POSITION DESCRIPTION As an IAC AUTOMATION ENGINEER you will need a wide range of technical skills and soft skills. You will need to understand infrastructure systems, networks, hardware and software and APIs. You will also need skills to communicate and collaborate with end users, customers and other infrastructure teams. The position will like competencies in a few software languages, such as GO, Python, C#, Ruby and must be proficient in scripting languages such as Powershell and Bash. The position will also require high proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools including Terraform, Vault, Chef, Inspec, Jenkins, Git The goal of the IAC DEVELOPER is to eliminate defects, errors and problems with infrastructure delivery processes. The goal is to reduce the manual delivery efforts and improve efficiency and reliability by codifying manual processes. The IAC developer will work closely with other teams to discover and eliminate manual processes by gathering requirements and implementing process automation. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify opportunities for automation within business processes
• Design and execute QA tests that automatically test functionality across all phases of its the life cycle
• Identify bugs and quality issues in development, delivery or business process
• Collaborate with other teams to understand how automation can improve workflow
• Gather requirements from end-users, customers and other developers to best automation solutions.
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Ensure compliance of quality processes and standards

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 overall IT experience
• 4+ years with one or more software of these software languages: GO, Python, C# and or Ruby
• 3+ years of automation to solve business/IT processes
• 2+ years working in an agile team structure with minimal supervision
• 2+ years with scripting language

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with Cloud Computing/Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Vagrant, Chef, Jenkins ( CI-CD)
• Focused experience in multiple infrastructure disciplines

CAREERS WITH OPTUM. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do YOUR LIFE'S BEST WORK.(SM) 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. Job keywords: Infrastructure, Engineering, Technology, Optum, Eden Prairie, MN, Minnesota, Hartford, CT, Connecticut Job Details

• CONTEST NUMBER 845457
• JOB TITLE IAC Automation Engineer-Eden Prairie, MN or Hartford, CT
• JOB FAMILY Technology
• BUSINESS SEGMENT Optum Technology

Job Location Information

• Eden Prairie, MN United States North America
• OTHER LOCATIONS Hartford, CT

Additional Job Detail Information

• EMPLOYEE STATUS Regular
• SCHEDULE Full-time
• JOB LEVEL Individual Contributor
• SHIFT Day Job
• TRAVEL No
• TELECOMMUTER POSITION No
• OVERTIME STATUS Exempt

A Fortune 6 company, we're focused on helping people live healthier lives while making the health system work better for everyone. Here, we seek to empower people with the information, guidance and tools to make personal health choices. We work harder and we aim higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And, at the end of the day, we’re doing a lot of good for more than 142 million people worldwide.