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 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

• Architect, design, and lead the development of scalable, high-performance Big Data pipelines for large-scale data ingestion, processing, and analytics
• Define and drive the technical vision and architecture for agentic AI systems, including the design of autonomous and multi-agent solutions
• Provide deep technical leadership and set engineering best practices across data engineering and AI/agentic architecture domains
• Design and implement secure-by-design solutions,



embedding application security best practices across the software development lifecycle (secure coding, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and code reviews)
• Establish and enforce cloud security standards, including identity and access management, data protection, encryption, secrets management, and secure network architecture
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards across data platforms and agentic systems
• Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into robust, production-ready technical solutions
• Ensure the reliability, scalability, security, and performance of data platforms and agentic systems in production
• Mentor and guide engineers, conducting design and code reviews to uphold high standards of technical quality
• Evaluate emerging technologies in Big

📌 Principal Software Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Optum India
📍 Chennai