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Principal Software Engineer

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Job Description

  • Architect, design, and deploy Azure cloud solutions for Linux & Windows workloads.
  • Lead endtoend cloud delivery with minimal guidance mentor engineering teams.
  • Build scalable architectures using Azure networking, Functions, Container Apps/AKS, databases, and messaging services.
  • Implement Azure security, IAM, HA/DR, and cost optimization practices.
  • Design and troubleshoot cloud and virtual networking solutions.
  • Build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions automate infrastructure using Terraform.
  • Leverage AIenabled tools to improve engineering productivity maintain ongoing AI skill development.
  • Support data migration, streaming, and integration workloads.
  • Collaborate with crossfunctional teams translate business needs into technical solutions.
  • Optional: Contribute to multicloud designs (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, Databricks, Kafka, Python/Go, MLOps/AIOps, and agentic AI solutions.

Required Qualifications:

  • Required Baseline Skills / Experience:
    • Azure Certification (Associate+ level, verifiable)
    • Azure - 5+ years solutioning and deploying applications in Azure cloud
    • Lead Experience - 3+ years in a role demonstrating ability to own and drive cloud deliverables with minimal technical guidance
    • Experience solutioning for both Linux and Windows oriented applications
    • Deep knowledge of Azure services and architecture:
    • Azure networking
    • Azure function apps (serverless architectures)
    • Azure Container Apps / AKS (containerized architectures)
    • Azure databases and data migration capabilities
    • Azure data streaming/messaging services
    • Azure security and IAM
    • Azure HA and DR practices
    • Azure cost estimation and cost optimization
    • Networking (strong understanding of general and cloud virtual networking)
    • CI/CD automation using GitHub / GitHub Actions
    • IaC with Terraform
  • Required AI Experience:
    • Completed AI related training (e.g., fundamental concepts, prompting, etc.)
    • Demonstrable experience leveraging AI enabled tooling to improve productivity
    • Foundational AI literacy (understanding of basic AI ecosystem concepts)
    • Demonstrated commitment to personal AI skill development

  • Additional Skills:
    • Multi-Cloud Experience with alternative cloud providers (AWS, GCP)
    • Kubernetes
    • Databricks pipelines
    • Kafka
    • Python (GoLang is also nice to have)
    • MLOps / AIOps
    • Agentic AI solution development

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About Company

Optum, Inc. is an American pharmacy benefit manager and health care provider. It is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group since 2011. UHG formed Optum by merging its existing pharmacy and care delivery services into the single Optum brand, comprising three main businesses: OptumHealth, OptumInsight and OptumRx.In 2017, Optum accounted for 44 percent of UnitedHealth Group's profits and as of 2019, Optum's revenues have surpassed $100 billion.Also in early 2019, Optum gained significant media attention regarding a trade secrets lawsuit that the company filed against former executive David William Smith, after Smith left Optum to join Haven, the joint healthcare venture of Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway.

Job ID: 144480761