Design, build, and maintain Azure infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines using Infrastructure-as-Code and GitOps. Create platform services on Kubernetes, automate with scripts and AI tools, implement monitoring/alerting, troubleshoot cloud networking, and participate in on-call rotations.
Requisition Number: 2370137
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.
Primary Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
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.
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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain Azure resources using modern Infrastructure-as-Code tooling (Terraform, Ansible)
- Build and maintain pipelines and automation through GitOps (GitHub Actions, JPAC, etc.)
- Create and own platform level services on top of Kubernetes (AKS, Azure Container Apps)
- Develop automation scripts by submitting PRs and participating in code reviews (Github)
- Use AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to enhance productivity, automation, and code quality
- Learn and apply new AI tools and techniques to improve development workflows and solutions
- Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and integrate them into daily tasks and projects
- Build monitoring and alerting templates for various cloud metrics (Splunk, Dynatrace, Azure app insights)
- Participate in a shared on-call rotation
- Works with less structured, more complex issues
- Analyzes and investigates
- Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise
- 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:
- Graduate degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience defining, designing, and implementing CI/CD systems (such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
- 3+ years of experience building and troubleshooting cloud networks
- 2+ years of experience with Terraform
- Experience with Monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus
- Experience with AI tools and integration (like ChatGPT, M365 Copilot GitHub Copilot, etc.)
- Experience with advanced scripting
- Knowledge of AI model integration into applications
- Solid knowledge of Azure networking, such as configuring virtual networks, firewalls, load balancers, and VPNs
- Expertise in identifying and mitigating infrastructure security vulnerabilities
- Expertise in managing cost optimized infrastructure setups
- Expertise in setting monitors, triggers, alerts and managing the infra setup on highest availability and reliability standards
- Proven team player attitude and willingness to collaborate with others
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.
Optum Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND Office
Chennai, India, India
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