Senior Architect-Java/Python

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:

 

• As a lead Architect , you will ensure that we are delivering modern enterprise platforms that are truly aligned with the business by engaging in the following activities:
• For any given product idea, quickly absorb the business drivers, and assess the IT assets needed to create the capabilities required to fulfill the business vision and requirements
• Engage with Product and Business teams to help coach and drive requirement elicitation and artifact creation
• Understand the Enterprise Architecture roadmap, influence to Modernize architectures
• Research, identify, and recommend Modern Architecture patterns for solving business problems, leveraging strategic internal, partner and vendor platforms and technologies
• Rapidly navigate between high-level business vision, through Product/Capability/System level requirements, identify architecturally significant changes to provide Solution specification
• Identify candidate solution approaches, and model cost-benefit tradeoffs of each
• Rapidly develop a Conceptual model of the chosen solution, and document using a combination of text, diagrams and human interactions
• Collaborate to enable team-business, development, operations-to align to conceptual models
• Create the solution documentation (Agile Solution Intent and Software Models) that will provide both a basis for project sign-off by all stakeholders, and the foundation Product Teams
• Cultivate role as trusted advisor of all parties (business, RTE and Delivery)
• Gracefully transition solution leadership to the Product/Delivery team, once the solution is clearly understood, documented and under development while remaining engaged through solution delivery
• Leverage your experience, versatility and quick learning to jump in when and where needed to help the project through sticking points
• Provide Governance and Oversight to guide implementation with architecture direction
• Guide and mentor the work of other Enterprise and Product architects
• Seek opportunities to create efficiencies or advance architectural agenda, by identifying reusable assets
• 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:

·                14+ years of experience with 10 + years of Software and/or Product development experience

·                5+ years leading business technology strategy and or enterprise architecture initiatives

·                5+ years of experience architecting/designing scalable systems

·                5+ years of experience in collaborating with Business/Product Managers to understand business needs to aligning architecture/solution options with business needs

·                5+ years of experience with delivering Agile Software Architectures & software models

·                3+ years creating business-enabling technology roadmaps

·                3+ years working in a Global Team working virtually across time zones

·                Demonstrated experience with Healthcare Eligibility/Prior Auth/Referral/Claims domain.

·                Demonstrated experience in Architecture practices like Business, Information, Integration & Technology architecture disciplines

·                Demonstrated experience in Architecture Governance, Technology Lifecycle and Architecture Review Board

·                Demonstrated experience in implementing modern architecture patterns – Microservices, Event Driven Messaging, Public Coud, Gen AI, AI/ML and NoSQL Technologies

·                Proven ability to drive team performance both in a direct and matrixed environment

Careers with Optum. Here’s the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world’s large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life’s best work.^SM

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.