Architect - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Fort Washington, PA

8h•$112,700 - $193,200•Remote

About The Position

UnitedHealth Group is hiring a System Claims Architect to provide strategic technical leadership across architecture, design, development, engineering, and implementation of technical solutions. The role communicates architecture vision, technical strategies, and trade-offs to stakeholders and recommends improvements to performance, reliability, and reusability within budget, resource, and business constraints. Depending on the level, the architect may assist with initiatives and technology demonstrations or lead business solutions and influence client executives and stakeholders. The position focuses on complex Java and Spring applications, application modernization, hybrid on-premises and public-cloud solutions, microservices, event-driven architecture, and adoption of AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities. The architect mentors development teams, documents designs for technical and non-technical audiences, evaluates modern tools and practices, and builds collaborative relationships across product, engineering, testing, database, infrastructure, security, support, and operations teams. The role is remote from anywhere in the U.S., except hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area must work in the office at least four days per week. Remote employees must follow UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy. Candidates must pass a drug test before starting employment.

Requirements

Current or previously earned public-cloud certification, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent architecture-level certification.
15+ years of professional software/application development experience, including substantial experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale Java applications.
10+ years of hands-on experience developing and architecting Java applications using the Spring Framework, including Spring Boot and Spring Cloud.
5+ years of experience designing, deploying, or supporting enterprise applications in public-cloud environments, preferably Microsoft Azure.
5+ years of experience designing and implementing microservices architectures, including APIs, distributed services, and event-driven integration patterns.
5+ years of experience leading application modernization initiatives involving legacy applications, frameworks, infrastructure, integration patterns, or deployment models.
5+ years of experience providing technical leadership, mentoring development teams, and leading architecture or solution-design discussions.
5+ years of experience explaining complex technical or architectural designs to technical and non-technical stakeholders and facilitating architectural decisions across stakeholder groups.
5+ years of experience collaborating across cross-functional technology teams, including Product Management, Engineering, Testing, Database, Infrastructure, Support, and Operations.
3+ years of experience evaluating and adopting technologies, frameworks, engineering tools, or architectural patterns to improve application quality, reliability, performance, or delivery efficiency.
3+ years of experience architecting applications across hybrid on-premises and public-cloud infrastructure.
1+ years of experience applying Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, AI-assisted development, or AI-DLC practices to software engineering or business applications.

Nice To Haves

3+ years of experience designing or supporting technology solutions in healthcare, health insurance, claims, or a related regulated domain.
2+ years of experience applying AI/ML, Generative AI, RAG, or AI-agent capabilities to production business applications.
3+ years of experience working with Microsoft Azure services and cloud-native architecture beyond basic application deployment.

Responsibilities

Architect and design complex Java applications using the Spring Framework, applying best practices for scalability, performance, resiliency, security, and maintainability.
Lead application modernization initiatives, including adoption of AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities while balancing innovation, financial constraints, technology strategy, and team capabilities.
Architect and deliver solutions across hybrid environments, including on-premises infrastructure and public cloud, preferably Microsoft Azure.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, ensuring alignment with architectural standards, engineering practices, and approved designs.
Lead the design and adoption of microservices and event-driven architectures, and produce architecture documentation for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Evaluate and introduce modern engineering tools, frameworks, platforms, and development practices to improve application quality, reliability, developer productivity, and delivery speed.
Lead architectural discussions and facilitate stakeholder consensus on architectural decisions, trade-offs, and implementation strategies.
Build and maintain cross-functional relationships with Product Management, Engineering, Testing, Database, Infrastructure, Security, Support, and Operations teams to enable cohesive delivery and operational support.