[Hiring] Architect @UnitedHealth Group

Role Description

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.

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. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

The Solutions Architect leads business solutions, capabilities, and is a solid influencer that engages with client executives and stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with Lead/Principal Architects, Technical Architects, and Enterprise Architects on product delivery and technology selection.
• Review RFP documents to understand scope of work and customer needs to develop an overarching solution to be proposed as part of the solicitation response.
• Partner with the business and CTO organization to review and write solicitation responses.
• Develop technical approach and proposal plans, including scheduling of tasks, processes, and identifying critical resources, to turn the solution into a successful proposal.
• Develop and write technical responses for winning proposals (and possibly RFI) responses.
• Balance solution architecture/design against price-to-win scenarios, determining optimum solutions from both technology fit and overall cost.
• Provide recommendations to business unit senior leadership on capital technology investments and strategic technology roadmap.
• Guide the transition to future state architecture.
• Drive technology acceleration.
• Foster innovation to achieve business outcomes.
• Maintain the IT architecture and keep up with the latest technology trends to promote continuous technology improvement in line with business strategies.
• Serve as IT architect across the pursuit lifecycle and within an integrated growth team, including proposal, capture and business development activities.
• Responsible for defining and driving the technical direction of prospective business opportunity proposals, developing solutions architectures, and providing technical leadership for proposals and strategic pursuits as well as creating content and contributing to the writing and assessments of proposals.
• Assess market level technology trends as well as capabilities of complementary solutions enabling larger scale solution offerings.
• Support marketing materials development such as whitepapers, slicks, trifolds, etc.
• Work with the CTO office and develop IT-based solutions consisting of contextual, conceptual, and logical architectures using standards-based, rigorous methodologies and practices.
• Communicate solutions with management and teaming partners, including presentations and white papers.
• Support development of federal technical delivery methodology based on industry standard methodologies and frameworks.
• Support the adoption of best practices in the areas of technology integration, cloud computing, managed services, process improvement, technology innovation and implementation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• 4+ years of architectural solutioning experience in legacy and modern software development lifecycle and services delivery.
• 2+ years engaging directly in responding to technical Request For Proposals (RFPs).
• 2 years of experience defining and driving the technical direction of prospective business opportunity proposals and strategic pursuits, developing solutions architectures and providing analysis of alternatives.
• Up to 10% travel required.
• United States citizenship is required for this position.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a suitability or determination of eligibility for a Confidential/Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in related fields.
• Demonstrated experience working in or for DoD, HHS, NIH, VA, DoC, NOAA, NIST, DoJ, Treasury or equivalent national government organizations.
• Exemplary oral, written, interpersonal communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to produce results within a collaborative environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Incentive and recognition programs.
• Equity stock purchase.
• 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

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.

Company Description

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.