Senior Architect

Job Description

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.

Optum is seeking an accomplished Senior Java/Cloud Architect to drive the design, development, and deployment of advanced healthcare software solutions. In this strategic role, you will provide technical leadership and architectural vision, collaborating with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant healthcare applications.

Primary Responsibilities:

- Technical Leadership

- Provide architectural direction across backend, frontend, and cloud domains

- Communicate architecture vision and strategy across organizational levels to ensure alignment and buy-in

- Offer technical guidance to improve system performance, reliability, and reusability within project constraints

- Backend Development

- Lead the design of robust backend systems supporting critical healthcare functions such as EHR integration, claims processing, and patient management

- Develop and maintain microservices architectures using Java/J2EE design APIs (REST/gRPC/GraphQL) for large-scale applications

- Optimize backend services for high performance and scalability in compliance with industry standards (e.g., HIPAA)

- Manage data efficiently using relational and NoSQL databases.

- Cloud Infrastructure

- Architect cloud-native solutions on Azure with emphasis on scalability, high availability, disaster recovery, and security

- Utilize cloud services such as serverless computing (Azure Functions), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and managed databases to maximize system reliability

- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) via tools like Terraform or CloudFormation

- System Design & Architecture

- Partner with technical leaders to define platform architectures - including technology stacks, frameworks, data storage - and develop technical roadmaps aligned with business goals

- Conduct system-level design reviews ensuring adherence to privacy regulations (e.g., HIPAA), interoperability standards, and best practices
- 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 degree or equivalent experience
- 13+ years in software development/architecture
- 8+ years designing APIs/Web Services (REST architecture)
- 5+ years leading application modernization/digital transformation initiatives
- Hands-on experience in Azure cloud infrastructure & architecture
- Experience with both relational & NoSQL databases
- Expertise in Java/J2EE cloud-native development using modern stacks including Angular/Kafka
- Java/J2EE background, Cloud native development using modern technology stacks like Java, Angular, Kafka/ Cloud Infrastructure & Architecture and hands-on experience in Azure
- Proven ability to create concise technical presentations/materials
- Solid knowledge of healthcare domain requirements/compliance

Preferred Qualifications:

- Frontend development experience (Angular or JavaScript)
- Experience developing single-page applications/micro frontends or content management
- Exposure to AI/ML technologies

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.

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