Architect

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.

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 on 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. Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable software architectures for enterprise applications
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Drive modernization initiatives, including cloud migration and microservices adoption
• Introduce AI-driven capabilities (e.g., predictive analytics, GenAI-based automation) into system design
• Mentor engineering teams on best practices, including AI/ML integration and Go-based development
• Works with less structured, more complex issues
• Serves as a resource to others
• 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:

• Must have fulltime graduation degree
• 8+ years in software engineering
• 3+ years in architecture or technical leadership roles
• Technical Expertise:
  • Hands-on experience with AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and GenAI platforms (OpenAI, Hugging Face, Azure OpenAI)
  • Proven solid programming skills in React, React Native, Java, GraphQL and Python
  • Knowledge of distributed systems, API design, and microservices

  • Cloud platforms (AWS) and CI/CD pipelines

• Proven solid communication and collaboration
• Proven ability to mentor and lead technical teams effectively

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications: TOGAF, AWS Architect, AI/ML certifications
• Experience in healthcare or financial domains
• Proven track record in AI-driven architecture and performance optimization

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.