Lead Cloud Platform Engineer - Remote Multi-Cloud & IaC

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum leads the way in health care technology, seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive multi-cloud platform architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will design scalable backend services and Infrastructure as Code frameworks, advancing DevOps, security, and automation across enterprise cloud platforms.

You will collaborate with security and compliance teams to enforce guardrails, advance AI-powered automation, and deliver robust cloud capabilities while guiding Terraform-based provisioning

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software or cloud engineering experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on programming with Golang or Python.
• 3+ years architecting, building, and deploying solutions on public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• 3+ years of experience authoring and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• 2+ years of experience designing and automating CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
• Demonstrated experience integrating security, compliance, and governance tools into cloud architectures at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and implement multi-cloud infrastructure, networking, and governance frameworks across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Develop and maintain scalable Infrastructure as Code templates using Terraform.
• Build enterprise-grade backend microservices and automation tooling using Golang or Python.
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to integrate guardrails and automated controls.
• Establish and mature DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for automated delivery.
• Design and deploy AI-powered solutions and automations with responsible AI principles.

Skills

Golang

Python

Education

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

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Optum leads the way in health care technology, seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive multi-cloud platform architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will design scalable backend services and Infrastructure as Code frameworks, advancing DevOps, security, and automation across enterprise cloud platforms.

You will collaborate with security and compliance teams to enforce guardrails, advance AI-powered automation, and deliver robust cloud capabilities while guiding Terraform-based provisioning