Associate DevOps Engineer

Requisition Number: 2344929
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:

• CI/CD Pipeline Management: Build, maintain, and optimize continuous integration and deployment pipelines to ensure fast, reliable releases
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate server provisioning and configuration management using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet
• Cloud & System Administration: Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), including networking, security groups, and databases
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Set up monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana) to proactively identify production issues and improve system uptime
• Automation: Use scripting languages (Python, Bash) to automate repetitive, manual tasks
• Security & Compliance: Integrate security best practices (DevSecOps) throughout the software development lifecycle
• 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:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field
• 2+ years of experience in DevOps
• Experience with Git and version control workflows
• Cloud Platforms: Proven experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Background: Experience in software engineering, system administration, or a similar role
• Technical Skills: Expertise in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), IaC tools (Terraform), and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Scripting/Programming: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Ruby
• Proven solid problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills

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.