Senior Data Engineer

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

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, data and resources 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.

A Security Logging Engineer partners with Cyber Defense and Splunk Teams to build, customize and distribute Security Log Solutions for on-prem and in the cloud systems. Work alongside the Security Logging engineers in the company to ensure our pipelines feeding SIEM and Long-term Storage are as efficient and reliable as possible. Security Logging Team and Cyber-Defense teams both utilize the same workload software which produces a seamless workflow, a quicker time-to-deliver, and partnerships that offer focused value.

We work with platform owners across the enterprise to provide support and education around the security events their platforms produce. We deliver world-class event pipelines tailored for each owner's platform.

• Design & develop log solutions technologies with a key focus on Log Beats, Log Stash and Kafka
• Build, design and develop new Log Collection systems for on-prem and cloud environments, AWS, Azure & GCP
• Build and support pipeline monitoring and alerting tools like Splunk Monitoring and Grafana Monitoring as needed
• Respond and troubleshoot platform alerts and high priority incidents and on-call alert pages
• Facilitation of Change Requests (pipeline deployments, upgrades, break fixes etc...)
• Create a training plan to enhance your understanding of cloud key focus technologies like Terraform and AWS Lambda serverless computing as well as other key cloud technologies for AWS, Azure and GCP

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or IT or Engineering field
• 2+ years of experience with Log Stash, Kafka, and Git Hub Operations
• 2+ years of experience with Linux Server OS
• 2+ years with any one cloud platform (preferably AWS Cloud) and Go Lang
• 1+ years of experience working with Splunk basic search queries

• Proven ability to work on high and low-level designing
• Proven ability to work independently or as a team
• Excellent understanding of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
• Advanced Experience with RHEL Linux OS Commands
• Proven good communications skills
• Proven good problem-solving attitude

* All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to United Health Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At United Health Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives…