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

• Lead, inspire, coach and mentor the team of enterprise, domain and senior technical architects while growing their leadership and technical skills
• Lead, architect and design a highly available, resilient and HiTrust compliant clinical platform that supports millions of members, providers and clinicians
• Develop and promote the enterprise architecture principles, designs, and services as a part of Agile engineering practices and be able to differentiate region vs. global opportunities
• Build trusting relationships with key business stakeholders to align/influence business and IT architecture
• Influences senior leaders and all levels of business and IT staff on all areas of the architecture, including policies, standards, strategies, and governance
• Translate company business strategy into concrete solutions, design and execute an IT systems architecture blueprint to support that strategy
• Champion the application rationalization and version currency efforts to simplify the environments, improve stability and reduce application run costs
• Drive organizational culture change and mindset shifts by articulating a compelling vision and effectively galvanizing change agents
• Provide technical leadership while developing and maintaining relationships with Product Managers, Solution Engineers and Technical Architects
• Develop multi-year roadmaps, provide the vision and work with individual architects to translate this into tactical engineering blueprints
• Improving efficiency and effectiveness of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) team including influencing and establishing best processes through solid design, decisions, and tools Utilize in-depth knowledge of cloud technologies, software engineering, data engineering and data science to define target architectures, patterns and automation processes
• Optimize EA's talent strategy to ensure proper mix of resources and to attract and recruit the industry's best talent
• Provides leadership to and is accountable for the performance and results through multiple layers of management and senior level professional staff

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:

• Undergraduate Degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in Infrastructure Architecture and Design
• 3+ years of experience within a public cloud platform (ex; Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership role
• Demonstrated enterprise architecture skills including application, information, and infrastructure
• Provided strategic technology direction and architecture vision encompassing an enterprise view across a large portfolio of capabilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination prior to employment to ensure compliance

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies now require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles require full COVID-19 vaccination as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment .
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)
*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only : The salary range for Colorado, Connecticut and/or Nevada residents is $130,300 to $250,200. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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