Software Architect

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come makes an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities

Our project teams are frequently required to design solutions to business problems that involve new and complex integration patterns with other internal UHG technology platforms. The solution architect works in the initial stages of the discovery and design process to understand what is needed and what is possible. The role involves:

• Understanding UHG technology design patterns and standards
• Understanding the current project technology ecosystem
• Understanding the near- and long-term roadmap to design solutions that incorporate a practical plan for implementation
• Working with the delivery teams to carry out the design - answering their questions and being available to be "hands-on" as needed to resolve unexpected blockers
• Reviewing items delivered by the delivery team (i.e. looking at code, testing, etc.)
• 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

What skills/attributes are a must have:

• 10+ years of relevant software development experience including recent work with React framework and RESTful services
• 10+ years of experience in React framework including hooks and component architecture
• 7+ years of experience in Performance Optimization: code splitting, lazy loading, memorization
• 10+ years of experience in API design for REStful services and GraphQL
• 7+ years of experience in Authentication/Authorization patterns such as OAuth
• 7+ years of Azure cloud concepts including App Services and Application Insights
• State management using tools like Redux or React Query
• Data security, including encryption; Knowledge of security tools like Twistlock, SonarQube
• Proven solid communication skills including comfort with leading architectural design meetings
• Proven excellent collaboration within the team and supply chain teams
• Proven ability to quickly create easily understood system architecture diagrams to communicate designs, workflows, and dependencies
• Understanding of design principles including SOLID and clean architecture

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So, when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care must go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.