Senior Software Engineering Lead – Terraform,Python, Git, cloud

Optum

5 - 10 years

Gurugram

Posted: 03/05/2025

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 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 start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Working with the Deployment Lead, peer developers to complete various project deployment activities
  • Build code for the requirement specifications and write and execute the tests for the impacted components
  • Participate in code reviews and Adherence to coding standards
  • Adhere to proper use of source control
  • Ensuring delivery of technical artifacts for the project
  • Identify opportunities to identify repetitive work and automate the same
  • Participate in analysis of the current system/application to help finalize the requirements
  • Work independently in an Agile environment on the Stories or tasks assigned and support the Engineering lead with new designs and documentation
  • Communicate effectively with in the team and cross functional teams
  • Bring in Continuous deployment practices to enhance our Agile posture
  • Participate in the design and implementation of new system layers utilizing a first principles understanding of high complexity compute environments
  • Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of programming experience in total and 5+ years  experience in Public Cloud – Azure /AWS/GCP
  • 5+ years of experience in DevOPS related work
  • Experience in building CI/CD pipelines – Github/GitLab; Jenkins and etc
  • Understanding of Cloud fundamentals and Subscriptions/Resources management in a PaaS
  • Understanding of application architecture and underlying components
  • Be proficient in Iaas – Terraform
  • Be proficient in Python
  • Proven good communication skills and should be a quick learner
  • Understanding of Cloud fundamentals in IaaS & PaaS

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with containers and orchestration platforms, such as Kubernetes
  • Proven excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
  • Proven evidence-based approach to decision-making and problem-solving

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.

Additional Locations
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IN
Hyderabad, Telangana, IN

About Company

Optum is a leading health services and innovation company, part of UnitedHealth Group. It combines data, technology, and clinical expertise to improve healthcare delivery, reduce costs, and enhance outcomes. Optum operates across three core areas: OptumHealth (care delivery), OptumInsight (data and analytics), and OptumRx (pharmacy care services), serving millions of individuals, employers, and healthcare organizations globally.

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