Senior DevOps Engineer

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

3d•Remote

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 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. We are hiring a Sr. DevOps Engineer to support multiple business domains within Optum Financial. This role is critical for the development of new products and enhancements within the Consumer Payments area. The team is building secure, cloud‑based, modern payment capabilities that expand and improve the overall product ecosystem. The DevOps engineer will also operate as an AI User, utilizing AI-powered tools to boost productivity, streamline workflows, and automate repetitive processes. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or cloud infrastructure roles, with hands‑on work in Azure or similar cloud platforms
3+ years of experience with Terraform or another infrastructure‑as‑code framework (e.g., Pulumi, CloudFormation)
3+ years of experience managing Kubernetes environments, including deployment, scaling, and cluster operations
3+ years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitHub Actions or comparable tools
1+ years of experience deploying and managing observability systems, including Datadog, OpenTelemetry, or similar platforms
1+ years of experience automating deployment of monitoring dashboards, alerts, and telemetry integrations using IaC
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner effectively across engineering, operations, and security teams

Nice To Haves

Experience in healthcare technology is preferred

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure with a primary focus on Azure and Kubernetes environments
Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to ensure scalable, secure, and reliable deployments
Build and maintain tooling, pipelines, and automation that support release, deployment, and upgrade processes across environments
Implement and manage observability solutions, including automated deployment of Datadog monitors, dashboards, and alerting through Terraform
Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure applications and infrastructure meet organizational security, compliance, and governance requirements
Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure costs, identifying and implementing cost‑saving opportunities while retaining performance and reliability
Serve as a liaison between development and operations teams to improve communication, enhance collaboration, and accelerate product delivery
Contribute to a continuous delivery platform, supporting Agile development with stable, scalable, and easily deployable environments
Maintain advanced knowledge of development processes, programming concepts, and modern DevOps practices to continuously improve platform reliability and developer productivity