Sr DevOps Engineer-Remote-(If in MN then Hybrid)

Optum is a global organization 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, and data 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. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Summary As a Senior DevOps Engineer within Optum Technology, you will lead the end-to-end release lifecycle and build enterprise-grade automation that elevates software delivery performance across cloud platforms. In this role, you will design and optimize robust CI/CD pipelines, manage infrastructure as code using Terraform on Azure, and build production-ready AI agents and AI-driven automation to streamline release engineering, deployment support, and operational workflows. You will partner cross-functionally with development, SRE, security, and platform teams to establish high standards of governance, quality, and operational reliability.

Lead the end-to-end release lifecycle for Java-based applications deployed on Azure, enforcing release governance, change standards, deployment readiness criteria, and environment parity practices Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps to ensure secure and efficient software delivery across the SDLC Design, develop, deploy, and operationalize production-ready AI agents and agent-based automation to improve release engineering, deployment support, incident triage, and engineering productivity with an emphasis on responsible AI use Build, provision, and manage Azure infrastructure using Terraform across services including AKS, App Services, networking, storage, identity, and monitoring Implement and support modern deployment strategies including blue/green, canary, and rolling releases to enhance release quality, speed, resilience, and observability Identify and implement enterprise automation solutions using approved tools to reduce manual effort, accelerate root cause analysis, and strengthen release reliability Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across application, pipeline, infrastructure, deployment, and automation layers Partner closely with development, SRE, security, and platform teams to build reusable automation frameworks, release standards, and operational runbooks Evaluate emerging technologies and automation trends to inform solution design, strategic innovation, and continuous process improvement Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI 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.

3+ years of experience in Release Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Software Engineering 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting Java applications, including Spring Boot, Maven (Must have) and/or Gradle, Microservices 3+ years of experience with Azure services (such as AKS, App Services, networking, identity, monitoring, and storage) and managing infrastructure with Terraform across the full lifecycle 3+ years of CI/CD experience using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar pipeline platforms 2+ years of Hands-on experience designing, building, and implementing AI agents or agent-based automation for engineering, release, platform, or operational workflows 2+ years of experience with Docker,