Principal Infrastructure and Operations Engineering

UnitedHealth Group

Fresher Noida, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai Full Time Hybrid (office + remote)
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Job description

Join Optum, a global leader in healthcare technology, and contribute to improving health outcomes for millions. We offer a collaborative culture, talented colleagues, comprehensive benefits, and significant career development opportunities. Advance global health optimization while making a tangible impact.

This role focuses on providing engineering and operational expertise for identity and access management across Microsoft 365 tenants, supporting a large external agent population. You will be instrumental in ensuring secure, reliable identity services and enterprise-aligned controls.

Responsibilities

Engineer and manage Microsoft Entra ID configurations, authentication methods, enterprise applications, and identity integrations. Design, implement, and maintain Conditional Access and MFA controls. Configure and support single sign-on integrations using SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect. Administer Privileged Identity Management, role assignments, and access reviews. Support identity lifecycle processes for external agents. Monitor identity service health, troubleshoot authentication issues, and remediate gaps. Develop automation using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph. Participate in identity discovery, migration, and hypercare activities. Produce operational documentation, standard operating procedures, and change records. Engage in incident response and support the offshore model.

Qualifications

Requires an undergraduate degree or equivalent experience. Possess hands-on experience engineering and administering Microsoft Entra ID in complex environments. Familiarity with Conditional Access, MFA, enterprise applications, identity governance, and privileged access. Experience troubleshooting authentication, authorization, federation, provisioning, and access issues. Working knowledge of SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, provisioning, and directory synchronization. Proficiency in PowerShell; Microsoft Graph experience is highly desirable. Demonstrated ability to work within formal change, incident, problem, and security governance processes. Excellent written communication and documentation skills are essential.

Essential Skills

Microsoft Entra IDConditional AccessMulti-Factor Authentication (MFA)SAMLOAuth 2.0OpenID ConnectPrivileged Identity Management (PIM)PowerShellMicrosoft GraphIdentity Lifecycle ManagementTroubleshootingDocumentation

Good to Have

Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)Microsoft Security CertificationAzure CertificationMicrosoft 365 CertificationRallyServiceNowSplunkCompassMaesterZero Trust Principles

Highlights

  • Actively hiring

More Details

RolePrincipal Infrastructure and Operations Engineering
IndustryInformation Technology & Services, Healthcare
DepartmentOperations
Employment TypeFull Time, Hybrid (office + remote)

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