Senior IO Engineer

Our Company

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, and data 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.

Position Summary

Join our Optum Technology team as we build, automate, and modernize high-availability cloud infrastructure supporting critical healthcare systems, including Epic EHR workloads. In this role, you will leverage Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) via Terraform, and modern CI/CD pipelines to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient cloud platforms. You will work alongside dedicated platform and security engineering teams to innovate healthcare infrastructure, drive automation, optimize performance, and mentor team members in technical best practices.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure
• Author and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to provision and manage cloud resources in a repeatable, version-controlled manner
• Build and enhance automation for provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks to optimize reliability and reduce manual effort
• Support the deployment, operations, and performance of Epic EHR workloads hosted on Azure infrastructure, ensuring compliance and high availability
• Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments (e.g., GitHub Actions)
• Implement cloud infrastructure monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure system health and enable rapid incident response
• Apply security and compliance best practices across cloud environments, including identity and access management (IAM), networking, and secrets management
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, networking, and performance issues across multi-tier environments
• Collaborate with security, platform, and engineering teams to design and deliver reliable, cloud-native solutions
• Drive cloud cost optimization, capacity planning, and mentor junior engineers on engineering standards and best practices

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, cloud engineering, or DevOps roles
• 3+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure
• 2+ years of experience building and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
• 2+ years of experience designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions)
• Solid understanding and hands-on experience with cloud networking, security protocols, and identity/access management (IAM)
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and resolving complex infrastructure and performance issues in enterprise environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-104 Azure Administrator, AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect) or HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare or finance) with related compliance frameworks (HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI-DSS)
• Hands-on experience supporting or deploying Epic electronic health record (EHR) systems and associated infrastructure
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience in lieu of a degree)
• Demonstrated experience mentoring team members and collaborating effectively within an Agile team structure

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.  

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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