About the position
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. The Lead Site Reliability Engineer is a member of the SRE team at Optum, where you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, security, and efficiency of our cloud environments and the innovative products within our Enterprise Imaging suite of solutions. In this role, you will enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Responsibilities
- Drive our SRE Practice: Contribute to the improvement of our SRE practices; Lead incident response; Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of cloud environments
- Develop and maintain software: Design, code, test, and operate software using Python & Node.js
- Automate Infrastructure & Operations: Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform & GitHub Actions while adhering to best practices
- Collaborate, Influence, & Mentor: Work closely with development and SRE teams to improve system design, advocate for reliability, and mentor fellow engineers
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in automation and administration of Public Cloud systems (GCP preferred), including compute, network, storage, and IAM
- 3+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, including system design, error budgets, monitoring, alerting, observability, incident response, and software development (Python or Node.js preferred)
- 3+ years of CI/CD (GitHub Actions preferred) & Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform
- 2+ years of experience managing Kubernetes environments (EKS, AKS, GKE, or self-hosted)
- You are available to work rotating 24x7 primary and secondary call shifts approximately every 8-12 weeks
Nice-to-haves
- Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent certification
- 3+ years of experience in public cloud networking and security, including architecture, implementation, and best practices across major cloud platforms
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining distributed systems at scale
- 2+ years of software development experience in Python or Node.js
- All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
