Optum ยท 1 day ago
Principal Architect - MarTech - Hybrid in MN or Remote
Minnetonka, MN
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $231K/yr
5+ years expOptum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. This role involves strategic leadership in architecture, design, build, and implementation of technical solutions, with a focus on IT strategy and enterprise architecture within the Sales and Marketing product areas.
EducationHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
As an Enterprise Architect responsible for IT Strategy formulation and solution delivery in partnership with business leadership, Portfolio Management, Product Management and Engineering teams in the Sales and Marketing product areas
Define and apply the principles that guide technology decisions our business and use them to lead an application modernization and rationalization agenda
Analyze the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and collaborate with the Enterprise Architecture from other lines of business and delivery teams to recommend solutions for improvement
Rectify gaps and pain points within the current state by influencing the development, communication and implementation of the enterprise technology architecture
Design and lead the implementation of a Line of Business Technology Architecture (reference architecture) based on business requirements and IT strategies
Build end-to-end solution plans in the form of roadmaps that define the future state solution, scope of solution initiatives, and solution delivery sequencing through architecture transition states
Align capital programs to Enterprise strategy while leveraging existing components and capabilities across the business segment landscape
Lead governance activities to ensure Enterprise Technology Architecture compliance
Communicate the value delivered by the Enterprise Architecture process by communicating outcomes and ongoing results
Create and foster an environment of innovation by removing roadblocks to enable strategic risk taking, advocating and driving change management activities, modeling the adoption of innovative behaviors and practices, and by committing time and energy on the development coaching and performance feedback for each employee on the team
Facilitate change and process improvement within the architecture community
Engage in Industry technology trends and their application to health care as a visible member of the health care technology community
Identify and select the right talent in support of our mission
Qualification
Required
5+ years of Enterprise or Solution Architecture experience defining and implementing Direct to Consumer (DTC), e-commerce, MarTech and/or CRM strategies
5+ years of experience in the delivery of complex technology solutions that address business issues within a large, shared services IT organization
5+ years of experience interfacing with, and influencing decisions of, direct reports to the C-Suite of large organizations
5+ years of experience communicating technology matters to business partners, senior executives, and strategic partners
5+ years of experience working with the business to develop business cases including technology estimates for competing solution alternatives
5+ years of experience creating business-enabling technology roadmaps in aligned closely with business leadership
5+ years of experience introducing new / emerging technology to disrupt business models
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
Certifications in TOGAF, Cloud, or Agile
3+ years of experience with application modernization and rationalization
3+ years of experience in Agile delivery methods and planning
2+ years of experience in building solutions using Adobe suite of Products (AEP, AJO, CJA, Adobe Analytics, Target) in marketing domain
1+ years of experience leading architecture solutions that leverage modern software engineering, including implementation of Event Driven Architecture, or Microservice patterns both on-prem and in the public cloud (Azure, AWS and/or GCP)
1+ years of experience working with matrixed and/or global teams to solution and implement technology strategies
1+ years of experience in people leadership and management, including direct experience leading, managing and mentoring teams in a virtual / geographically diverse environment
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution
Company
Optum
Optum is a healthcare company that provides pharmacy services, health care operations, and population health management. It is a sub-organization of UnitedHealth Group.
10001+ employees
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Daniel Castillo
Chief Executive Officer, Optum Care Delivery
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Jay Green
Chief Financial Officer
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