Software Engineering Lead – Cloud Infrastructure Security

Optum

5 - 10 years

Hyderabad

Posted: 4/19/2025

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:

  • You will be responsible for the availability, performance, monitoring and Infra Provisioning for the Platform which comprises of Cloud infrastructure and On Prem technologies
  • You will closely partner with Engineering and Technical Support teams to drive resolution of critical issues
  • You will publish and implement operational standards for all Cloud infrastructure and services
  • You will be handling incident, change and problem management
  • You will be working on issues related to Platform data discrepancies
  • You will help with provisioning of Infrastructure using Terraform
  • You will be enhancing Platform Observability Dashboards
  • You will be closely partnering with Development Teams and help address Platform related roadblocks
  • You will conduct post-mortem after a production issues
  • You will react to production deficiencies by continuously implementing automation, self-healing, and real-time monitoring to production systems
  • You will work with Docker, Kubernetes, Azure cloud, Prometheus, Grafana, Java, Python and many other modern SaaS technologies
  • You will participate in projects involving people of many different disciplines: Engineering, Cloud, Networking, CI/CD, Project management, Monitoring, alerting etc.
  • You will stay informed of new technologies and Innovate
  • 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:

  • Bachelor’s or advanced Degree in a related technical field
  • 2+ years IT experience
  • 2+ years DevOps experience
  • 1+ years of experience on Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible/Chef/Puppet)
  • 1+ years of experience on Docker and Container Orchestration (Kubernetes/OpenShift)
  • 1+ years of experience on DevOps and CI/CD tools such as Git, Jenkins
  • 1+ years of experience on Kafka Support
  • 1+ years of experience on Monitoring tools and technologies (Splunk, Dynatrace, new relic)
  • Azure Security Tools: Proficiency with Azure Security Centre, Azure Active Directory, Azure Key Vault, and other Azure services
  • Vulnerability Management: Proven ability to executing vulnerability scans and security assessments, and implementing remediation measures
  • Secure Coding Practices: Proven ability to ensure secure coding practices are followed in development
  • Regulatory Compliance: Proven ability to implement regulatory compliance controls for Azure infrastructure Proficient with Azure Security Centre, Azure Active Directory, Azure Key Vault, and other Azure services. Solid experience in executing vulnerability scans and security assessments and implementing remediation measures. Proficient Ensuring secure coding practices are followed in development. Work experience in Implementing regulatory compliance controls for Azure infrastructure  

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Hands-on scripting with one or more: YAML, JSON, PowerShell, BASH or Python Infrastructure Engineering experience
  • Cloud experience (Azure/AWS/GCP)
  • Automation experience
  • Good knowledge on SRE principles

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
Gurgaon, Haryana, IN
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 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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