Lead Analytics Platform Architect - Cloud & AI

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 113,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Optum in Eden Prairie, MN seeks an experienced Senior Architect to define end-to-end analytics platform architecture for Risk Adjustment, Quality Analytics, and care management initiatives. You will lead design reviews, drive cloud-native modernization, and partner with product, engineering, and operations to align technical solutions with business goals.

You will apply Azure Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and orchestration tools to build scalable, secure data pipelines, establish governance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or enterprise application development, including 5+ years in an Architecture role.
• 8+ years of experience designing and implementing large-scale analytics, data processing, and cloud-based data solutions.
• 5+ years of solid hands-on expertise with Azure technologies (Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage, Azure SQL) and cloud-native data architecture patterns.
• 5+ years of experience with distributed computing, data processing, and programming languages including Spark, PySpark, SQL, Python, Java, or Scala.
• Hands-on experience implementing AI/ML and GenAI-driven solutions, including utilizing tools such as GitHub Copilot, LLMs, MLOps frameworks, and intelligent automation capabilities
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD automation, DevOps practices, and cloud governance models
• Demonstrated experience designing enterprise-scale data pipelines, data lakes, Lakehouse architectures, and high-volume analytical platforms

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the end-to-end architecture for the Analytics Platform supporting Risk Adjustment, Quality Analytics, Chart Targeting, Care Management, and Analytics & Reporting solutions
• Lead architecture and design reviews for strategic initiatives, including System integration, analytics modernization, and workflow automation
• Design scalable, secure, and cost-efficient big data solutions leveraging Azure Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, Azure Data Factory, Airflow, Kafka, and cloud-native services
• Establish architecture standards, reusable frameworks, and engineering best practices to improve scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability across platforms
• Partner with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, and Business stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions aligned with organizational objectives
• Drive platform modernization initiatives, including migration from legacy technologies to cloud-native architectures, workflow orchestration modernization, and infrastructure automation
• Lead complex data integration strategies involving claims, membership, provider, pharmacy, quality, and risk adjustment datasets across multiple lines of business (MA, ACA, Medicaid)
• Utilize GenAI tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codex, and enterprise AI platforms to improve developer productivity, automate engineering workflows, accelerate code reviews, and improve solution quality
• Define observability, reliability, governance, security, and compliance standards across analytics platforms and data pipelines
• Collaborate with DevOps and operations teams to proactively identify architectural risks, improve resiliency, and drive rapid resolution of production incidents
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural guidance to engineering teams while establishing governance through Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and solution reviews
• Evaluate emerging technologies, conduct proofs of concept (POCs), and recommend innovative solutions that improve business outcomes, operational efficiency, and client experience

Skills

Azure technologies

Big data analytics

Cloud architecture

GenAI & AI/ML tools

Data integration

DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Spark

Delta Lake

Airflow

Kafka

Terraform

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Optum in Eden Prairie, MN seeks an experienced Senior Architect to define end-to-end analytics platform architecture for Risk Adjustment, Quality Analytics, and care management initiatives. You will lead design reviews, drive cloud-native modernization, and partner with product, engineering, and operations to align technical solutions with business goals.

You will apply Azure Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and orchestration tools to build scalable, secure data pipelines, establish governance,