INFORMATION SECURITY ENGINEER - REMOTE

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’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely

from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Assist the subject matter expert (SME) on large scale implementations of medium to high complexity
• Act as an advisor on best practices for designing a robust architecture to enable the business
• Maintain industry leading knowledge of current and emerging technologies, products, and trends related to Active Directory architecture and management
• Participating in the definition and assisting programs that support the enterprise strategy and architecture for secure access management services, mechanisms and safeguards
• Work in active partnership with stakeholders to understand business requirements and develop supporting security principles and objectives that will enable the secure growth and evolution of UnitedHealth Group (and communicating those requirements to security and risk management
• stakeholders throughout the enterprise)
• Contributing to consistent patterns and frameworks to evolve the company’s security architecture and a clear, comprehensive security framework (and promoting those requirements through partnership with enterprise architecture and IT governance functions)
• Providing consulting to business owners and application teams in addressing their requirements to connect their application(s) or service(s) to Active Directory
• Participating in the 12x7 On-Call rotation supporting the Active Directory infrastructure
• Recommending changes, when appropriate, to security policies and control standards and operational practices

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 :

• 8+ years of experience designing, managing, or maintaining Active Directory environments for a large enterprise, or as a consultant to large organizations
• 8+ years of maintaining backend Active Directory infrastructure analyzing Active Directory performance metrics
• 8+ years of experience with Active Directory authentication protocols
• 8+ years of experience of capturing of network tracing, Active Directory performance captures
• Proven knowledge of AD architecture, infrastructure, platform, and data security

Preferred Qualifications :

• Proven knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Entra ID Connect services
• Specific experience in architecture, engineering, deployment and / or operational management of enterprise access management solution
• PowerShell scripting experience
• Experience with Microsoft SCOM, SCCM, SCVMM, Hyper-V, and / or SQL
• Experience with Quest InTrust, Change Auditor, Enterprise Reporter, GPO Admin, and / or Active Roles Server
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only : The salary range for this role is $70,200 to $137,800 annually.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc.

UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

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.

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.