Job Description

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:

• Maintain and administer cloud environments across platforms; provide support for a broad range of cloud services, ensuring consistent support delivery and timely resolution of issues
• Implement and enforce governance policies, such as access control, tagging, cost management, guardrails, SCPs, and resource monitoring, to ensure adherence to company-wide security standards
• Proactively identify security vulnerabilities and mitigate risks
• Implement, and manage automation scripts and tools to streamline cloud operations, including infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and monitoring
• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for the automated deployment of applications and services in a scalable and secure manner
• Monitor system performance, analyze metrics, and implement improvements to ensure efficient utilization of cloud resources
• Collaborate with peers on troubleshooting technical issues; assist in implementing technical strategies established by the team
• Aid in implementing disaster recovery strategies to ensure data protection and maintain business continuity in accordance with the team's guidelines
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold Optum's respectful and courteous work environment
• 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:

• 4+ years of recent experience in Cloud IT Operations
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Proficiency in data analysis and programming languages like Python, PowerShell
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Advanced CI/CD expertise with GitHub actions
• Proficiency with Cloud monitoring and Cloud networking
• Proven ability to utilize AI for automation and analysis

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.