Systems Management Consultant

**Requisition number:** 2344602 **Job category:** Technology 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.** This function coordinates the processes and activities that focus on restoring service after an incident occurs. Monitors environment health and the facilitation of high severity incidents to improve the state of service availability and continuity. This function also includes those who operate and monitor computer and peripheral equipment. Documents all problems (hardware, application, facility, etc.) and takes corrective action as required. Understand the interactions between systems, the applications and services hosted and evaluate the impact of changes and additions **Primary Responsibility:** + 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:** + Technical Expertise + Solid understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) + Incident Management + Proficient in ITIL processes, major incident lifecycle management, impact analysis, and prioritization + Leadership & Coordination + Skilled in war room management, rapid decision making, and stakeholder alignment during critical events + Communication + Demonstrated solid ability to deliver clear updates, manage crisis communication, prepare executive reports, and document RCA effectively **Preferred Qualifications:** + Data Analysis + Experience with trend analysis and creating dashboards for real-time metrics and operational visibility + Cloud Resilience + Knowledge of multi region failover strategies and API security/performance optimization + AI/ML Applications + Familiarity with predictive maintenance and automated insights using AI/ML tools + Soft Skills + Demonstrated solid in stress management, negotiation, conflict resolution, and demonstrating customer empathy _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._