The Role
Defines and governs enterprise system architecture, leads legacy platform decommissioning and migration, drives AI-enabled modernization, and designs scalable microservices and event-driven platforms. Provides technical leadership for Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, MongoDB, Kubernetes, and cloud-native systems while mentoring engineering teams and enforcing architectural standards.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2386582
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:
- Define and govern system architecture for RQ Core and Prospective programs, ensuring scalability, security, resiliency, and alignment with enterprise architecture standards
- Lead the architecture and execution of the 2026 Cornerstone decommissioning, designing migration strategies, target-state architectures, and risk-mitigation plans to ensure seamless legacy retirement
- Drive AI-enabled modernization and automation initiatives, identifying opportunities to improve platform efficiency, observability, and engineering productivity
- Design and standardize microservices and event-driven architectures using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and MongoDB, ensuring high throughput, fault tolerance, and extensibility
- Provide architectural leadership for cloud-native and container platforms, guiding Kubernetes (K8s) adoption, service orchestration, scalability patterns, and operational best practices
- Act as a technical mentor and decision authority, collaborating with engineering, product, security, and platform teams to review designs, resolve complex technical challenges, and ensure long-term system stability
- 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:
- Graduate degree or equivalent experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent extensive industry experience
- Extensive experience designing and leading enterprise-scale systems using Java and Spring Boot in distributed and microservices-based architectures
- Proven experience designing data architectures using MongoDB and other modern data stores, with a focus on performance, security, and scalability
- Solid expertise in cloud-native architecture, including Kubernetes (K8s), containerization, service meshes, and deployment automation
- Deep understanding of event-driven and streaming architectures, with hands-on experience using Kafka for high-volume, mission-critical systems
- Demonstrated leadership in modernization and transformation initiatives, including legacy decommissioning, system migration, and enforcing architectural standards across multiple teams
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
- Graduate degree or equivalent experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent extensive industry experience
- Extensive experience designing and leading enterprise-scale systems using Java and Spring Boot in distributed and microservices-based architectures
- Experience designing data architectures using MongoDB and other modern data stores, with focus on performance, security, and scalability
- Expertise in cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, containerization, service meshes, and deployment automation
- Understanding of event-driven and streaming architectures, with hands-on Kafka experience for high-volume systems
- Leadership in modernization and transformation initiatives, including legacy decommissioning, system migration, and architectural standards enforcement
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave (six weeks), paid caregiver leave (up to two weeks), Bright Horizons back-up care, and adoption assistance up to $10,000 are prominently included. Feedback suggests these family supports meaningfully aid work-life balance and are often highlighted as strengths.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is available to all employees, including part-time staff, alongside other financial protections like disability and life insurance. Feedback suggests broad access and matching make retirement support a core pillar of the package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan offers discounted company stock, with some roles also eligible for sign-on or performance bonuses. Feedback suggests the ESPP is a standout financial perk that helps employees build ownership over time.
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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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