Senior Software Engineer - Linux, vmware

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

Primary Responsibilities:

Required Qualifications:

• B.Tech / MCA / Graduation (Minimum 16 years of formal education, Correspondence courses are not relevant)
• Good experience as Linux system administrator
• Experience on RHEL 7,8 and 9
• Good exposure of VMware, Patching, Upgradation, SAN allocations, NAS, Filesystem and Networking.
• Firm understanding of Linux internals and experience in the design, implementation and maintenance of UNIX/Linux based infrastructures
• Should have handled application upgrade projects from server provisioning till final cut-over
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (such as Ansible, Puppet, and Chef)
• Good to have knowledge of IAC, terraform, GIT
• Knowledge about DevOps tools would be an add-on
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Extensive knowledge on Monitoring tools, networking with good hands-on experience on writing scripts and debugging issues related to operating system
• Proven solid organizational skills and focus on accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Handled System performance tuning
• Proven good oral & written communication Skills
• Effective communications with all levels of internal and external customers and staff
• Independent communication with business partners, leads others toward technical accomplishment, collaborative project team efforts and achievement of project goals
• Proven self-driven and able to work independently with minimum support/mentoring
• Willing to work in shifts as per project requirement
• Proven self-driven and be able to work independently

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in healthcare industry applications

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.