Senior Storage 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. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as we help advance health equity on a global scale. Here, you will find talented peers, comprehensive benefits, a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, career growth opportunities and your life's best work.(sm)

Information is the lifeblood of the healthcare industry-everything depends on it. At Optum Insight Technology, you’ll help us work on streamlining the flow of information between payers, healthcare providers and various other stakeholders to deliver the right insights to the right places at the right times, driving better outcomes for patients, reducing friction in the health system and lowering costs. Every day our work directly impacts the world for the better, in meaningful and profound ways.  

We live in a time of unprecedented technical capability and possibility. Health care is at a pivotal point in this journey where even small gains can lead to major transformation. You could be a part of that – you have tremendous skill and the potential to make a lasting impact. Optum Insight Technology is uniquely positioned to bring your skills to bear on these pressing and life-changing technical challenges. The health care industry has an immediate need for your drive, innovation, passion and technical insight. Help us help the millions of people we serve each day. 

The senior storage engineer will serve as a subject matter expert providing operational and engineering support of enterprise storage area networks, networked attached storage, and data protection technologies. In this position you will work on the installation and configuration of storage solutions, connectivity, and interoperability with various hosting platforms. You will be responsible for day-to-day maintenance as well as storage related project and lifecycle efforts along with working closely with other technology teams and leaders.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Enterprise Storage Engineering and Operations subject matter expert
• Manages storage infrastructure, including SAN, NAS, Public cloud storage, and Data Protection (Backup/Recovery)
• Duties include operational maintenance, monitoring, provisioning, performance tuning, configuration, reporting, capacity planning, break/fix, life cycle, patching and upgrades
• Mentor others as it relates to enterprise storage
• Works with operations and engineering teams to plan and coordinate the future state of the storage environment
• Works with business/customers in identifying technical requirements, designing, and implementing storage solutions
• Define and enforce standards as well as best practice for storage
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including procedures, diagrams, and runbooks
• Adheres to ITSM and change control processes

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:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years related work experience
• 10 years of experience with SAN, NAS, and Backup/Recovery technologies
• 3 years of experience in VMware hypervisor, Windows and Linux operating systems
• 5 years of experience developing technical documentation
• Engineering experience with knowledge in all aspects of designing, developing, and managing enterprise storage systems
• Demonstrated awareness of the importance of reliability and security in storage solution design

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience with Pure FlashArray, Dell EMC Unity, and Isilon or similar storage technologies
• 5 years of experience with Cisco MDS and/or Brocade fibre channel fabrics
• 3 years of experience with Rubrik CDM backup/recovery product
• Public cloud storage and backup experience (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• IAC, scripting and/or programming experience to automate routine tasks
• Any NetApp, HPe 3Par/Primera/Nimble/StoreOnce, Dell EMC VMAX/VNX/ PowerStore/PowerMax, Qumulo storage experience
• Any Commvault or Cohesity backup experience
• SaaS storage and backup solution experience
• Managed services provider experience
• IP network knowledge (including iSCSI)
• Ransomware protection/prevention solution knowledge
• EPIC and/or Cerner EHR system architecture knowledge

Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $101,200 to $184,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

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.