cloud technology, including security architecture, DevOps practices, or serverless infrastructure
• Experience with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.
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*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $110,200 to $211,700. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. As of the date of this posting, In addition to your salary, UHG offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; flexible spending accounts; paid parking or public transportation costs; 401(k) retirement plan; employee stock purchase plan; life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance; business travel accident insurance; Employee Assistance Program; PTO; and employee-paid critical illness and accident insurance.
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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