Software Architect

UnitedHealth Group•La Crosse, WI

15h•$112,700 - $193,200•Remote

About The Position

To support this mission, OSIT has initiated a multi-year modernization program aimed at updating and enhancing enterprise technology systems in accordance with modern design standards. The Software Architect will play a key role: working within our legacy application as we update it to a cloud-native platform which follows modern design standards. As a Software Architect at Optum Serve, you will be responsible for designing and implementing robust, scalable, and high-performance software solutions. This individual could be involved across many aspects of architecture, design, build, engineering and implementation of technical solutions and capabilities providing technical leadership. Responsible for communicating overall architecture vision, technical strategies, and trade-offs across various levels in the organization to gain buy-in. Will provide recommendations and technical guidance to improve performance, reliability, and reusability within the constraints of budget, resource and business dependencies. In base and mid-level roles, engages across teams in a capacity that ranges from assisting on in-flight initiatives, up to technical briefings and demonstrations of new technologies across the organization. In senior level roles, leads business solutions, capabilities, and is a solid influencer that engages with client executives and stakeholders. The statements listed below are not intended to be all inclusive of the duties and responsibilities of the position. Based on leadership decisions and business needs, “all other duties as assigned” will be expected for each position.

Requirements

High School Diploma
5+ years of experience with software development
5+ years of experience with the following design patterns: specifically Domain-Driven-Design, Event-Driven-Architecture, Clean Architecture, and Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS)
5+ years of experience with microservice application design
5+ years of experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
2+ years of experience with Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and messaging systems
United States Citizenship required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a suitability or determination of eligibility for a Confidential/Secret or Top Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
3+ years of experience with NIST and SOC security frameworks
3+ years of networking principles in Cloud environments.
2+ years of monitoring tools such as Elastic Search, Prometheus, and Open Telemetry
2+ years of experience with broker systems such as Kafka and RabbitMQ
2+ years of modernizing legacy systems
2+ years of experience integrating with various technologies and third party systems
Understanding of SOLID principles
Experience with cloud-native architectures and Microsoft Azure

Responsibilities

Design and develop software architectures using modern design patterns such as SOLID principles and Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
Collaborate with development teams to create high-quality, maintainable code using .NET and Angular
Provide technical guidance to the engineering team regarding the software design, promoting best practices and continuous improvement
Conduct architectural reviews and ensure alignment with business goals and technical requirements
Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, and apply them to improve our software solutions
Work closely with stakeholders and the Business Architects (BAA) to understand and translate their needs into technical solutions