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:
- Plan, define, design, implement and maintain the solution architecture in the area of internal and external identity & access management solution in public and private cloud environments
- Design - Architect - Automate - Enhance -> Infrastructure using code
- Lead & Support -> Release Engineering functions and existing CICD pipelines
- Provide end-to-end support and leadership of multiple platforms
- Continuous application monitoring & Alerting using modern advanced monitoring & log forwarding tools such as OpenSearch, Splunk, Datadog etc.
- Frequent/continuous zero downtime deployment planning and executions
- Passion for building scalable, global, complex systems to solve problems with proven ability to deliver high quality software
- Develop and integrate analytics algorithms using AI and machine learning in largescale environments
- Keep yourself up to date on the security aspects of the products, including infrastructure security, application security and cloud security
- Work with the product management and Designers and convert their vision into a technical solution
- Must be flexible to work with global teams and working on different time zones
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desired
- Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 9+ years of experience in Software Engineering
- Experience on AWS/AZURE and Infrastructure as code for designing and building distributed and reliable systems
- Experience planning and supporting +99.999% availability against critical applications in production
- Skilled in: AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, ISTIO, Helm, Java, Springbot, REST API, Jenkins, Groovy , Harness, Github Actions, Git, Shell, Python, Go, SQL
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
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 9+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience with AWS or Azure
- Experience with infrastructure as code for designing and building distributed, reliable systems
- Experience supporting more than 99.999% availability for critical production applications
- Proficiency with AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Istio, Helm, Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Jenkins, Groovy, Harness, GitHub Actions, Git, Shell, Python, Go, and SQL
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is generally described as decent or good, and many note it as a strong part of the package. Actual ability to take time off can depend on workload and team coverage.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with employer match and access to an employee stock purchase plan, which are highlighted as meaningful components of total rewards. These programs are consistently referenced among core benefits.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and caregiver leave, along with adoption assistance, are publicly highlighted and viewed as notable elements of the package. Availability can be role-specific, but these supports contribute to overall breadth where offered.
Optum Insights
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.
