Technical Project Consultant

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary Release Train Engineer (RTE) for the assigned product, accountable for ART level execution, delivery predictability, and continuous improvement
• Partners with Product Management, Engineering Leadership, Architecture, and dependent product teams to align strategy, roadmap, priorities, and delivery commitments across the product ecosystem
• Lead and facilitate SAFe ART level events, including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and cross team dependency and risk forums
• Own program level planning, execution tracking, and delivery health, ensuring alignment between business objectives and engineering execution
• Actively identify, manage, and escalate cross team dependencies, risks, and impediments, driving resolution through influence, data, and leadership engagement
• Coach and mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and teams on Lean Agile and SAFe practices, increasing maturity, flow, and delivery discipline
• Drive transparent, executive ready communication of status, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders at multiple levels
• Leverage AI enabled tools (e.g., M365 Copilot) to improve program communication, meeting effectiveness, documentation quality, and reporting efficiency
• Analyze and apply ART, PI, and sprint level metrics to improve predictability, throughput, quality, and value delivery
• Ensure adherence to SDLC, security, compliance, and quality standards while balancing speed and delivery commitments
• Operate as a servant leader and execution driver, combining agile mindset with decisive action and accountability
• 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:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience leading complex, large scale software delivery initiatives in agile environments
• Demonstrated experience as a Release Train Engineer, Senior Agile Program Manager, or Senior Scrum Master supporting multiple teams and products
• Experience coordinating delivery across onshore and offshore teams, with solid dependency and communication management skills
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of SAFe, with experience operating at the ART and program level
• Solid understanding of application development, infrastructure, networking, and modern technology concepts
• Proficiency with agile and delivery tools such as Jira, Rally, Smartsheet, and related reporting platforms
• Proven ability to influence and align senior engineering and product leadership without direct authority
• Proven solid analytical, problem solving, and decision-making capabilities in complex, ambiguous environments
• Demonstrated results driven mindset, with a track record of driving execution, accountability, and outcomes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Agile certifications such as SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe RTE, Scrum Master (CSM), or equivalent
• Experience with using AI tools

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.