DevOps Engineer

Overview

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

• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable smooth, automated build, test, and deployment workflows
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using IaC tools, ensuring consistent, scalable, and secure environments
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to support reliable, efficient feature delivery across environments
• Configure and monitor cloud environments, ensuring performance, availability, and scalability of applications
• Deploy and maintain cloud-based workloads, optimizing performance and automating deployments
• Stay current with cloud technologies and DevOps best practices to improve pipelines, automation, and operational reliability
• 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
  
  

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Experience into Containers & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS/GKE)
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or GCP
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, including automated build, test, and deployment workflows Proficiency with configuration/build/release tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, and Artifactory
• Solid understanding of system platforms, including Linux (e.g., RedHat) and operational infrastructure
• Understanding of cloud security, IAM, and role-based access controls
• Proven solid scripting or programming skills (Python, Bash, or JavaScript)