The Role
Lead the architecture and governance of enterprise Azure data and AI/ML platforms. Design Databricks Lakehouse, ADF, Snowflake, Azure web application, and GitHub Actions solutions; establish security, scalability, reliability, cost optimization, and DevSecOps practices. Drive cloud modernization, architecture reviews, CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code initiatives, while collaborating with business, engineering, infrastructure, security, and executive stakeholders. Mentor engineering, data, and ML teams and establish technical standards.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2373276
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.
We are seeking an experienced Azure Platform Architect with solid expertise in Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Snowflake, Azure Web Applications, and GitHub Actions/DevOps. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and govern enterprise-scale cloud data and AI platforms, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and operational excellence.
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.
We are seeking an experienced Azure Platform Architect with solid expertise in Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Snowflake, Azure Web Applications, and GitHub Actions/DevOps. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and govern enterprise-scale cloud data and AI platforms, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and operational excellence.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Cloud & Platform Architecture
- Design end-to-end Azure-based data and AI/ML platforms
- Define enterprise cloud architecture standards, governance, and best practices
- Lead modernization and migration initiatives from on premises to Azure
- Collaborate with business, data engineering, AI/ML, infrastructure, and security teams
- Azure Databricks
- Architect and implement Databricks Lakehouse solutions
- Design Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers)
- Build scalable AI/ML, data engineering, and analytics solutions
- Implement Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, MLflow, and Databricks Workflows
- Optimize cluster performance and cloud costs
- Azure Data Factory (ADF)
- Design enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines
- Develop metadata-driven ingestion frameworks
- Implement orchestration, scheduling, monitoring, and error-handling mechanisms
- Integrate structured, semi-structured, and streaming data sources
- Snowflake
- Optimize warehouse utilization and query performance
- Implement data governance, RBAC, masking policies, and cost controls
- Azure Web Applications
- Design and deploy enterprise web applications using Azure App Services
- Integrate applications with Azure AD, APIs, Databricks, and Snowflake
- Implement authentication, authorization, and application security
- Build highly available and scalable application architectures
- DevOps & GitHub Actions
- Design CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
- Establish automated testing, security scanning, and deployment strategies
- Enable DevSecOps practices and release management
- 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:
- Experience in providing technical leadership to engineering teams
- Experience in driving architecture reviews and design decisions
- Experience in mentoring developers, data engineers, and ML engineers
- Experience in establishing engineering standards and cloud best practices
- Experience collaborating with stakeholders and executive leadership
- Hands on experience working upon above responsibilities
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
- Experience providing technical leadership to engineering teams
- Experience driving architecture reviews and design decisions
- Experience mentoring developers, data engineers, and ML engineers
- Experience establishing engineering standards and cloud best practices
- Experience collaborating with stakeholders and executive leadership
- Hands-on experience with the listed cloud architecture, data, AI/ML, web application, and DevOps responsibilities
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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