Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

About this role

Our Company

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, and data 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.

Location: Remote

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely\* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. Dedicated work from home space is required.

Position Summary

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join an innovative team building scalable cloud data solutions and AI-driven capabilities to improve health outcomes and drive digital transformation. In this role, you will design, develop, and deploy high-performance applications leveraging Azure cloud services, real-time data streaming with Kafka, large-scale data processing with Databricks and Delta Lake, and modern AI technologies including LLM embeddings, model fine-tuning, and developer assistance integrations (e.g., Codex, Claude).

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions and enterprise-scale software to address complex business challenges with an emphasis on responsible AI use
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate software engineering tasks, and drive continuous operational improvement
• Evaluate emerging AI trends and modern cloud architectures to inform solution design, continuous optimization, and strategic innovation
• Build and maintain scalable real-time data streaming and processing pipelines using Apache Kafka, Azure Databricks, and Delta Lake
• Develop, optimize, and maintain resilient ba...