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UnitedHealth Group Senior Software Engineer I - Devops in Chennai, India
Requisition number: 2357297
Job category: Technology
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.
We are seeking a highly skilled Azure Cloud Engineer with solid expertise in AI Builder, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux infrastructure, CI/CD automation, DATABASE, Cloud Cost Management, and cloud observability. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, building, deploying, and operating secure, scalable, and highly available Azure‑based platforms, with a solid focus on container orchestration, automation, monitoring, networking, and certificate management.
Primary Responsibility:
- 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:
Solid hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure and Cloud Services
Experience with AI Builder / Azure AI / AI workloads on Kubernetes
Proven experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines
Hands‑on experience with Splunk and Dynatrace
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation
Experience or familiarity with Cloud cost saving
Deep expertise in AKS, Kubernetes, and Docker
Solid knowledge of Cloud networking and SSL/TLS certificate management
Proven solid Linux system administration and troubleshooting skills
Proven solid scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, Python preferred)
Preferred Qualifications:
Azure Cloud Certifications
Experience with Object Oriented Programing language - JAVA OR C#
Experience with AI Builder / Azure AI services and enterprise‑grade deployment practices
Experience with Azure Policy, RBAC, and governance models
Exposure to zero‑trust security models and cloud compliance standards
Knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, etc.)
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.