Senior DevOps Engineer

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.

We're seeking a seasoned AWS DevOps Engineer to build and manage scalable cloud infrastructure, automate deployments, and enhance observability across platforms. This role focuses on hands-on engineering using modern DevOps tools and cloud-native practices.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Provision AWS infrastructure using Terraform with reusable modules and secure configurations
• Build CI / CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Argo CD for automated deployments
• Manage workloads on EKS, ECS (Fargate & EC2), and Lambda
• Use ECS Carpenter for cluster scaling and optimization
• Configure Route 53 and integrate Cloudflare for DNS and edge security
• Administer MySQL databases in cloud-native setups
• Design custom networking overlays for secure, scalable connectivity
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting using CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog
• Collaborate across teams to embed DevOps practices and support multi-cloud efforts (GCP, Azure)
• 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 :

Preferred Qualification :

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.