Architect - Remote

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Architect for the Optum De identified Data Workspace (ODDW) is responsible for leading the architecture, modernization, and evolution of a secure, compliance first analytics platform that enables internal and external users to access and analyze Optum's de identified real world data assets.

This role provides end to end solution and platform architecture leadership across ODDW modernization initiatives, external data access enablement, platform scalability, security, and cost efficiency, while ensuring alignment with Optum enterprise architecture and compliance standards.

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

• Lead architecture design for the ODDW platform, including data access layers, analytics environments, portals, and supporting services
• Define target state architecture to support scalable, modular, and cost efficient de identified data access
• Drive architectural decisions for single tenant secure workspaces, analytics tooling, and client project isolation
• Centralized data lake access to reduce data duplication and ingestion cost
• Self service onboarding of artifacts and analytics tools
• Zero downtime deployments and automated configuration changes
• Improve platform flexibility to reduce custom engineering effort for new data products and clients
• Define secure patterns for external client access to de identified datasets via ODDW
• Architect ingress/egress mechanisms with built in compliance review and approval workflows
• Support multiple data access methods while aligning to emerging enterprise standards for external data access
• Ensure platform architecture adheres to de identification, privacy, and regulatory requirements
• Partner with security, privacy, and risk teams to support threat modeling, access controls, audit logging, and identity integration
• Maintain compliance first architecture while balancing usability, performance, and cost
• Provide architectural guidance to engineering teams throughout design and implementation
• Communicate architectural vision, trade offs, and risks to product, engineering, and leadership stakeholders
• Influence decisions across teams without direct authority

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, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years software engineering experience
• 5+ years cloud architecture experience
• 3+ years senior level technical contributor owning architecture decisions across multiple teams or initiative
• 2+ years AI Architecture background

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud Certifications
• AI certifications
• Health industry experience
• Proven solid written and verbal skills
• 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 $112,700 - $193,200 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 make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is 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 is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.