Senior Architect – Facets

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:

• Interpreting business needs and applying innovative technology solutions
• Work effectively in a matrix organization with teams of architects, scrum teams, and business partners with minimal supervision
• Express ideas verbally and in writing to effectively communicate with and influence teammates, technology partners, business leaders and executives
• Resolve and influence the positive outcome of conflicting objectives and priorities
• Provide architecture design, recommendations, blue-print and roadmaps for the product capabilities supported by this role
• Work with the Agile delivery teams to ensure that features are sufficiently groomed including the creation of solution intent documentation in advance of agile planning sessions
• Provide strategic and tactical architecture direction to delivery teams aligning to product and program roadmaps
• Prepare materials for Architectural Review Boards that demonstrate the alignment of the software delivery to enterprise practices and roadmap
• Lead change and innovation. Be a catalyst for business transformation and modernization through disruptive technology innovations
• Provide industry, technology and market expertise and thought leadership to support and guide business decisions around strategic investments for the assigned product family 
• Decompose complex business strategies into initiatives relatable to each product family and product capabilities, to enable efficient architecture road mapping and solutions  
• Work across organizational silos to resolve dependencies and accelerate product architecture and solution decisions  
• 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:

• 6+ years of professional experience with primary focus on enterprise-level technology strategy, product strategy, solution architecture, data architecture, and integration architecture
• 6+ years of full lifecycle software engineering experience using agile frameworks 
• 3+ years of architectural experience in Healthcare, primarily in the Payer and Provider space, of creating capability, project and program level architecture solutions and implementation roadmaps including transition states
• 3+ years of proven expertise of managing and interacting with cross-functional matrixed teams
• Experience managing relationships, coalitions and communications with senior business and technology leaders to influence desired outcomes without direct authority 
• Working knowledge and experience in any or all of the following business and technology areas: Cloud, AI/ML, Data management, Data streaming technologies, event-based architecture, NoSQL and NewSQL technologies, APIs, microservices, SOA, Rules engines/BPMs, data architecture and governance
• Proven success driving business technology strategies that lead to product distinction 
• Proven ability to understand how to navigate a complex organization, understand the big picture, and interface with external teams to leverage technology in alignment with our strategies
• Proven ability to estimate the financial impact of technical architecture alternatives 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in computer science, information systems or STEM related field 
• Experience working with Claim adjudication platforms including COTS products like Facets, QNXT, Healthedge, etc.  
• Experience in legacy modernization from Mainframe to modern technologies
• Experience using HL7/FHIR, Healthcare EDI formats 
• Experience with Agile Product development process; SAFE Agile certified 
• Global team experience 
• Domain Driven Design experience
• Solid Healthcare domain knowledge on End-to-End Claim life cycle including Adjudication
• Proven ability to work on multiple large-scale technology initiatives concurrently  
• Proven exceptional interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation and negotiation 
• Proven excellent analytical and collaboration skills and techniques to create innovative market leading solutions 
• Proven excellent time management, communication, decision making and presentation skills 

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.