Azure Cloud Engineer

Summary

UnitedHealth Group, through its Optum organization, delivers technology-enabled care and health optimization services. The Azure Cloud Engineer will manage and secure Azure infrastructure, automate deployments with Terraform, support cloud networking and CI/CD, and develop AI-powered solutions for infrastructure and DevOps challenges.

Responsibilities

• Manage, optimize, monitor, and maintain Azure infrastructure, including virtual machines, storage accounts, virtual networks, firewalls, Key Vaults, and App Services, ensuring high availability, performance, and security
• Automate cloud infrastructure deployment and management using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies, with a primary focus on Terraform
• Collaborate with security teams to identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities across Azure resources, ensuring compliance with security standards and best practices
• Configure, support, and troubleshoot Azure networking services, including VNets, NSGs, load balancers, private endpoints, and Azure Firewalls across multiple environments
• Assess emerging technologies and industry trends to guide solution architecture, cloud strategy, and continuous improvement of DevOps practices
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business and infrastructure challenges while promoting responsible use of AI technologies

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, related discipline, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of relevant Windows system administration and engineering experience
• 2+ years of experience administering, configuring, and optimizing Microsoft Azure infrastructure
• 2+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code and automating infrastructure provisioning using Terraform
• 2+ years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub
• 1+ years of experience managing and configuring Azure networking components (such as VNets, NSGs, firewalls, or private endpoints)
• 1+ years of experience identifying and remediating cloud security vulnerabilities
• 1+ years of experience with Azure Services - Azure App Service, Event Hubs, Service Bus, Azure SQL, Azure MI, and Data Factory
• Experience designing, developing, or deploying AI-powered developer tools, platforms, or automations to enhance developer productivity and DevOps workflows
• Microsoft Azure Certification preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, related discipline, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of relevant Windows system administration and engineering experience
• 2+ years of experience administering, configuring, and optimizing Microsoft Azure infrastructure
• 2+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code and automating infrastructure provisioning using Terraform
• 2+ years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub
• 1+ years of experience managing and configuring Azure networking components (such as VNets, NSGs, firewalls, or private endpoints)
• 1+ years of experience identifying and remediating cloud security vulnerabilities
• 1+ years of experience with Azure Services - Azure App Service, Event Hubs, Service Bus, Azure SQL, Azure MI, and Data Factory

Nice to Haves

• Experience designing, developing, or deploying AI-powered developer tools, platforms, or automations to enhance developer productivity and DevOps workflows
• Microsoft Azure Certification preferred

Benefits

• Flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S.
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution
• Career development opportunities