The Role
Design, implement, and govern cloud-native infrastructure and DevSecOps for AI/MLOps workloads. Responsibilities include IAM, cloud governance, IaC (ARM/Bicep, Terraform), container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS/AKS), CI/CD (GitHub Actions), monitoring, network/security (Azure Firewall, ExpressRoute, WAF, Key Vault), model lifecycle, ML observability, deployment patterns (canary/A-B), and cost/scale optimization for inference and AI workloads.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2367430
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 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:
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Cloud Policies & Governance
- Cloud Compliance & Governance
- Azure ARM/Bicep (Templates)
- Disaster Recovery
- Azure Firewall
- ExpressRoute / VPN Gateway
- Conditional Access / Zero Trust
- Microservices Reference Architecture
- Event-driven Architecture (EventGrid, ServiceBus)
- Vector DB & RAG Lifecycle Management
- Prompt/Chain Versioning & Evaluation
- Cost & Capacity Optimization for AI
- Shadow/Canary/A-B Model Deployment
- Model Supply Chain Security
- 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 regard 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:
- Must have graduations degree
- DevOpsProgramming & ScriptingShell Scripting
- Python
- JavaScript
- Security & DevSecOpsSecurity Fundamentals
- Cloud & Deployments - Security
- CI/CD & AutomationAutomation and CI/CD
- GitHub Actions
- Code Quality Scanning Tools
- Artifact Management
- Cloud Infrastructure & DeploymentsCloud Infrastructure Management
- Containerization & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/AKS)
- Cloud Networking (AWS + Azure)
- Hybrid Cloud Integration (AWS + Azure)
- IaCTerraform
- Monitoring & ReliabilityMonitoring & Logging (CloudWatch, Grafana, Azure Monitor)
- Azure NetworkAzure Virtual Networks (VNets, subnets, peering)
- Application Gateway / WAF
- Network Security Groups (NSG) & ASG
- Azure SecurityAzure Security Center / Defender for Cloud
- Key Vault (Secrets, Certificates, KM)
- Azure Policies (Governance/Compliance)
- RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
- Azure ArchitectureWell-Architected Framework (Reliability, Ops, Cost, Sec, Perf)
- Landing Zones (CAF)
- Hub-Spoke Architecture
- Scalability & HA Patterns (Autoscaling, Zonal setups)
- AI/MLOps & LLMOpsData Ingestion & Feature Pipelines
- Model Packaging & Versioning (Docker/ONNX/Registry)
- CI/CT/CD for ML (eval gates, data checks)
- ML Observability (drift, lineage, performance)
- Inference Infrastructure (GPU nodes, autoscaling, AKS/EKS)
- AI Security & Guardrails
- Responsible AI (Bias, fairness, audit trails)
- Dataset & Feature Governance
- Secrets/KMS for AI Systems
- Retraining & Rollback Strategy
- AI Telemetry & Tracing (token/cost/latency metrics)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Threat Modeling
- Serverless (Lambda, Azure Functions)
- Azure Front Door (Global Load Balancing)
- Just-in-Time Access (JIT)
- LLM Tooling & Safety Integrations
- Edge/Hybrid AI Deployments
- Serverless AI Patterns
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.
Skills Required
- Graduation degree
- DevOps programming and scripting
- Shell Scripting
- Python
- JavaScript
- Security and DevSecOps fundamentals
- Cloud security and deployments
- CI/CD and automation
- GitHub Actions
- Code quality scanning tools
- Artifact management / registries
- Cloud infrastructure management
- Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/AKS)
- Cloud networking (AWS and Azure)
- Hybrid cloud integration (AWS + Azure)
- IaC: Terraform
- Monitoring and logging (CloudWatch, Grafana, Azure Monitor)
- Azure Virtual Networks (VNets, subnets, peering)
- Application Gateway / WAF
- Network Security Groups (NSG) and Application Security Groups (ASG)
- Azure Security Center / Defender for Cloud
- Key Vault (secrets, certificates, key management)
- Azure Policies (governance/compliance)
- RBAC (role-based access control)
- Well-Architected Framework (reliability, ops, cost, security, performance)
- Landing Zones (Cloud Adoption Framework)
- Hub-Spoke architecture
- Scalability and HA patterns (autoscaling, zonal setups)
- AI/MLOps and LLMOps (data ingestion and feature pipelines)
- Model packaging and versioning (Docker, ONNX, registries)
- CI/CT/CD for ML (evaluation gates, data checks)
- ML observability (drift, lineage, performance)
- Inference infrastructure (GPU nodes, autoscaling, AKS/EKS)
- AI security, guardrails and responsible AI (bias, fairness, audit trails)
- Dataset and feature governance
- Secrets/KMS for AI systems
- Retraining and rollback strategy
- AI telemetry and tracing (token/cost/latency metrics)
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers copay and HSA medical options with dental, vision, company‑paid life and disability, and free or low‑cost virtual visits. Feedback suggests the offering is comprehensive and competitive on paper.
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Parental & Family Support — Time off and family supports include PTO, eight paid holidays plus a floating day, six weeks paid parental leave, up to two weeks paid caregiver leave, Bright Horizons back‑up care, and adoption assistance up to $10,000. Feedback suggests these resources are meaningful for caregivers and family needs.
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Retirement Support — Savings programs include a 401(k) with employer match (after one year, vesting after two) and a 10%‑discount Employee Stock Purchase Plan. These programs bolster long‑term financial security when combined with other savings resources.
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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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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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