Site Reliability Engineer

UnitedHealth Group; City Of London; Remote; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare technology company in the UK is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to enhance cloud operations. This role involves automating tasks, managing cloud environments, and providing 24×7 support. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and strong experience in cloud infrastructure, programming, and CI/CD. Join a diverse team committed to improving health outcomes and advancing health equity.

Benefits

Flexibility to work remotely

Comprehensive benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven record of experience in cloud infrastructure administration.
• Strong programming experience in Python, Node.js, or similar.
• Ability to work 24×7 shift‑based support with rotating on‑call.

Responsibilities

• Work as a software tools developer in cloud operations.
• Drive automation of cloud operations and deployment.
• Implement effective cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure administration

Programming (Python, Node.js)

CI/CD processes

Kubernetes management

Terraform IaC

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Jenkins

Git

Ansible

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer – UK

Optum is a global organisation 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 startCaring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a Fortune 5 business, we're one of the world's leading healthcare companies. There are no limits here on the resources you'll have or the challenges you'll encounter. We have been supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years, building a dynamic and diverse team of more than 2,100 talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we're on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding teams.

Opportunities at Change Healthcare, part of the Optum family of businesses. We are transforming the health care system through innovative technology and analytics. Find opportunities to make a difference in a variety of career areas as we all play a role in accelerating health care transformation. Help us deliver cutting‑edge solutions for patients, hospitals and insurance companies, resulting in healthier communities. Use your talents to improve the health outcomes of millions of people and discover the meaning behindCaring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Site Reliability Engineer is a member of Cloud Operations Automation team and responsible for the reliability, security and efficiency of Change Healthcare's cloud environments and products that comprise Enterprise Imaging solutions. The engineer will also participate in the Cloud Operations team activities including continuous delivery, configuration changes, performance monitoring and ensure high availability of systems. The engineer will be the active leader on the incident management process including triaging and resolution of incidents.

Schedule: You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.K. as you take on some tough challenges and you'll be required to work 24×7 shift‑based support with rotating on‑call.

Primary Responsibilities of the Site Reliability Engineer:

• 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 of the Site Reliability Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
• Proven record of experience and success in administration of cloud infrastructure and deployed applications for enterprise SaaS or PaaS companies in public clouds such as GCP (Preferred), AWS, Azure
• Strong programming experience in any of the platforms like python, node.js, or any other language
• Good experience in creating CI/CD process or managing Kubernetes environments or creating terraform IaC pipelines.
• Solid foundation in Linux/Windows operating systems and tools
• Ability to work 24×7 shift‑based support with rotating on‑call

Preferred Qualifications of the Site Reliability Engineer:

• Knowledge of cloud networking, cloud security, centralized loggings and monitoring tools
• Proficient with DevOps tools and environments like Jenkins, Git, and Ansible

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

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 marginalised 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 employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. UnitedHealth Group is a drug‑free workplace. © 2025 UnitedHealth Group. All rights reserved.