Senior Software/Infrastructure/Platform Engineer - Remote (EST/CST)

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, 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.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and operate foundational Wallet platform infrastructure
• Stand up cloud‑native and Kubernetes‑based services and shared platform components
• Own platform non‑functional requirements including performance, resiliency, security, and availability (99.99% SLA)
• Enable API platforms using REST and GraphQL, including traffic management and caching
• Establish production readiness standards, automation, monitoring, and alerting
• Drive infrastructure scalability, capacity planning, and reliability engineering
• Lead vulnerability remediation and secure‑by‑design platform practices
• Provide end‑to‑end ownership of platform SLAs across releases and scale events
• Partner with application teams to enable new Wallet capabilities and integrations
• Provide production support for the platform, including incident triage, root cause analysis, and remediation
• Participate in on‑call rotations and support escalations to ensure platform stability

Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well...