Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (Remote) — IaC & DevSecOps

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's Optum division seeks a Senior Software Engineer to drive cloud-native infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will shape architecture, design, and delivery of scalable backend services and IaC frameworks.

You will champion DevSecOps, integrate security controls, and mentor engineers while enabling AI-powered automation. The role offers remote work within the U.S. with in-office expectations for certain locations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in software or cloud engineering.
• 3+ years programming experience with Java, Go, or Python.
• 3+ years deploying solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• 3+ years IaC using Terraform.
• 2+ years designing and automating CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
• Experience integrating security, compliance, and governance tools into cloud architectures at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design multi-cloud infrastructure, networking, and governance across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Develop and maintain Terraform IaC templates for cloud provisioning.
• Build enterprise backend microservices in Java, Go, or Python.
• Integrate cloud guardrails and automated security controls.
• Lead DevSecOps practices with security scanning and policy enforcement.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines for automated, secure software delivery.
• Design and deploy AI-powered solutions with responsible AI use.
• Utilize enterprise AI tools to streamline workflows and automation.
• Evaluate cloud and AI trends to inform roadmaps and innovations.
• Mentor engineers through technical design reviews and architecture discussions.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Mentoring

Education

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

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Advanced Security

SonarQube

Prisma Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

UnitedHealth Group's Optum division seeks a Senior Software Engineer to drive cloud-native infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will shape architecture, design, and delivery of scalable backend services and IaC frameworks.

You will champion DevSecOps, integrate security controls, and mentor engineers while enabling AI-powered automation. The role offers remote work within the U.S. with in-office expectations for certain locations.