Senior DevOps Engineer
Optum is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer in India to lead AI-powered platform engineering and CI/CD initiatives. The role focuses on designing AWS-based infrastructure, managing Kubernetes platforms, and integrating LLMs to automate DevOps workflows and risk analysis. Candidates should have deep experience with AWS, CI/CD at scale, and Infrastructure as Code. The position involves close collaboration with data and ML teams to operationalize AI/ML workloads within a secure, compliant environment.
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Experience
Experience not specified
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Onsite, India
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
Optum is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer in India to lead AI-powered platform engineering and CI/CD initiatives. The role focuses on designing AWS-based infrastructure, managing Kubernetes platforms, and integrating LLMs to automate DevOps workflows and risk analysis. Candidates should have deep experience with AWS, CI/CD at scale, and Infrastructure as Code. The position involves close collaboration with data and ML teams to operationalize AI/ML workloads within a secure, compliant environment.
TAL's take
Solid tier-2 role with a well-defined focus on integrating AI/ML workflows into platform engineering, though YOE is not specified.
Clear, coherent JD defining platform engineering, AI integration, and security responsibilities.
Salaries at Optum
21.9 LPA average
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Must haves
- Hands-on experience with AWS in production
- DevOps or platform engineering experience
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines at scale
- Experience integrating AI-enabled automation into engineering processes
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerised workloads
Tools and skills
Nice to have: observability, site reliability engineering.
About the company
Optum is a large, established multinational healthcare company with significant engineering operations in India.
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