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 Security Governance & Compliance Leadership

Lead execution of security compliance programs, enterprise security initiatives, and remediation activities across the O&E; portfolio

Ensure adherence to enterprise security policies, standards, regulatory requirements, and audit commitments

Drive accountability for security-related MBOs, risk reduction objectives, and security performance metrics

Establish governance processes that improve visibility, ownership, escalation management, and remediation execution across engineering organizations

Vulnerability Management & Risk Remediation

Own operational oversight of Critical, High, and Medium vulnerability remediation programs

Drive timely remediation of known exploited vulnerabilities, security findings, configuration weaknesses, policy violations, and cloud security risks

Monitor remediation aging, exception approvals, and risk acceptance activities to ensure compliance with enterprise expectations

Partner with engineering teams to eliminate recurring security issues and improve long-term security posture

Security Operations & Incident Management

Oversee security incident coordination, escalation, and response activities impacting O&E; applications

Ensure security impact assessments are performed for major operational incidents and technology events

Drive post-incident reviews focused on prevention, control improvements, and risk mitigation

Support threat monitoring, operational readiness, and proactive risk identification efforts

Team Leadership & Organizational Development

Provide direct leadership, coaching,



and performance management for India-based security resources and contractors

Establish clear operational priorities, workload management, and accountability frameworks

Build organizational depth, succession coverage, and scalable operating practices for the security function

Develop team capabilities in vulnerability management, security operations, compliance governance, automation, and cloud security

Foster a culture of operational excellence, continuous improvement, and proactive risk management

Security Reporting & Executive Visibility

Own security operational reporting, dashboards, scorecards, and leadership communications

Prepare executive-level reporting related to vulnerabilities, remediation performance, risk records, compliance status, and emerging threats

Track and communicate security trends, operational risks, and remediation progress across the portfolio

Drive data-driven decision making through actionable metrics and performance indicators

Security Automation & Modernization

Identify opportunities to automate compliance tracking, vulnerability remediation workflows, reporting, and operational processes

Partner with AI Ops, Cloud, and Engineering teams to improve operational efficiency through automation and tooling

Support security enablement activities associated with cloud transformation, modernization programs, and emerging technology initiatives

Drive adoption of scalable security operating models that support continued portfolio growth

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 workplace, alternative work arrangements,



and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business workplace). 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, Information Security, Engineering, or related discipline

8+ years of experience in Security Operations, Vulnerability Management, Information Security, Technology Operations, or related fields

3+ years of people leadership or team management experience

Experience managing security compliance, remediation, risk management, or operational security programs at enterprise scale

Proven experience partnering with engineering and technology teams to drive remediation and operational improvements

Solid knowledge of

Vulnerability Management

Security Governance

Risk Management

Incident Response

Compliance Programs

Cloud Security

Security Metrics & Reporting

Demonstrated solid communication, stakeholder management, and program execution skills

Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting large-scale application portfolios in highly regulated industries

Experience with Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and cloud-native security controls

Experience driving automation initiatives using scripting, workflow automation, or AI-enabled operational tooling Familiarity with ServiceNow, vulnerability management platforms, eGRC tools, Power BI, and security reporting solutions 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.

📌 Principle Information Security Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 Optum India
📍 Hyderabad