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Architect

Chennai, India

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Architect

Requisition number: 2300770 Job category: Technology Primary location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu Date posted: 03/10/2026 Overtime status: Exempt Travel: No

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

An architect is a senior level position working in a diverse environment to utilize their skills to analyze and solve architecture design problems. In addition, to collaborate with others within and outside the team. A multitude of opportunities exist to further career goals. Senior Architecture Analyst and Architect is a key position within the software development organization. This role requires excellent programming, design, communication, mentoring, and leadership skills. Candidates in this position are groomed for future leadership and/or Sr Architect positions within the organization. SEA’s produce sound technical designs using tried and true architecture patterns for commercial software components/services/solutions, for software engineers to build. SAE’s also collaborates with Sr. Architects to produce guidance on modernization, and tech debt initiatives, as well as best practices, and s/w governance.

Primary Responsibility:

  • Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience building SaaS solutions
  • Experience with Architectural design patterns and solving complex problems
  • Mastery of Java technologies
    • Java
    • Spring Framework
    • API
    • Webservices
    • Spring boot
    • SQL Server, Oracle RDBMS and SQL syntax
    • React
    • Github, Git, Jira, Jenkins, Github runners
    • Azure
  • Proven ability to design and build foundational components that help the BU to deliver S/W solutions faster
  • Demonstrated leadership and mentoring abilities
  • Demonstrated advanced aptitude for programming and analytical thinking
  • Demonstrated ability to perform under pressure
  • Demonstrated solid communication and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated ability to function in a highly agile team environment
  • Proven commitment to quality

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.

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