Designs and maintains enterprise CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, container platforms, and observability solutions. Supports releases, production operations, incident response, troubleshooting, security compliance, and cloud cost optimization. Collaborates with development teams on scalable distributed systems and platform modernization, while mentoring engineers and promoting DevOps and SRE practices. The role also contributes to AI-enabled application development and MLOps initiatives.
Requisition Number: 2396142
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:
Technology Stack:
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:
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure deployments
- Build and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, or CloudFormation
- Automate build, testing, deployment, and monitoring processes to improve delivery efficiency and reliability
- Manage containerized platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or AKS
- Configure and support Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar DevOps toolchains
- Collaborate with development teams to improve application performance, scalability, and operational readiness
- Implement observability solutions using monitoring, logging, and alerting platforms such as Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, or Dynatrace
- Lead environment provisioning, release management, deployment validation, and production support activities
- Ensure adherence to security, compliance, vulnerability management, and governance standards
- Support incident management, root cause analysis, and implementation of preventive measures
- Optimize cloud resource utilization, performance, availability, and operational costs
- Mentor junior engineers and promote DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices across teams
- Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to platform modernization and cloud transformation initiatives
- 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, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, or related disciplines
- Solid experience with Java, Spring Boot, Maven/Gradle, and microservices-based application architectures
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, AKS, and container orchestration
- Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability using Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, or App Insights
- Experience supporting highly available, scalable, and resilient distributed systems
- Expertise in CI/CD technologies including Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar platforms
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages
- Knowledge of networking, security, IAM, SSL certificates, load balancers, firewalls, and enterprise security practices
- Proven ability to troubleshoot application deployment issues across Java, container, and cloud environments
- Proven solid problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Azure certifications such as:
- Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
- Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
- Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)
- Experience implementing AI-assisted Software Development using GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI-based development tools, or similar platforms
- Experience integrating AI services such as Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Services, Cognitive Services, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or similar technologies
- Experience building and deploying Java-based AI-enabled applications using Spring Boot, REST APIs, and cloud-native architectures
- Knowledge of AI/ML deployment practices, including model deployment, MLOps pipelines, model monitoring, and AI governance
- Understanding of Generative AI architectures, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, and prompt engineering concepts
- Knowledge of AI security, responsible AI, and data privacy principles
Technology Stack:
- Cloud & DevOps: Azure, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Terraform, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker
- Development: Java 11/17+, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Maven, Gradle
- AI & Automation: GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI, AI-Driven SDLC, Prompt Engineering, RAG, LangChain
- Monitoring: Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor
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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