At Optum, a fast-growing part of United Health Group, we're modernizing the healthcare system and improving lives.
Our teams are dedicated to collaborating with diverse clients across 150 countries, from those who diagnose and treat patients to those who pay for care, deliver health services, and supply cures.
We maintain operations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.
Innovative partnerships provide technology and tools that enable unprecedented collaboration and efficiency.
This leads to valuable insights and strategies for better care at lower costs.
About the role We want to make healthcare work better for everyone at United Health Group and Optum.
This depends on hiring the best and brightest.
A thriving ecosystem of investment and innovation is driving our business in Ireland, constantly growing to support future healthcare needs.
We're at the forefront of building and adapting the latest technologies to propel healthcare forward.
We use advanced development tools, AI, data science, and innovative approaches to make the healthcare system work better for everyone.
Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) today is inherently complex due to opaque and payer-specific adjudication rules, causing significant waste and inefficiency.
Optum Insight is committed to delivering new technology and processes to improve RCM workflow using advances in Gen AI and other state-of-the-art technology.
This benefits all stakeholders involved in the healthcare ecosystem: payers, providers, and patients. Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements.
Individuals living and working in the Republic of Ireland have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between Dublin or Letterkenny and telecommute from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.
Main Responsibilities:
* Data Platform Integration Seamlessly integrate data platforms such as Databricks, Azure Machine Learning (Azure ML), and Snowflake into the software development process, leveraging their capabilities for enhanced data analytics and processing.
* CICD Pipeline Management Create and maintain CICD pipelines using tools such as Github Actions or equivalent, streamlining the software delivery process.
* Infrastructure as Code Implement and manage infrastructure as code, automating deployment processes for increased efficiency and consistency.
* Pipeline Optimization Monitor and troubleshoot pipeline issues, proactively identifying and implementing solutions to enhance pipeline performance.
* Collaboration Collaborate closely with development teams to seamlessly integrate pipeline processes with their workflows, ensuring a smooth development lifecycle.
* Cloud Resource Management Optimize cloud resources on Azure, including compute, storage, and networking, to support software applications efficiently and cost-effectively.
* Process Improvement Continuously evaluate and enhance testing processes and tools to maintain the highest level of quality in delivered solutions.
* Technology Research Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in the Dev Ops field, sharing relevant knowledge and insights with the team to drive innovation and improvement.
Key Requirements:
* Linux Proficiency Extensive experience in Linux system administration and support within enterprise IT or service provider environments.
* DevOps Expertise Hands-on experience with IT operational automation, configuration management tools, and a strong understanding of Dev Ops practices, processes, and tools.
* Cloud Knowledge Familiarity with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and a solid understanding of container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
* Scripting Skills Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, and Terraform.
* Communication Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in English are essential for effective collaboration and documentation.
* Self-Motivated Self-motivated, resourceful, creative, innovative, and results-driven with strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
* Agile Experience Experience in Agile development methodologies and a history of successful collaboration within cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Containerization Proficiency Experience in building containers using Dockerfiles, and familiarity with container build tools like Bazel.
2. Kubernetes Deployment Working knowledge of deploying applications within a Kubernetes cluster using Helm, streamlining the deployment process.
3. Cloud Administration Practical experience in administering applications within a public cloud environment, with a preference for Azure expertise.
4. Monitoring and Logging Tools Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Splunk, Grafana, Elasticsearch (ES), Kibana, etc., to enhance observability and troubleshooting.
5. DevOps Expertise Proven experience in software development and delivery using DevOps practices, further contributing to our culture of efficiency and automation.
6. Data Science tooling exposure such as Spark, RStudio, Jupyter, PyTorch, SQL query exposure