Job Description

Optum is a global organisation 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.

We are seeking a talented and experienced DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a DevOps Engineer at Optum UK, you will play a crucial role in in defining technical solutions, infrastructure architecture and implementation of engineering solutions across healthcare software systems.


You will also work closely with our development and Platform teams to function to define and deliver new products and new features.



As a business we are passionate about what we do. We are a leading provider of innovative healthcare technology that improves people's lives. Our people love EMIS because you can genuinely see the impact you are making every day, what is more rewarding than that?



Does this sound like something you'd like to explore? Please read on!

What you'll do:

As a tech for good business, the customer is at the heart of everything we do. You will will be accountable for development from inception, elaboration and analysis, right though the SDLC to deployment.

Primary Responsibilities:

Automating the rollout of applications using CI/CD technologies Supporting the automation of configuration for internally used software & platforms Defining Datacentric Solutions with CloudFormation/CDK/Terraform Developing and maintaining new projects Collaborate with development teams to design and implement reliable and scalable software systems Focus on cloud agnostic containerised workloads whilst leveraging key cloud services and partners to optimise engineering output Working in a cross-functional capacity between Software Engineering, QA and Hosted Operations

Who You'll Be:

We are seeking a talented and experienced DevOps Engineer that's keen to lean and improve their skillset. You will have a solid background in software development and a good understanding of cloud platforms like AWS and Azure.



You will 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 providing development for other roles you may be interested in.

Other useful skills and experience include:

Experience working as a Software Engineer Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or similar role Proven solid knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, Terraform, or similar) Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes) Demonstrated familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.) Proven excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills Proven solid communication and collaboration skills

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

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 employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. 2025 UnitedHealth Group. All rights reserved.