Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)
Come join the exciting work of United Health Group as we work to transform the healthcare industry. This opportunity is part of the UHG Enterprise Architecture (EA) team to drive our application portfolio management best practices, Architecture Governance, and Architecture Review Board (ARB) across both UHC and Optum. This position also helps coordinate the Application PADU broadly across the UHC and Optum business segments and ensure the federated EA function is well coordinated and aligned. Ideal candidate should have strong relationship and organizational skills to track initiatives across a highly matrixed organization.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
Architecture Governance
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:
Preferred Qualifications:
Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)
Colorado Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $79,700 to $142,600. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. As of the date of this posting, In addition to your salary, UHG offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; flexible spending accounts; paid parking or public transportation costs; 401(k) retirement plan; employee stock purchase plan; life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance; business travel accident insurance; Employee Assistance Program; PTO; and employee-paid critical illness and accident insurance.
*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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Come join the exciting work of United Health Group as we work to transform the healthcare industry. This opportunity is part of the UHG Enterprise Architecture (EA) team to drive our application portfolio management best practices, Architecture Governance, and Architecture Review Board (ARB) across both UHC and Optum. This position also helps coordinate the Application PADU broadly across the UHC and Optum business segments and ensure the federated EA function is well coordinated and aligned. Ideal candidate should have strong relationship and organizational skills to track initiatives across a highly matrixed organization.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
Architecture Governance
- Facilitate the Enterprise Architecture Governance process across Optum and UHC. This entails partnering line of business leaders to and working with program teams to review architecture
- Prepare materials to ensure architecture reviews of all capital investments before enterprise capital committee discussions, facilitate weekly review sessions with Chief Architects, SMEs, and monthly sessions with CIOs
- Enabling ARB process value realization delivered by facilitating cross functional, cross segment collaboration of architecture patterns and ensure appropriate reuse of existing assets. Communicating outcomes and ongoing results to leadership
- Partner with architecture leaders across the enterprise to drive application rationalization through PADU process, supporting enterprise decommission program targets
- Serve as point of contact for any Application portfolio assessment and help all Optum and UHC segment teams to meet MBO targets around Application rationalization via current year and year over year Application roadmaps, direct roadmap for Application portfolio reporting (YoY reporting and dashboard)
- Effectively manage the EA Operations including various communications, setting cadence of key alignment points, maintaining the EA front-door and regular updates to organizational structures
- Ability to escalate issues and work through solutions with enterprise stakeholders. Think like owner of startup and drive changes across the enterprise
- Adhere to the established policies and procedures of the Company
- Perform other duties, as necessary, to meet the MBOs as defined by leaders of the organization
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:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Systems Management, or related field
- 5+ years of overall experience in technology organizations
- 2+ years of experience in a large enterprise, leading or supporting enterprise architecture or engineering functions
- Experience leading information discovery sessions with a variety of business and technology stakeholders
- Experience working with productivity tools (e.g. MS Office suite), architecture modeling tools (e.g. Alfabet, ASK) and related modeling languages (e.g. ArchiMate 3.0, UML)
- Experience with large-scale (multi-domain, multi-application) IT system integration and architecture solutions
- Software Development team experience working with engineers implementing technical capability, architecture using modern software engineering and product development methodologies and tools including but not limited to Agile, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and DevOps
- Ability to understand the big picture before getting into details
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience developing in modern full stack applications, ideally familiar with modern engineering practices (e.g., using open-source languages, cloud native development)
- 2+ years of overall IT architectural experience (e.g. enterprise, business, solution, information)
- 2+ years of solution architecture systems integration experience including experience working as a software and integration architect
- Experience working in the healthcare sector / Knowledge of the health care industry
- Experience leading architect efforts or managing a team of architects
- Experience working with vendors in system selection, cost negotiation, and the development of service level agreements
- Exposure to multiple, diverse technical configurations, technologies, and processing environments
- Solid mental agility and critical thinking/analytical skills, and be adaptable to an ever-changing environment
- Solid presentation skills with ability to communicate EA vision across different levels in the enterprise
- Exceptional interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation
- Excellent time management, communication, decision making, and presentation skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, is organized, has good time management skills, is focused, and has strong attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills, is a team player, be proactive, a self-starter and is highly motivated
Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)
Colorado Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $79,700 to $142,600. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. As of the date of this posting, In addition to your salary, UHG offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; flexible spending accounts; paid parking or public transportation costs; 401(k) retirement plan; employee stock purchase plan; life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance; business travel accident insurance; Employee Assistance Program; PTO; and employee-paid critical illness and accident insurance.
*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Job Keywords: Architect, Telecommute, Telecommuter, Telecommuting, Work at Home, Work from Home, Remote
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