Principal Architect - Telecommute - 931042

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

The Principal Architect role is accountable for providing architectural guidance and direction to initiatives for the UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual business segment. As a Principal Architect, you will create solutions that address various business challenges, while at the same time, ensuring these technology solutions align with the overall E&I technology strategy. With a focus on proactive consultation, guidance and partnership, a principal architect must understand our business priorities and corresponding initiatives, so that they can provide insights back to our technology partners.

In this role, you will be partnering with senior business and technology leaders to determine the feasibility of new ideas, assessing emerging opportunities, identify Proof of Concept opportunities, translating strategy and business needs into technology approaches, coordinating the development of large solutions, and working with other technology delivery organizations to guide the evolution of these initiatives.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities: 

Consult with senior leaders and/or external vendors on complex technology solution issues that may impact multiple integrated business organizations and/or applications

Focus on the overall information/data models to help set/establish the data strategy and ensure alignment across the technology landscape

Ensure the alignment of technology solutions that enable, enhance, or create business capabilities with the overall E&I technology strategy

Collaborate with the E&I business organization to understand their business problems and propose technology solutions to address those challenges

Ensure strategic intent and impacts on supporting capabilities are mutually understood by the business and technology organizations

Lead and participate in the design of information and application architectures on the basis of impact, cost, functionality and practicability

Assist in setting standards and guidelines on how to unambiguously define and describe business and systemic requirements for technology initiatives

Provide stewardship and guidance to the various technology delivery organizations on behalf of the business stakeholders

Collaborate across other areas of the UnitedHealthcare architecture organization

Communicate effectively with externally facing senior stakeholders

Drive adaptive change and process improvement within the technology development and business organizations

Apply enterprise and data integration patterns using APIs, micro-services, event-driven and data-driven approaches

Deliver solutions using an Agile/Scrum methodology

Drive strategic and transitional planning of applications, information, and business functions

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:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Systems Management, or related field

10+ years of overall experience in IT

5+ years of experience developing in modern full stack applications using open-source languages including SpringBoot, .NET Core, and data technologies including T-SQL, NoSQL, and GraphQL

5+ years of overall IT architectural experience (e.g. enterprise, business, solution, information) OR 5+ years of solution architecture systems integration experience including experience working as a software and integration architect

Experience with large-scale (multi-domain, multi-application) IT system integration and architecture solutions

Experience leading capability grooming sessions with a variety of business and technology stakeholders

Experience working with productivity tools (e.g. MS Office suite), architecture modeling tools (e.g. ARCHI, Alfabet) and related modeling languages (e.g. ArchiMate 3.0, UML)

Experience with multiple development frameworks and methodologies (e.g. TOGAF, Agile, SAFe, LeSS)

Experience managing relationships with senior level business leaders

High proficiency in developing visual representations of architectural solutions using a standard notation (solutions context, solutions architecture, applications architecture, sequence diagrams, experience orchestrations, etc.)

Proven ability to demonstrate the relationship of data architectures as they relate to integrated systems solutions

Proven ability to understand technological infrastructure and how it relates to solutions and integrations

Proven ability to understand the big picture before getting into details

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in the healthcare sector

Experience leading architect efforts or managing a team of architects

TOGAF, Archimate or other architecture certifications

SAFe Agilist and/or LeSS certification 

Knowledge of the health care industry

Solid mental agility and critical thinking/analytical skills, and be adaptable to an ever-changing environment

Solid presentation skills with ability to create both high level diagrams for executives, as well as solution documentation for analysts, developers, and QA

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, is organized, has good time management skills, is focused, and has strong attention to detail

Excellent interpersonal skills, is a team player, be proactive, a self-starter and is highly motivated

Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)

Colorado Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $110,200 to $211,700. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. As of the date of this posting, UHG offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; flexible spending accounts; paid parking or public transportation costs; 401(k) retirement plan; employee stock purchase plan; life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance; business travel accident insurance; Employee Assistance Program; PTO; and employee-paid critical illness and accident insurance.

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.