Principal Architect – Remote

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.

An individual in the Architecture job family is a strategic resource for UnitedHealth Group. This individual could be involved across many aspects of architecture, design, build, engineering and implementation of technical solutions and capabilities providing technical leadership. Responsible for communicating overall architecture vision, technical strategies, and trade-offs across various levels in the organization to gain buy-in. Will provide recommendations and technical guidance to improve performance, reliability, and reusability within the constraints of budget, resource and business dependencies. In base and mid-level roles, engages across teams in a capacity that ranges from assisting in-flight initiatives, up to technical briefings and demonstrations of new technologies across the organization. In senior level roles, leads business solutions, capabilities, and is a solid influencer that engages with client executives and stakeholders. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• As an Enterprise Architect responsible for IT Strategy formulation and solution delivery in partnership with business leadership, Portfolio Management, Product Management and Engineering teams in the Sales and Marketing product areas 
• Define and apply the principles that guide technology decisions our business and use them to lead an application modernization and rationalization agenda 
• Analyze the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and collaborate with the Enterprise Architecture from other lines of business and delivery teams to recommend solutions for improvement 
• Rectify gaps and pain points within the current state by influencing the development, communication and implementation of the enterprise technology architecture 
• Design and lead the implementation of a Line of Business Technology Architecture (reference architecture) based on business requirements and IT strategies 
• Build end-to-end solution plans in the form of roadmaps that define the future state solution, scope of solution initiatives, and solution delivery sequencing through architecture transition states. 
  Align capital programs to Enterprise strategy while leveraging existing components and capabilities across the business segment landscape 
• Lead governance activities to ensure Enterprise Technology Architecture compliance
• Communicate the value delivered by the Enterprise Architecture process by communicating outcomes and ongoing results 
• Create and foster an environment of innovation by removing roadblocks to enable strategic risk taking, advocating and driving change management activities, modeling the adoption of innovative behaviors and practices, and by committing time and energy on the development coaching and performance feedback for each employee on the team 
• Facilitate change and process improvement within the architecture community 
• Engage in Industry technology trends and their application to health care as a visible member of the health care technology community 
• Identify and select the right talent in support of our mission 

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Enterprise or Solution Architecture experience defining and implementing Direct to Consumer (DTC), e-commerce, MarTech and/or CRM strategies 
• 5+ years of experience in the delivery of complex technology solutions that address business issues within a large, shared services IT organization 
• 5+ years of experience interfacing with, and influencing decisions of, direct reports to the C-Suite of large organizations 
• 5+ years of experience communicating technology matters to business partners, senior executives, and strategic partners 
• 5+ years of experience working with the business to develop business cases including technology estimates for competing solution alternatives 
• 5+ years of experience creating business-enabling technology roadmaps in aligned closely with business leadership 
• 5+ years of experience introducing new / emerging technology to disrupt business models 
• 2+ years of experience in building solutions using Adobe suite of Products (AEP, AJO, CJA, Adobe Analytics, Target) in marketing domain

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field 
• Certifications in TOGAF, Cloud, or Agile 
• 3+ years of experience with application modernization and rationalization 
• 3+ years of experience in Agile delivery methods and planning 
• 1+ years of experience leading architecture solutions that leverage modern software engineering, including implementation of Event Driven Architecture, or Microservice patterns both on-prem and in the public cloud (Azure, AWS and/or GCP) 
• 1+ years of experience working with matrixed and/or global teams to solution and implement technology strategies 
• 1+ years of experience in people leadership and management, including direct experience leading, managing and mentoring teams in a virtual / geographically diverse environment 

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $132,200 to $226,600 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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