Senior Site Reliability Engineering

Requisition Number: 2350886
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.
The Sr Cloud Engineer/Sr Site Reliability Engineer is a member of Cloud Operations Automation team and responsible for the reliability, security and efficiency of Optum's cloud environments and products that comprise Enterprise Imaging solutions. The engineer will also participate in the Cloud Operations team's activities including continuous delivery, configuration changes, performance monitoring, and ensure high availability of systems. The engineer will be an active leader on the incident management process including triaging and resolution of incidents.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within Canada (except for the Saskatchewan province) as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Works as a software tools developer in the cloud operations team
• Define and drive automation of cloud operations and deployment using different toolset
• Define and drive implementation of Cloud Operations procedures
• Define and implement effective and reliable cloud infrastructure
• 24×7 shift-based support with rotating on-call

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:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent certification
• 5+ years of experience administering cloud infrastructure and production applications including Kubernetes based workloads for enterprise-scale SaaS or PaaS environments in public clouds such as GCP (preferred), AWS, or Azure
• 3+ years of experience in solid understanding of DevOps and SRE principles, including version control, IaC/Terraform, automated testing, continuous delivery, observability, and incident response
• 2+ years of experience in strong proficiency with programming or scripting language used for automation, tooling, or service development (e.g., Python, JavaScript)
• 1+ years of experience with AI-Ops/AI-powered coding and analysis tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of cloud networking, cloud security, centralized logging and monitoring tools
• Solid foundation in Linux/Windows operating systems and tools
• 1+ year of experience with cloud security principles, including DDoS prevention, vulnerability management, and patching

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
Canada Residents Only: The hourly range for Canada residents is $39.76 to $82.64 per hour. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.
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.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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