AI/ML Architect — Enterprise Cloud & Responsible AI

UnitedHealth Group; Tempe (AZ); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Equity stock program

401k plan

Job summary

Optum Technology, supporting UnitedHealthcare Community & State, seeks a Senior AI/ML Engineer to lead AI-driven software engineering across multiple teams. You will shift development toward AI-assisted and agentic models, architect enterprise solutions on Azure OpenAI, and guide governance for Responsible AI.

You will mentor engineers, shape SDLC transformations, and drive automation and continuous improvement while aligning with business leaders to deliver high-impact outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in enterprise software architecture and distributed systems.
• 2+ years hands-on with LLMs, AI platforms, Azure OpenAI, and RAG.
• 1+ years leading AI/ML and engineering transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI Software Development Life Cycle (AIDLC) strategy, implementation, and adoption across multiple engineering teams.
• Drive transformation from traditional SDLC to AI-assisted and agentic development models.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions using Azure OpenAI, LLMs, RAG, and Agentic AI frameworks to address complex business challenges with an emphasis on responsible AI.
• Establish standards for AI-ready repositories, engineering knowledge management, and agent enablement.
• Build and scale engineering agents for development, testing, code review, documentation, security, and release automation.
• Define and govern Responsible AI, security, compliance, Human-in-the-Loop (HITL), and quality controls.
• Lead enterprise architecture initiatives leveraging Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, and Cloud-Native platforms.
• Evaluate emerging trends to inform solution design and strategic innovation while leveraging enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with business and technology leadership to identify and deliver AI-driven automation and transformation opportunities.
• Mentor AI Engineers and Software Engineers while supporting high-performing teams and tracking productivity, quality, delivery, and adoption metrics.

Job description

Optum Technology, supporting UnitedHealthcare Community & State, seeks a Senior AI/ML Engineer to lead AI-driven software engineering across multiple teams. You will shift development toward AI-assisted and agentic models, architect enterprise solutions on Azure OpenAI, and guide governance for Responsible AI.

You will mentor engineers, shape SDLC transformations, and drive automation and continuous improvement while aligning with business leaders to deliver high-impact outcomes.