The Role
Lead design and delivery of CI/CD pipelines, cloud IaC (Terraform), containerization, and DevSecOps. Build scalable microservices and web apps using TypeScript/React and Python with SQL backends. Design, integrate, and deploy AI solutions (LLMs, RAG, vector DBs, conversational and agentic AI). Mentor engineers, drive reliability, security, automation, and improve developer experience.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2379109
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.
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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:
- CI/CD & Automation
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment automation
- Improve deployment frequency, reliability, and rollback capabilities
- Integrate quality gates, security scans, and automated testing into pipelines
- Infrastructure & Cloud Management
- Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Ensure high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery
- Optimize cloud resource utilization and costs
- Containerization & Orchestration
- Containerize applications using Docker or equivalent tools
- Manage container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
- Implement deployment strategies (rolling, blue-green, canary)
- Configuration & Environment Management
- Automate system and application configuration
- Maintain consistency across development, testing, and production environments
- Prevent configuration drift
- Security & Compliance (DevSecOps)
- Embed security best practices into CI/CD pipelines
- Manage secrets, certificates, and access controls
- Perform vulnerability scanning and remediation
- Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
- Work closely with development and QA teams to improve developer experience
- Promote DevOps best practices, automation, and reliability engineering
- Document systems, processes, and operational runbooks
- AI Focus
- Design innovative AI solutions to various business problems, utilizing cutting-edge AI technologies like Generative AI, Large Language Models, RAG, Reinforcement learning, Agentic AI
- Communicating analytics model behavior/results to Stakeholders
- Carrying out technical risk analysis and reliability assessments
- AI User Responsibilities
- Uses GitHub Copilot to speed up the creation of boilerplate code
- Uses M365 Copilot to recap meetings and draft emails
- Uses a chat-based AI tool to debug code
- Uses GenAI to create sample test data or test cases
- Uses StoryCraft to streamline the creation of user stories
- 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:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
- 5+ years of experience with Agile/Lean software development practices
- 3+ years of experience with cloud environments and architecture, preferably Azure or GCP
- Experience automating CI/CD pipelines and working with source control systems such as Git and GitHub
- Hands-on experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, SQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern web application development
- Solid experience developing applications and services using Python and modern API development practices
- Experience designing, building, and supporting scalable, secure, enterprise-grade applications using modern architecture patterns, microservices, and service-oriented architectures
- Hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying production applications that integrate Large Language Models (LLMs), generative AI services, AI agents, or intelligent automation capabilities
- Experience implementing AI application patterns such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, vector databases, semantic search, conversational AI, or knowledge-grounded AI solutions
- Proficient engineering experience building infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
- Proficient use of AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and drive engineering best practices across teams
- Proven solid verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional and global teams
Preferred Qualifications:
- Azure Developer, Azure Solutions Architect, Azure AI Engineer, or related certifications
- Experience with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Semantic Kernel, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar AI frameworks
- Experience building AI-powered copilots, intelligent search solutions, chat applications, or workflow automation platforms
- Experience implementing Responsible AI, AI governance, and security practices
- Experience in healthcare, analytics, reporting, or other highly regulated industries
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.
#NIC #NJP
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
- 5+ years of experience with Agile/Lean software development practices
- 3+ years of experience with cloud environments and architecture (preferably Azure or GCP)
- Experience automating CI/CD pipelines and working with source control systems such as Git and GitHub
- Hands-on experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, SQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern web application development
- Solid experience developing applications and services using Python and modern API development practices
- Experience designing, building, and supporting scalable, secure, enterprise-grade applications using microservices and service-oriented architectures
- Hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying production applications that integrate LLMs, generative AI services, AI agents, or intelligent automation
- Experience implementing AI application patterns such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, vector databases, semantic search, or conversational AI
- Proficient engineering experience building infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code
- Experience with Terraform
- Proficient use of AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and drive engineering best practices across teams
- Proven verbal and written communication skills to collaborate across cross-functional and global teams
- Azure Developer, Azure Solutions Architect, Azure AI Engineer, or related certifications
- Experience with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Semantic Kernel, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar AI frameworks
- Experience building AI-powered copilots, intelligent search solutions, chat applications, or workflow automation platforms
- Experience implementing Responsible AI, AI governance, and security practices
- Experience in healthcare, analytics, reporting, or other highly regulated industries
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Official materials highlight copay and HSA medical plan choices with in‑network preventive care at 100%, prescription coverage, and low/no‑cost virtual visits, plus company HSA contributions. Dental preventive services are 100% in network, and mental health resources include an EAP and premium Calm access.
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Parental & Family Support — Programs include six weeks paid parental leave, up to two weeks paid caregiver leave, and Bright Horizons back‑up care with enhanced family supports. Adoption assistance up to $10,000 for full‑time employees reinforces family‑oriented benefits.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Financial benefits include an Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 10% discount, expanding access to equity ownership.
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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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