Information Security Engineer

Actively Reviewing the Applications

Optum India

India, Telangana, Hyderabad Full-Time On-site

Posted 3 weeks ago • Apply by June 8, 2026

Job Description

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities

Assist the subject matter expert (SME) on large scale AE Active Directory hardening of medium to high complexity environments
Act as an advisor on best practices for designing 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 24x7 On-Call rotation supporting the Active Directory infrastructure
Recommending changes, when appropriate, to security policies and control standards and operational practices
Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications

8+ years of experience designing, managing, or maintaining Active Directory environments for a large enterprise, or as a consultant to large organizations
Knowledge of AD architecture, infrastructure, platform, and data security

Preferred Qualifications

Specific experience in architecture, engineering, deployment and/or operational management of enterprise access management solutions
PowerShell scripting experience
Knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Azure AD Connect services

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.

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