Principal SRE: Enterprise Reliability & AI Security

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 135,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Tech is seeking a Principal Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) leader to drive reliability, security, and scalable platforms across the Digital Consumer Engineering organization. You’ll shape enterprise-wide strategies, influence architecture, and lead AI-enabled reliability initiatives at scale.

With 8+ years in SRE or related fields and a track record of large-scale transformations, you will partner with senior leaders to embed security by design, implement SLOs, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in SRE, software engineering, or infrastructure engineering.
• 5+ years operating at enterprise scale influencing strategy across multiple teams.
• 4+ years in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and observability.
• Proven track record of large-scale reliability or security transformations.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive enterprise-wide SRE strategy, standards, and operating models across digital consumer platforms.
• Establish and champion reliability, security by design, and operational excellence.
• Influence architecture, platform design, and investment decisions to improve reliability at scale.
• Lead AI-driven capabilities to advance reliability, observability, automation, and risk management.
• Provide governance for reliability practices, including SLOs and availability targets.

Skills

SRE leadership

Enterprise-scale influence

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

Observability

Security transformation

Cross-functional influence

AI/ML for ops

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Tech is seeking a Principal Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) leader to drive reliability, security, and scalable platforms across the Digital Consumer Engineering organization. You’ll shape enterprise-wide strategies, influence architecture, and lead AI-enabled reliability initiatives at scale.

With 8+ years in SRE or related fields and a track record of large-scale transformations, you will partner with senior leaders to embed security by design, implement SLOs, and