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 perks, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive advantages 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:
Architecture & Design
Lead design of distributed, scalable systems and microservices architectures
Define service boundaries, APIs, and integration patterns (event-driven, async)
Technical Leadership
Act as technical authority for architecture and complex problem-solving
Influence engineering decisions across teams without formal authority
Engineering Standards & Platforms
Establish reusable patterns, standards, and shared components




Drive adoption of up-to-date engineering practices and automation-first mindset
Cloud & Distributed Systems
Drive cloud-native solutions across AWS / Azure / GCP
Lead microservices, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and platform engineering
DevOps & Delivery Excellence
Lead CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and deployment reliability
Improve engineering productivity through standardised tooling and automation
Reliability & Observability
Ensure production readiness via monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting
Drive diagnostics and operational excellence practices
Decision-Making & Problem Solving
Make high-impact technical decisions under ambiguity
Balance scalability, reliability, security, and delivery trade-offs
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-assig

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