IT-Architect/29/TEC003
Apply NowCompany: Saxon Global
Location: Minneapolis, MN 55407
Description:
Please provide a summary of the project/initiative that this candidate will be working on?
This 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.
Please describe the team the candidate will be working with - how many members? 5-7 enterprise architects
What is the break-down of the teams skill sets (ex: 1 PM 4 Developers etc.)? Primarily architects with secondary skills in full-stack engineering, DevOps, cloud, and design systems.
What are the top 5-10 responsibilities for this position (please be detailed as to what the candidate is expected to do or complete on a daily basis)?
This position will define the future state (strategic) architecture for various components of the Pharmacy Platform. Once a new platform component is accepted through our intake process one of our architects will take the lead to research and explore options, identify partners and stakeholders, develop an architecture, validate through PoCs, document a microsite, present the architecture at a architecture review board and help socialize to extended teams and guide other architects in it's implementation.
Design strategic platform architectures to meet business objectives, while also aligning with Optum Technology and the Health Care Platform
Collaborate with the business to understand/influence business requirements
Maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies/products/trends related to architectural solutions
Collaborate with enterprise architects to gain buy-in and support for strategic platform components.
Ensure best practices are followed
Define architectures, guidelines, patterns, roadmaps, and other collateral to enable delivery teams to transition to future state architectures and implementations
Work with delivery team architects and relevant business stakeholders in understanding key business requirements and develop strategic architectures to meet that need
What does the ideal candidate background look like (ex: healthcare specific background specific industry experience etc.)? Healthcare experience is a plus. Background in enterprise architecture is required.
What skills/attributes are required (please be detailed as to number of years of experience for each skill)?
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
Required Skills : 1. Expertise in enterprise architecture on large, scalable, and flexible systems 2. Experience working with a variety of technologies and methods such as microservices, Agile, Azure, CICD, Cosmos, Camunda, graph, ML, data warehousing, security, CICD, DevOps, Testing, Automation (Items in red added since I posted the job req in Fieldglass) 3. Prefer expertise in data, BPM, and automation Im flexible on time requirements. If we have a candidate with great skills we can be flexible on years of experience with each individual skill.
Basic Qualification :
Additional Skills : REMOTE longterm large company with lots of growth opportunity
Background Check :Yes
Drug Screen :Yes
Notes :
Selling points for candidate :REMOTE longterm large company with lots of growth opportunity
Project Verification Info :
Candidate must be your W2 Employee :Yes
Exclusive to Apex :No
Face to face interview required :No
Candidate must be local :No
Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::No
Interview times set : :No
Type of project :Architecture/Design
Master Job Title :Architect: Apps (Other)
Branch Code :Minneapolis
This 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.
Please describe the team the candidate will be working with - how many members? 5-7 enterprise architects
What is the break-down of the teams skill sets (ex: 1 PM 4 Developers etc.)? Primarily architects with secondary skills in full-stack engineering, DevOps, cloud, and design systems.
What are the top 5-10 responsibilities for this position (please be detailed as to what the candidate is expected to do or complete on a daily basis)?
This position will define the future state (strategic) architecture for various components of the Pharmacy Platform. Once a new platform component is accepted through our intake process one of our architects will take the lead to research and explore options, identify partners and stakeholders, develop an architecture, validate through PoCs, document a microsite, present the architecture at a architecture review board and help socialize to extended teams and guide other architects in it's implementation.
Design strategic platform architectures to meet business objectives, while also aligning with Optum Technology and the Health Care Platform
Collaborate with the business to understand/influence business requirements
Maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies/products/trends related to architectural solutions
Collaborate with enterprise architects to gain buy-in and support for strategic platform components.
Ensure best practices are followed
Define architectures, guidelines, patterns, roadmaps, and other collateral to enable delivery teams to transition to future state architectures and implementations
Work with delivery team architects and relevant business stakeholders in understanding key business requirements and develop strategic architectures to meet that need
What does the ideal candidate background look like (ex: healthcare specific background specific industry experience etc.)? Healthcare experience is a plus. Background in enterprise architecture is required.
What skills/attributes are required (please be detailed as to number of years of experience for each skill)?
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
Required Skills : 1. Expertise in enterprise architecture on large, scalable, and flexible systems 2. Experience working with a variety of technologies and methods such as microservices, Agile, Azure, CICD, Cosmos, Camunda, graph, ML, data warehousing, security, CICD, DevOps, Testing, Automation (Items in red added since I posted the job req in Fieldglass) 3. Prefer expertise in data, BPM, and automation Im flexible on time requirements. If we have a candidate with great skills we can be flexible on years of experience with each individual skill.
Basic Qualification :
Additional Skills : REMOTE longterm large company with lots of growth opportunity
Background Check :Yes
Drug Screen :Yes
Notes :
Selling points for candidate :REMOTE longterm large company with lots of growth opportunity
Project Verification Info :
Candidate must be your W2 Employee :Yes
Exclusive to Apex :No
Face to face interview required :No
Candidate must be local :No
Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::No
Interview times set : :No
Type of project :Architecture/Design
Master Job Title :Architect: Apps (Other)
Branch Code :Minneapolis