Senior Architect – Cloud

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

If you are a Principal Cloud Architect & Enterprise Architect who takes pride in what you deliver and passionate about developing strategy for migration in the cloud as well as developing new applications in the cloud, we have a great opportunity for you. We are looking for a Senior Cloud Architect who will be part of payer technology Services/consulting practice and can help us build a new application or modernize existing applications ( This is a quota carrying and client facing opportunity).

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Cloud subject matter expert on Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, and many other Technologies
• Serve as solution architect for broad areas in cloud and data for new application developments or migration of existing infrastructure and applications to Cloud
• Comfortable in designing, preparing client ready material and presenting to the clients or facilitating Cloud strategy / architecture discussions with clients
• Generate architecture solution leveraging public / private/ or hybrid cloud deployment patterns
• 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:

• 18+ years of experience in IT with 10+ years in Consulting with top 4 consulting organizations
• 15+ years of overall IT experience in Infrastructure management, application design, architecture, or application delivery
• 7 + years of solid legacy modernization, cloud data modernization experience
• 10+ years of digital transformation experience with broad business areas / LOBs
• Deep experience in areas adjacent to cloud like data engineering, AI, process improvement, etc.
• Deep experience in developing vision and leading complex and high visibility projects
• Deep experience in developing cloud strategy, cloud data modernization strategy, architecture, and infrastructure roadmap for client organizations
• Experience in cloud automation, cloud monitoring, and Cloud optimization
• Familiarity with sales process and opportunity tracking and management
• Familiar with latest trends in Cloud and their relevance / use in healthcare
• Broad understanding of Cloud based security solutions and familiar with Healthcare specific regulatory specifications like HIPPA, PHI, PII
• Ability to prepare POV’s and other Client facing assets

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.