Software Engineer

Job title:

Software Engineer

Company:

UnitedHealth Group

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.As a Fortune 5 business, we’re one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. There are no limits here on the resources you’ll have or the challenges you’ll encounter.We have been supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years, building a dynamic and diverse team of more than 2,100 talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we’re on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding teams.This is a full-time position, Monday – Friday with standard working hours.Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Dublin and Letterkenny Offices and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for provisioning and managing cloud resources
• Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, cost, and security
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design cloud-based solutions that meet business requirements
• Automate repetitive tasks and build CI/CD pipelines for efficient deployment processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure, applications, or services
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and industry standards for cloud deployments
• Document infrastructure designs, processes, and procedures for operational transparency

You will be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in.Required Qualifications:

• Professional experience in cloud engineering
• Hands-on expertise in AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, MongoDB, Lambda, VPC, IAM, EKS (Kubernetes), MSK (Kafka), OpenSearch, EMRs, SageMaker, Bedrock (Gen AI)
• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Solid understanding of cloud security principles, networking, and best practices
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like CloudWatch, CloudTrail
• Proven track record of designing and implementing fault-tolerant, cost-efficient cloud solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and/or Microsoft Azure in addition to AWS
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Action
• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer or any other equivalent certifications
• Understanding of multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for collaborating with diverse teams

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your applicationAll telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.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 marginalised 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.Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2024 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.#RPO

Expected salary

Location

Dublin

Job date

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:10:52 GMT

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