Senior Site Reliability Engineer-Remote Job at UnitedHealth Group, Eden Prairie, MN 55344

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Job Description

Careers at Solutran , part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses. We create direct spending solutions driven by our extensive financial tech experience to help those we serve be healthier, happier and more productive. Our platform helps members manage their health plans, supplemental benefits and rewards all in one place. You’ll have the opportunity to make it easier for consumers to manage their own health by making healthier products more affordable and their purchases streamlined. If you are a driven individual that thrives in fast-paced environments, values diversity and wants meaningful work that impacts the lives of many, then this is the team for you. Being part of an organization that makes healthier living easier for others leads to your life’s best work.( sm )

Combine Fintech and Healthcare, two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet, with a culture of performance, collaboration, and opportunity and this is what you get – leading edge technology that is improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation is not about another gadget; it is about providing advanced, state-of-the-art payment solutions to help those we serve be healthier, happier, and more productive.

About Us:
Careers at Solutran®, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group®, offer a unique and exciting opportunity to create large-impact, market-leading payments, and financial technology innovations, while delivering on the mission of improving the health and wellbeing of tens of millions of Americans.

Our industry-leading S3®payments platform is integrated at 35,000+ retail locations and supports some of the largest benefits and rewards programs in the world by offering value to consumers and directing the spending of funds to approved health-enhancing products and services. This advanced technology has led to Solutran’s rapid ascent to market leadership in healthcare benefits and has broader applicability across numerous other industries.

Working within a FinTech powerhouse, Solutran team members enjoy a culture of performance and collaboration, along with the resources and technology of a Fortune 5 company that comes with being a part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses. Our teams work in close partnership with the largest and most forward-thinking companies in America including Aetna, Anthem, CVS, General Mills, Kroger, UnitedHealthcare, Walmart, Walgreens and more. Learn more about our latest innovations at www.solutran.com .

We are seeking an experienced Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join our team and oversee the performance, reliability, and availability of our world-class payment solutions. You will be responsible for ensuring the stability and scalability of our system and working with development teams to identify and resolve any issues that arise. The successful candidate will be a problem-solver who can lead the team in implementing best practices for monitoring, automation, and incident response.

If you are an experienced Site Reliability Engineer with a passion for ensuring the reliability and scalability of distributed systems, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are the ideal candidate for this role.


You’ll
enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges
.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Lead the development and implementation of infrastructure and automation solutions to improve the reliability and scalability of our FinTech payments platform
  • Collaborate with development teams to identify and resolve system issues, and participate in the design of new features and services
  • Establish and maintain best practices for monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools like Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana
  • Configure and maintain services such as load balancers, relational & NoSQL databases, and messaging systems while ensuring high availability and performance
  • Participate in on-call rotations and respond to incidents in a timely manner, ensuring quick resolution and effective communication with stakeholders
  • Conduct regular system audits and capacity planning exercises to identify areas for improvement and ensure readiness for future growth
  • Mentor and provide guidance to junior members of the team


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.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Lead the development and implementation of infrastructure and automation solutions to improve the reliability and scalability of our FinTech payments platform
  • Collaborate with development teams to identify and resolve system issues, and participate in the design of new features and services
  • Establish and maintain best practices for monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools like Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana
  • Configure and maintain services such as load balancers, relational & NoSQL databases, and messaging systems while ensuring high availability and performance
  • Participate in on-call rotations and respond to incidents in a timely manner, ensuring quick resolution and effective communication with stakeholders
  • Conduct regular system audits and capacity planning exercises to identify areas for improvement and ensure readiness for future growth
  • Mentor and provide guidance to junior members of the team

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:

  • 5+ years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer or in IT Operations
  • 3+ years of experience with automation and scripting tools such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, and Perl
  • 2+ years of experience in at least one object-oriented programming language such as C# or JAVA
  • Experience with configuration and maintenance of services such as load balancers, relational & NoSQL databases, and messaging systems
  • Experience in monitoring and alerting tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana
  • Experience with incident response and post-mortem analysis

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or technical field
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with development teams, stakeholders, and management
  • Experience in problem-solving skills on complex technical issues and a proactive attitude towards identifying and addressing potential issues
  • Experience with public cloud platforms, hybrid cloud environments, and migration strategies
  • Experience with container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience with REST API design, micro services, and event driven architecture
  • Experience with configuration and deployment management tools such as Ansible, Terraform
  • Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with development teams, stakeholders, and management


Careers with Optum. Our
objective
is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse,
engaged
and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

What are the reasons to consider working for UnitedHealth Group? Put it all together - competitive base pay, a full and comprehensive benefit program, performance rewards, and a management team who demonstrates their commitment to your success. Some of our offerings include:

  • Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
  • Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
  • Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
  • 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Education Reimbursement
  • Employee Discounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)
  • More information can be downloaded at: http://uhg.hr/uhgbenefits


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


California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $85,000 to $167,300. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.


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.

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