OptumRx Strategic Platform ArchitectThis position is aligned with the OptumRx Strategic Platform organization and will be responsible for defining architectures that are part of the North Star strategy. This position will coordinate with Optum enterprise architects to align on engineering practices, priorities and adoption of those standards and best practices within the OptumRx organization. OptumRx is in the middle of a technical business transformation and there is a need to continue to bring in external talent to help accelerate the delivery of strategic architectures that define the Pharmacy Services Platform.
These components include the OptumRx Operational Data Platform, Capability Domains, Event Hub, Authorization Service, and Unified Graph, which are critical for the modernization of the OptumRx Pharmacy Services Platform.The candidate will be working with a team of 5-7 enterprise architects. The team primarily consists of architects with secondary skills in full-stack engineering, DevOps, cloud, and design systems.The top responsibilities for this position include:Defining the future state (strategic) architecture for various components of the Pharmacy Platform.Designing strategic platform architectures to meet business objectives, while also aligning with Optum Technology and the Health Care Platform.Collaborating with the business to understand/influence business requirements.Maintaining knowledge of current and emerging technologies/products/trends related to architectural solutions.Ensuring best practices are followed.Defining architectures, guidelines, patterns, roadmaps, and other collateral to enable delivery teams to transition to future state architectures and implementations.Working with delivery team architects and relevant business stakeholders in understanding key business requirements and develop strategic architectures to meet that need.The ideal candidate background includes healthcare experience, a background in enterprise architecture, and the following skills:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience.6+ years of experience in a software engineering or architect role.Experience in domain-specific architecture concepts and emerging technologies.Experience leading through influence in a large, matrixed, global environment.Experience working with matrix teams including teams in different time zones.Experience in delivering enterprise architectures.Experience creating architectures and platforms and influencing development teams, business users, and management in the adoption of technical solutions.