Software Engineering Lead - DevOps, Java

UnitedHealth Group; Dadri; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group, through Optum, is a global health services leader delivering care and technology to improve health outcomes. This role focuses on building scalable identity and access management in cloud environments, shaping secure, end-to-end software platforms that power health programs worldwide.

You will design, implement and automate infrastructure as code, lead release engineering, and partner with product, design and global teams to deliver high-availability systems while advancing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 9+ years of experience in Software Engineering.
• Experience on AWS/AZURE and infrastructure as code for distributed systems.
• Experience planning and supporting +99.999% availability in production.
• Proficient with AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, ISTIO, Helm, Java, Spring, REST API, Jenkins, Groovy, Harness, Github Actions, Git, Shell, Python, Go, SQL.

Responsibilities

• Plan, define, design, implement and maintain the solution architecture in IAM for cloud environments.
• Design, architect, automate and enhance infrastructure using code.
• Lead and support release engineering and CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide end-to-end support and leadership of multiple platforms.
• Monitor and alert using OpenSearch, Splunk, Datadog, etc.
• Plan and execute frequent zero-downtime deployments.
• Develop and integrate analytics using AI/ML in large-scale environments.
• Stay current on security across infrastructure, apps and cloud.
• Collaborate with product management and designers to translate vision into technical solutions.
• Be flexible to work with global teams and across time zones.

Skills

Experience with cloud platforms

Infra-as-code design

CI/CD pipelines

End-to-end solution architecture

Monitoring & logging

OpenSearch / Splunk / Datadog

Release engineering leadership

AI/ML analytics in large-scale envs

Security focus (cloud, infra, app)

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Istio

Helm

Java

Spring

REST API

Jenkins

Groovy

Harness

Github Actions

Git

Shell

Python

Go

SQL

Job description

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:

• Plan, define, design, implement and maintain the solution architecture in the area of internal and external identity & access management solution in public and private cloud environments
• Design - Architect - Automate - Enhance -> Infrastructure using code
• Lead & Support -> Release Engineering functions and existing CICD pipelines
• Provide end-to‑end support and leadership of multiple platforms
• Continuous application monitoring & Alerting using modern advanced monitoring & log forwarding tools such as OpenSearch, Splunk, Datadog etc.
• Frequent/continuous zero downtime deployment planning and executions
• Passion for building scalable, global, complex systems to solve problems with proven ability to deliver high quality software
• Develop and integrate analytics algorithms using AI and machine learning in largescale environments
• Keep yourself up to date on the security aspects of the products, including infrastructure security, application security and cloud security
• Work with the product management and Designers and convert their vision into a technical solution
• Must be flexible to work with global teams and working on different time zones
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment where continuous innovation is desired
• Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 9+ years of experience in Software Engineering
• Experience on AWS/AZURE and Infrastructure as code for designing and building distributed and reliable systems
• Experience planning and supporting +99.999% availability against critical applications in production
• Skilled in: AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, ISTIO, Helm, Java, Springbot, REST API, Jenkins, Groovy , Harness, Github Actions, Git, Shell, Python, Go, SQL

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.