Director Architecture - Remote

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 in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Optum Health Financial Tech team is driving enterprise technology strategy, modernizing legacy platforms, and transforming complex healthcare data ecosystems into scalable, secure, and sustainable technology solutions. As a Director of Architecture, you will lead architecture across critical healthcare domains - including care delivery, claims, pharmacy, provider, and member platforms. In this role, you will define multi-year architecture roadmaps, establish enterprise standards, and leverage modern cloud, API-first, and enterprise-approved AI capabilities to accelerate innovation, improve operational excellence, and directly impact member and provider experiences.

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve enterprise architecture strategy, target-state architecture, and multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with Optum and UnitedHealth Group business priorities
• Partner closely with business, product, operations, and technology leaders to translate complex healthcare needs into scalable, secure, and sustainable technology solutions
• Lead architecture across key healthcare domains, including care delivery, claims, pharmacy, provider, payer, and consumer/member experience platforms
• Design, develop, and deploy enterprise-approved AI-powered solutions and automated platforms to address complex business challenges with an emphasis on responsible AI use
• Establish and enforce enterprise standards for application, data, cloud, integration, API, and security architecture
• Drive modernization of legacy systems and platforms to improve interoperability, scalability, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency
• Provide architectural leadership for healthcare data ecosystems spanning clinical, claims, provider, member, and operational data while ensuring HIPAA and regulatory compliance
• Evaluate emerging trends, technologies, and shared enterprise services to inform solution design, promote component reuse, and drive strategic innovation
• Govern solution architecture decisions, manage architectural risks/dependencies, and influence strategic technology investment decisions
• Mentor architects and engineering teams in architecture best practices, emerging technologies, and healthcare-specific design considerations

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in technology architecture, software engineering, or enterprise architecture roles
• 5+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions using modern application and integration technologies (e.g., Java, ReactJS, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Elastic)
• 3+ years of experience working with big data platforms and clinical data domains, including healthcare data flows, interoperability, and large-scale data processing
• 3+ years of experience defining architecture roadmaps, establishing technology standards, and guiding cross-functional architecture reviews
• 3+ years of understanding of healthcare technology environments, regulatory standards, privacy, and security requirements (including HIPAA)
• 1+ years of experience evaluating, designing, or deploying AI-powered platforms and automations to solve enterprise business challenges

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field
• Enterprise Architecture certification or Cloud certification (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience in healthcare, payer, provider, pharmacy, or population health technology organizations
• Demonstrated familiarity with clinical data models, FHIR/HL7 interoperability standards, and healthcare data integration patterns
• Experience modernizing legacy platforms and enabling cloud-based, event-driven, and API-first architectures
• Demonstrated knowledge of workflow and business process orchestration using Camunda
• Experience supporting data-intensive platforms involving analytics, search, real-time streaming, and operational reporting

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $134,600 - $230,800 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.