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 As a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer at Optum you will be a pivotal force in accelerating our journey towards a more agile secure and highly automated cloud-native future You will leverage your extensive expertise in cloud platforms and DevOps methodologies to design implement and maintain robust scalable and secure infrastructure and applications A key focus of this role will be the strategic integration and application of Artificial Intelligence AI to enhance automation streamline operations and proactively identify and mitigate security threats You will work within a dynamic and team-oriented environment partnering with development teams architects and security professionals to drive best practices optimize performance and ensure the reliability of our critical healthcare systems This role demands a solid understanding of the end-to-end software development lifecycle and a passion for continuous improvement and innovation Primary Responsibilities Cloud Infrastructure Platform Management Design implement and manage highly available scalable and fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure within AWS Azure or Oracle Cloud environments Provision configure and operate cloud services such as compute storage networking and databases RDS Cosmos DB Cloud SQL Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code IaC using tools like Terraform CloudFormation or ARM templates to ensure consistent and repeatable deployments DevOps and CI CD Automation Design implement and maintain robust CI CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps to automate software delivery from code commit to production deployment Implement advanced deployment strategies e g blue green canary rolling updates to minimize downtime and mitigate risk Champion and implement DevOps best practices including continuous integration continuous delivery automated testing and release management Security Compliance Implement and enforce robust cloud security best practices including identity and access management IAM network security data encryption and security group configurations Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments working closely with security teams to remediate findings Develop and implement automated security checks and guardrails within the CI CD pipeline to ensure security by design Ensure compliance with relevant industry regulations e g HIPAA HITRUST PCI and internal security policies Troubleshooting Support Provide expert-level support for complex infrastructure and application issues troubleshooting and resolving production incidents in a timely manner Participate in on-call rotations as needed to ensure 24 7 system availability Conduct root cause analysis for incidents and implement preventative measures 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 8 years of experience in Information Technology roles 5 years of hands-on experience in cloud platforms AWS Azure or Oracle Cloud with a solid understanding of core services and architectural patterns 3 years experience in designing implementing and managing highly available scalable and secure cloud infrastructure 3 years experience with Infrastructure as Code IaC tools e g Terraform CloudFormation 3 years experience in scripting languages e g Python Bash PowerShell for automation 5 years experience with CI CD pipeline implementation and management using tools like Jenkins GitLab CI CD or Azure DevOps Preferred Qualifications Relevant cloud certifications Solid understanding of containerization technologies Docker and orchestration platforms Kubernetes Experience with monitoring logging and alerting tools e g Prometheus Grafana Datadog Splunk Expertise in cloud security best practices including IAM network security data protection and compliance frameworks e g HIPAA SOC 2 PCI 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 NJP Gen