Senior Cybersecurity Analyst

About the role

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding logs from newly acquired entities into Splunk, including:
  • Log source identification and prioritization
  • Data ingestion architecture design
  • Field extraction, parsing, and normalization
• Partner with acquisition teams, IT, and security stakeholders to ensure timely and complete visibility
• Develop repeatable onboarding playbooks and integration frameworks for rapid scaling
• Ensure alignment with enterprise security use cases, compliance requirements, and detection strategies
• Implement and maintain secure, reliable log pipelines across cloud, on-prem, and SaaS environments
• Ensure high availability and resilience of Splunk services
• Oversee data quality, integrity, and retention policies
• Support SOC operations by enabling efficient search, dashboards, alerts, and detection content
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• 3+ years of experience in technology with a focus on network security, threat detection, or security operations
• All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay

The salary for this role will range from $91,700 - $163,700 annually based on full-time employment.