Senior I O Engineering Consultant

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:

• Azure Stack HUB Maintenance: Install, support, and maintain Azure Stack HUB hotfixes and upgrades
• Project Work: Contribute to initiatives aimed at enhancing the Azure Stack HUB and expanding the Azure Web Services footprint. This includes tasks such as implementing platform improvements
• Monitoring Solutions: maintain and upgrade monitoring tools such as Grafana
• ServiceNow Incident Management: Monitor the team's ServiceNow incident queue daily to ensure timely response and resolution of customer-reported issues
• 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:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• Certifications: Microsoft AZ-104, AZ-305
• Azure Administration: 4+ years of hands-on experience managing Azure environments, including key services such as App Service, Key Vault, Storage, Disaster Recovery, and networking components like VNets, Subnets, and Private Endpoints
• System Administration: 4+ years of experience administering Windows-based systems, ensuring stability, performance, and security across enterprise environments
• Scripting & Automation: 4+ years of practical experience automating tasks using Python, PowerShell, or Perl, improving operational efficiency and reducing manual overhead.
• Troubleshooting: Proven expertise in diagnosing and resolving application and database connectivity issues, with 4+ years of experience in day-to-day troubleshooting across complex systems
• Infrastructure-as-Code: Experience with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
  
  Azure Stack Hub: Experience supporting Azure Stack HUB or Azure Local
• Application Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Skilled in proactive application monitoring and issue resolution to ensure system reliability and performance with Grafana

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.