Lead Site Reliability Engineer - Remote

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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 Insight partners with payers, providers, governments and life sciences companies to simplify and enhance clinical, administrative and financial processes through software-enabled services and analytics, while advancing value-based care. Our differentiated products, technology insights, clinical expertise and analytics support the entire health system — ultimately delivering better experiences for consumers.

Optum Insight Technology and Engineering is a critical function in Optum Insight driving the innovation and value we provide our customers and partners. This team is focused on products, solutions, platform / enabling capability development, product development lifecycle, engineering excellence and connectivity to Optum Technology.

The Lead Software Engineer is a member of Cloud Operations Automation team and responsible for the reliability, security and efficiency of Change Healthcare’s cloud environments and products that comprise Enterprise Imaging solutions. The engineer will also participate in the Cloud Operations team activities including continuous delivery, configuration changes, performance monitoring and ensure high availability of systems. The engineer will be the active leader on the incident management process including triaging and resolution of incidents.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Works as a software tools developer in the cloud operations team
• Define and drive automation of cloud operations and deployment using different toolset
• Define and drive implementation of Cloud Operations procedures
• Define and implement effective and reliable cloud infrastructure
• 24×7 shift-based support with rotating on-call

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related
• 5+ years of experience in automation and administration of IT systems including compute resources, network, storage, general access control using Terraforms and CI/CD
• 5+ years of proven record of experience and success in administration of cloud infrastructure and deployed applications for enterprise SaaS or PaaS companies in public clouds such as GCP (preferred), AWS, Azure
• 2+ years of programming experience in any of the platforms like python or node.js
• 2+ years of experience in managing Kubernetes using terraform and serverless environments using cloud infrastructure API interfaces

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of cloud networking, cloud security, centralized loggings and monitoring tools
• Proficient with DevOps tools and environments like Jenkins, Git, and Ansible, Linux, Windows
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 annually based on full-time employment. 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.

__UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

_UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.