Principal Architect - Remote

Caring. Connecting. Growing Together.

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us.

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:

• Partner closely with CTO organization leadership, Technical Architects, and Enterprise Architects on AI product discovery and technology selection, and definition of enterprise solution architecture
• Review RFP documents to understand potential AI targets 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 develop AI solutions
• 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
• Maintain the IT architecture and keep up with the latest technology trends to promote continuous technology improvement in line with business strategies
• 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

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:

• 8+ years of architectural solutioning experience in legacy and modern software development lifecycle and services delivery
• 3+ years developing AI products and strategies
• Experience developing and/or architecting solutions for agencies within the Department of Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs
• Experience defining and driving the technical direction of prospective business opportunity proposals and strategic pursuits, developing solutions architectures and providing analysis of alternatives
• Demonstrated expertise in driving both the Business and IT strategies to cohesively propel each other at organizational, national, and/or global scale
• Proven excellent solution architecture expertise in IT and Cloud Infrastructure and application modernization and migration techniques
• As a requirement of UnitedHealth Group's contract with the Department of Defense, this position requires U.S. citizenship and proof of favorable adjudication following submission of Department of Defense eQuip Form SF86 (PDF), (the National Agency Check Legal and Credit or NACLC). Successful completion of the NACLC process is a requirement for continued employment in this role

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in related fields
• Proven exemplary oral, written, interpersonal communication and customer service skills
• Proven ability to produce results within a collaborative environment

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 $132,200 to $226,600 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.