Architect - Java, Azure or Aws

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**:

- Provide Solution architecture for given business problems
- Come up with long term architecture roadmap for the existing products
- Constantly look at security aspects and propose architectural solution for security vulnerabilities
- Propose and implement best in class architectural solution for big and complex systems hosted on cloud infrastructure
- Define and create system architecture design document and discuss different pros and cons of any particular approach with Architecture council
- Define, use and communicate design patterns and best practices
- Communicate with internal and external business partners. Should be able to handle Onshore/Offshore model
- Act as the liaison between Business and Developers and project management groups
- Present and evaluate design solutions objectively and facilitate conflict resolution
- Research, evaluate and develop POC's as required
- Help development teams in implementations
- Groom the next levels in technology areas
- Technology / code reviews
- Quickly learn new areas and come up with POC's
- Working experience in agile methodology
- Help the team with effort estimations and planning
- 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**:

- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- 9+ years of experience as Solution Architect with hands-on Java & Azure/AWS
- Experience/Knowledge of messaging services such Kafka, IBM MQ or equivalent is preferred
- Experience in Azure cloud and services
- SQL skills ,knowledge of unix
- Understanding of DevOps tools such as Git, Jenkins, Nexus, Maven or equivalent
- Understanding of containerization using Docker / Kubernetes

**Preferred Qualification**:

- Java development background
- 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._