The Role
Advises clients on cloud strategy, enterprise architecture, data modernization, infrastructure roadmaps, and cloud application migration. Designs solutions across Azure, AWS, and GCP, including automation, monitoring, optimization, production AI applications, AI agents, and agentic workflows. Leads complex transformation initiatives, develops client-ready materials, facilitates architecture discussions, and supports sales opportunities. Requires extensive consulting, IT architecture, cloud modernization, AI, healthcare regulatory, and client engagement experience.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2391507
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:
Required Qualifications:
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.
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 Cloud subject matter expert on Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, and related technologies
- Deep experience in developing vision and leading complex and high visibility projects
- Develop cloud strategy, cloud data modernization strategy, architecture, and infrastructure roadmaps for client organizations
- Serve as solution architect for cloud and data domains, covering new application development and migration of existing infrastructure and applications to cloud
- Design and prepare client-ready materials and present to clients, or facilitate cloud strategy and architecture discussions with clients
- Generate architecture solutions leveraging public, private, or hybrid cloud deployment patterns
- Experience in cloud automation, cloud monitoring, and cloud optimization
- 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 in computer science, Information Systems, Healthcare Administration, Engineering, or related fields
- 14+ years of experience in IT, with at least 10 years in consulting with top 4 consulting organizations
- 10+ years of overall IT experience in infrastructure management, application design, architecture, or application delivery
- 8+ years of digital transformation experience across broad business areas and lines of business
- 5+ years of legacy modernization and cloud application modernization experience
- 5+ years of experience on Azure cloud as primary
- 3+ years on AWS or GCP
- Deep experience in areas adjacent to cloud including data engineering, AI, and process improvement
- Experience in designing and implementing production AI applications within customer environments and identifying repeatable deployment patterns
- Experience in designing and implementing AI agents, sub-agents, tools and agentic workflows
- Familiarity with sales processes and opportunity tracking and management
- Familiarity with latest trends in cloud and their relevance and use in healthcare
- Broad understanding of cloud-based security solutions and familiarity with healthcare-specific regulatory requirements including HIPAA, PHI, and PII
- Demonstrated ability to prepare point-of-view documents and other client-facing assets
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, healthcare administration, engineering, or a related field
- 14 or more years of IT experience, including at least 10 years in consulting with top-four consulting organizations
- 10 or more years of experience in infrastructure management, application design, architecture, or application delivery
- 8 or more years of digital transformation experience across broad business areas and lines of business
- 5 or more years of legacy modernization and cloud application modernization experience
- 5 or more years of experience with Azure as the primary cloud platform
- 3 or more years of experience with AWS or GCP
- Deep experience in data engineering, artificial intelligence, and process improvement
- Experience designing and implementing production AI applications in customer environments and identifying repeatable deployment patterns
- Experience designing and implementing AI agents, sub-agents, tools, and agentic workflows
- Familiarity with sales processes and opportunity tracking and management
- Familiarity with cloud trends and their relevance to healthcare
- Understanding of cloud-based security solutions and healthcare regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, PHI, and PII
- Ability to prepare point-of-view documents and other client-facing assets
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is generally described as decent or good, and many note it as a strong part of the package. Actual ability to take time off can depend on workload and team coverage.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with employer match and access to an employee stock purchase plan, which are highlighted as meaningful components of total rewards. These programs are consistently referenced among core benefits.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and caregiver leave, along with adoption assistance, are publicly highlighted and viewed as notable elements of the package. Availability can be role-specific, but these supports contribute to overall breadth where offered.
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The Company
What We Do
Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, 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. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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Optum Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country, role and location.
Typical time on-site:
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