Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

About this role

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.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Identity Platform team under Consumer Engineering, you will be a vital member of our core Platform Engineering team. Your mission will be to build, manage, and secure the foundational infrastructure that powers identity services for millions of consumers. You will focus on designing for high resiliency, scalability, and security, ensuring our platforms are available and performant. This role offers the opportunity to work in a highly innovative environment, leveraging automation and cloud-native technologies to solve complex operational and engineering challenges while driving excellence across the software development lifecycle.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute\* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Build and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles on AWS, primarily utilizing Terraform
• Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate repetitive operational tasks, and drive continuous improvement in code quality and system reliability
• Design and architect solutions with a focus on resiliency, scalability, availability, and security of the identity platform
• Implement comprehensive application alerting and monitoring (APM, Synthetics, and Infrastructure logs) to enhance application availability and performance i...