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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Optum Advisory Services operates on the intersection of strategy, business operations, data, and technology to help our clients realize exceptional business value. We harness data and technology and use them to reimagine business transformations to design and architect solutions that help realize value for our clients. We are uniquely positioned to accelerate the value proposition for our clients across the healthcare ecosystem with our unwavering focus on making the health system work better for everyone. The Cloud Engineer will be a key technical resource to help evaluate, develop, and deliver cloud solutions to support a growing product. As part of this role, we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about DevOps, Security, monitoring system health, and deploying/supporting software and services. The technical domain of the cloud engineer includes understanding build automation, understanding of cloud infrastructure, and best practices for security, scalability, cost, and performance. We are looking for a passionate professional preferably with more than 3+ years of experience with Cloud implementations and migrations. This individual should be self-driven with an ownership mindset and self-motivated to continuously learn and invest in personal development as well as keep abreast of leading-edge data management technologies in the industry. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. Primary Responsibilities: Collaborate with development and support teams to plan future iterations Monitor existing deployments for any bottlenecks to fine tune the system Ensure all aspects of product development follow compliance and security best practices and policies Remediate any security findings found in existing security tools Deploy and maintain applications in the cloud using services like Kubernetes, Databricks, and Azure Data Factory Provide support for existing services in a DevOps environment automating infrastructure provisioning Work with team on prioritization and sizing tasks for incremental delivery Anticipate and communicate blockers and delays before they require escalation You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. Required Qualifications: 3+ years of experience designing, evaluating, and/or implementing cloud solutions using GCP, Azure, or AWS (Azure preferred) 2+ years of experience working as part of data engineering teams through a product life cycle – gathering requirements, development, testing, and deployment including CI/CD and DevOps with constituent applications such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps or similar 2+ years of experience in one or more programming languages such as Python/Scala/Java/C# 2+Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools and processes such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates 2+ years with SQL database analysis Proven excellent oral and written communication skills Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Kubernetes and CNCF projects Experience with databases and/or storage systems – especially in the public cloud Experience executing with agile software development best practices Experience with Databricks, Azure Data Factory, and Snowflake *All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $88,000 to $173,200 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. 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. Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. UnitedHealth Group is a drug – free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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