Senior Information Security Engineer

Requisition number: 2379564

Job category: Technology

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.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain Enterprise Privileged Access Management (PAM) tools and solutions across hybrid-cloud environments

• Automate vault operations, privilege elevation workflows, and credential rotation mechanisms using scripts and infrastructure-as-code practices

• Partner with security architecture, enterprise infrastructure, and application teams to onboard privileged accounts and integrate target systems into the PAM architecture

• Monitor PAM system performance, troubleshoot operational issues, perform upgrades, and ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities

• Maintain and enforce privileged account compliance, least privilege principles, and auditing requirements in accordance with corporate security standards

• Develop technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and operational guides for PAM administration and integration

Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement

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.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED

• 4+ years of information security experience with a primary focus on Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM)

• 2+ years of experience with scripting language PowerShell

• 2+ years of experience with SQL

• 1+ years of hands-on engineering and administration experience with enterprise PAM technologies (e.g., CyberArk, BeyondTrust, HashiCorp Vault, Delinea or similar tools)

• 6 months+ years of experience integrating PAM solutions with Active Directory, LDAP, Windows/Linux operating systems, and any one cloud environment (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree

• Experience with Python (API integration, Automation workflow, Data analysis, Bulk processing, Cloud integrations)

• Nice to have knowledge on Rest API: (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, JSON payloads, OAuth, Bearer tokens)

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth 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 - $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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