Software Engineering Lead

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and operate enterprise-grade Azure cloud platforms to host business critical applications
• Engineer scalable, resilient, and secure infrastructure patterns using Azure-native services (compute, networking, storage, identity)
• Define and implement reference architectures, landing zones, and guardrails for cloud adoption
• Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates) to manage platform resources
• Lead efforts to establish high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity for critical workloads
• Partner with InfoSec to embed security and compliance controls (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC2) into the platform
• Build monitoring, observability, and logging frameworks for platform health and service reliability (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics)
• Drive cost optimization, capacity planning, and performance tuning across platform services.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, setting best practices for cloud platform engineering
• Collaborate with architects, product teams, and business stakeholders to align platform design with enterprise strategy
• 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 regard 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 master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 8+ years of overall engineering experience, with 3+ years in Azure cloud platform/infrastructure roles.
• Hands-on expertise in:
• Compute: VMs, AKS, App Services
• Networking: VNETs, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Load Balancers, Firewalls
• Storage: Blob, Files, Managed Disks
• Identity & Security: Azure Active Directory, Key Vault, RBAC, Conditional Access
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
• Solid understanding of high availability, scalability, and resiliency design patterns in Azure
• Proven experience building secure and compliant cloud platforms in regulated industries
• Programming/scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft certifications (AZ-305: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AZ-500: Azure Security Engineer Associate, or equivalent)
• Experience designing enterprise landing zones using Azure Landing Zone (CAF) principles
• Experience in healthcare, financial services, or other highly regulated industries
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud connectivity (on-premises data centers, ExpressRoute, VPN)
• Knowledge of FinOps practices for cloud cost governance
• Solid background in platform reliability engineering (SRE) concepts

Soft Skills:

• Solid technical leadership with the ability to influence architecture decisions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams
• Passion for mentoring engineers and uplifting team capabilities.
• Adaptability and willingness to explore emerging Azure technologies

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.