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UnitedHealth Group•Basking Ridge, NJ

1d•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. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in CS or IT or engineering related field
7+ years of experience designing and operating highly available, resilient platforms
7+ years of experience with API platforms (Java, REST and GraphQL) and integration patterns
3+ years of experience in platform or infrastructure engineering for cloud‑native systems
3+ years of hands‑on experience with Kubernetes and containerized application platforms
2+ years of experience with CI/CD, automation, and Infrastructure as Code
1+ years of experience supporting production systems, including incident response and on‑call support
Ability to work On-call rotation as per business need

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of security, compliance, and production operations
Ability to own platforms end‑to‑end in a regulated, SLA‑driven environment
Experience supporting systems with 99.99%25 availability requirements
Experience building and operating shared platforms used by multiple teams
Background in financial services, payments, or enterprise‑scale platforms
Experience balancing production support responsibilities with new platform delivery

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate foundational Wallet platform infrastructure
Stand up cloud‑native and Kubernetes‑based services and shared platform components
Own platform non‑functional requirements including performance, resiliency, security, and availability (99.99%25 SLA)
Enable API platforms using REST and GraphQL, including traffic management and caching
Establish production readiness standards, automation, monitoring, and alerting
Drive infrastructure scalability, capacity planning, and reliability engineering
Lead vulnerability remediation and secure‑by‑design platform practices
Provide end‑to‑end ownership of platform SLAs across releases and scale events
Partner with application teams to enable new Wallet capabilities and integrations
Provide production support for the platform, including incident triage, root cause analysis, and remediation
Participate in on‑call rotations and support escalations to ensure platform stability
Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement