Architect – Java, Azure

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Present and evaluate design solutions objectively and facilitate conflict resolution 
• Ensure solutions developed across the organization are aligned to enterprise architecture standards and principles, leverage common solutions and services, and meet financial targets (cost and benefits) 
• Communicates common architecture vision, technical strategies, and trade-offs across various levels in the organization to gain buy-in from stakeholders 
• Provides recommendations and technical guidance to improve reusability within the constraints of budget, resource and business dependencies, emphasizing common solutions 
• Lead and drive next generation technology adoption to Azure cloud and emerging technology standards 
• Build end-to-end solution plans in the form of roadmaps that define the ideal and future state systems solution, scope of solution initiatives, solution delivery sequencing through architecture transition states, and assumptions and risks 
• Interacts with technical and business senior leadership 
• Design, Develop and build proof of concept on latest technologies and assist the development team in their cloud adoption 
• Create, implement and communicate technology strategies that anticipate future business needs and meet current business requirement 
• Technologist, Evangelist for technology transformation, hands-on expert, involved in developing the products built on Azure, Azure Data Engineer Tools, Kafka, Kubernetes Provide Architecture for given business problems & plan and design the structure of a technology solution Builds production ready features and capabilities with best engineering standards 
• Shares knowledge internally with peers and leaders and acts as an internal resource for teams and business units within their areas of expertise  
• Evaluate and select appropriate software or hardware and suggest integration methods  
• Present solutions in the architecture forum for approvals Help the team with effort estimations and planning & guides and mentors junior engineers  
• Understand Azure cloud and Services Works with less structured, more complex issues & understanding of strategic IT solutions  
• Be a hands-on Engineer who leads by example with Developers and operates independently 
• Scalable Solutions
• 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:

• Solid influencer that engages with stakeholders 
• Ability to prioritize and balance multiple priorities and initiatives 

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.