UnitedHealth Group Looking for DevOps Engineer – Remote at Alberta Full Time

Opportunities at Change Healthcare , part of the Optum family of businesses. We are transforming the health care system through innovative technology and analytics. Find opportunities to make a difference in a variety of career areas as we all play a role in accelerating health care transformation. Help us deliver cutting-edge solutions for patients, hospitals and insurance companies, resulting in healthier communities. Use your talents to improve the health outcomes of millions of people and discover the meaning behind: *Caring. Connecting. Growing together.  *

The DevOps Engineer is a member of the DevOps Engineering Team and is responsible for the development and rollout of automated infrastructure-as-code and continuous delivery mechanisms which supports Optum Insight’s Stratus Imaging solution in cloud environments.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, DevOps Engineering, you will work mostly closely with application development and SRE teams.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the Canada as you take on some tough challenges. Change Healthcare cant not hire out of the Saskatchewan province.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop, support, and update existing and new application infrastructure in cloud environments

• Develop, support, and update reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) components; create IaC test plans and execute testing

• Automate the deployment, configuration, scaling, and overall management of the software applications that run on the above infrastructure; create test plans and execute testing

• Automate the cybersecurity requirements and controls for deployed environments and software applications

• Assist with the set up and maintenance of all test environments for both manual and automated testing

• Assist with the set up and maintenance of the production environment infrastructure and automation

• Create and maintain documentation as required for maintenance and rollout of deliverables

• Analyze data from production monitoring tools and recommend changes

• Provide training and mentoring to peers and Support/Operations (as needed) on areas of expertise

• Assist in the development and implementation of DevOps policies and procedures

• Work closely and collaboratively in an Agile environment with our product development, operations, and support teams

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in software/systems engineering

• 2+ years of experience with continuous delivery of cloud infrastructure and applications for enterprise SaaS or PaaS companies in public clouds such as AWS, GCP, Azure

• 2+ years proven working experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly Kubernetes, and IaC, particularly Terraform

• 2+ years programming and scripting (e.g., Python, Bash)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with HIPAA compliance and the security of PHI data

• Solid background in Linux and Windows administration

• Working knowledge of automation and configuration tools (e.g., Ansible, Kustomize)

• Working knowledge of software containers, preferably Docker

• Solid knowledge of network implementation, configuration, and monitoring

• Familiarity with Healthcare IT standards as well as with Healthcare workflows

• Proven solid English communication skills (verbal and written) to interact effectively with peers and stakeholders

• Proven solid critical and analytical skills

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug – free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.