Principal Architect - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

23h•$134,600 - $230,800•Remote

About The Position

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care’s most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in applicable area of expertise or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience developing enterprise application architectures in complex healthcare environments (Payer and/or Provider)
Multiple years of experience delivering AI solutions (including Agentic AI patterns)
Cross-Channel Digital experience architecture including AI-Native experiences in the healthcare industry covering multiple or all the following: Identity and Profile in healthcare, Consent Management, Multi-Payer Federated Data Exchange and FHIR based solutions, Interoperability and Open Healthcare Ecosystem Connectivity, Agentic AI, MCP Server and API based Healthcare Service architectures, Real-Time Scheduling & Care Access across EHRs, Longitudinal / Single Best Clinical Record design and architecture, Intent based benefit aware AI agentic conversational and traditional Care Navigation, Coordination and Delivery experiences, Enterprise Trust, Governance & Auditability especially AI end to end Clinical AI Observability in the care domain
Experience partnering with product/business teams to define outcomes, translate requirements into architecture, and drive measurable business benefits
Experience creating and executing technology strategies and roadmaps; tracking implementation cost and total cost of ownership (TCO)
Experience defining and leveraging reference architectures and technology standards, including UI/UX principles that improve user experience

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience with microservices architecture, event-driven patterns, domain APIs, and application integration
Multiple years of experience with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and leveraging open-source software and modern operational practices
Experience with API management, identity and access management, and security architecture in regulated environments (HIPAA considerations)
Experience with data/analytics architectures (streaming, data products, governance) supporting AI/ML use cases
Experience with Agile delivery practices and DevOps/CI/CD
Consulting experience with Healthcare organization especially payers and providers
Expertise in FHIR/HL7 integration patterns and EHR ecosystems (e.g., Epic, Cerner/Oracle Health) and cross-EHR workflows
Deep clinical domain knowledge and experience supporting clinical workflows, data acquisition, and care access experiences (Find Care, Scheduling, Appointments, Care Management etc.)
Demonstrated solid facilitation skills for architecture reviews, stakeholder workshops, and executive readouts

Responsibilities

Define and evolve enterprise architecture strategy and target-state architectures aligned to Optum/UHG technology strategy and business outcomes
Lead AI-first architecture for clinical and consumer-facing experiences, including conversational AI and agentic patterns where appropriate
Design integration architectures leveraging healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR/HL7) across EHR ecosystems and partner/vendor platforms
Establish and govern reference architecture, technology standards, and architecture decision records; ensure consistent adoption across delivery teams
Partner with product and engineering leaders to define value, evaluate options, and drive cost/benefit analysis and total cost of ownership (TCO)
Guide solution designs using event-driven architecture, domain APIs, and loosely coupled microservices; enable secure data acquisition and externalization
Influence delivery practices (Agile/DevOps/CI/CD) to improve reliability, performance, and operational excellence
Communicate complex technical concepts to executives and non-technical stakeholders; build alignment across lines of business
Lead enterprise architecture governance boards and architecture review processes.
Develop and maintain enterprise capability maps aligned to business strategy
Create transition-state and target-state architecture blueprints for transformation programs
Drive enterprise technology rationalization and platform consolidation initiatives
Establish architecture success metrics, adoption measures, and compliance reporting
Mentor other EAs, SAs and engineering teams across multiple delivery organizations
Evaluate emerging technologies and develop adoption recommendations for leadership
Define enterprise patterns for resiliency, observability, and operational excellence
Lead architecture risk assessments and mitigation planning for strategic programs
Drive architecture alignment across product, engineering, security, and operations teams