Senior Software Engineering Lead - Cloud Security and Compliance

Bangalore, Karnataka
Permanent
Full-time

9 days ago

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.We are seeking highly skilled and experienced Cloud Security & Compliance Lead to drive and manage security and compliance initiatives across public cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI. This role requires a deep understanding of global compliance standards and the ability to translate them into actionable requirements for cloud engineering and product teams. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker, a strong communicator, and a subject matter expert in cloud security and compliance.Primary Responsibilities:

Interpret and translate US and international compliance standards into technical and operational requirements for public cloud environments
Lead and manage security and compliance initiatives across Azure, AWS, and GCP platforms
Ensure people, processes, and technologies are aligned to meet compliance, audit, and security requirements
Coordinate and manage compliance certifications and internal/external audits; represent cloud services during audit interviews
Provide evidence of control effectiveness and support audit processes with deep cloud platform knowledge
Collaborate with auditors and assessors to develop remediation plans and negotiate audit outcomes
Track and report audit findings, ensuring timely remediation with minimal business disruption
Influence and align with Enterprise Security and Technology teams to drive common strategies and solutions
Engage with SIR, SOC, and ASM teams to understand and address public cloud-related challenges
Support cloud migration efforts by ensuring security and compliance requirements are met
Contribute to the development and refinement of enterprise security policies in alignment with regulatory and technical needs
Recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Cloud Security and Compliance, supporting enterprise-wide initiatives and cloud transformation
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:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a master’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related field
10+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms, with a strong focus on security and compliance
7+ years of In-depth knowledge of compliance and regulatory frameworks, including ISO 27001, SOC 2, FedRAMP, GDPR, and HIPAA
Experience in enterprise policy development, risk management, and compliance automation
Proficiency in cloud-native security tools and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices
Demonstrated ability to lead and manage audit lifecycles, including evidence gathering, control validation, and stakeholder coordination
Proven solid communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with auditors and cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualification:

5+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP); experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

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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