Optum Hiring Entry level DevOps Engineer | AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, CI/CD | Hyderabad

Optum is hiring a DevOps Engineer to design, manage, and optimize cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines that support enterprise-scale healthcare platforms. This role is ideal for professionals experienced in cloud computing, automation, containerization, and infrastructure reliability who want to work on high-impact, mission-critical systems.

You will collaborate closely with development, security, and operations teams to ensure scalable, secure, and highly available environments.

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Job Details

Position: DevOps Engineer

Requisition Number: 2344885

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Employment Type: Full-Time

Employee Status: Regular

Shift: Day Job

Telecommute: No

Travel Required: No

Company: Optum (UnitedHealth Group)

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Key Responsibilities

- Manage and maintain infrastructure for development, testing, and production environments

- Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment

- Set up and manage monitoring and logging systems to track application and infrastructure health

- Collaborate with development teams to align infrastructure with application needs

- Ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory requirements

- Automate repetitive operational tasks to improve efficiency and reduce human error

- Optimize application and infrastructure performance for scalability and reliability

- Create and maintain technical documentation for infrastructure and deployment processes

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Required Qualifications

- Undergraduate degree or equivalent practical experience

- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps

- Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef

- Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes

- Experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud

- Monitoring and logging experience with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Splunk

- Proficiency in scripting languages: Python, Bash, or PowerShell

- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation

- Solid understanding of Git and version control practices

- Knowledge of DevOps security best practices

- Familiarity with collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams or Slack

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Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

- DevOps or cloud-related certifications

- Experience working in enterprise-scale DevOps environments

- End-to-end DevOps project ownership experience

- Knowledge of security and compliance standards

- Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences

- Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities

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Company Mission & Culture

Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, is committed to helping people live healthier lives and improving healthcare systems globally. The organization promotes diversity, inclusion, sustainability, and equitable healthcare outcomes, offering employees meaningful work and long-term career growth.

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Career Growth Opportunities

This role can lead to advanced positions such as:

- Senior DevOps Engineer

- Cloud Solutions Architect

- Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

- Platform Engineer

- Infrastructure Architect

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