Remote Senior Cloud Security Architect AI Automation & HIPAA/PCI

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking an experienced Senior Security Architect to lead architecture workstreams across ESRO, drive modernization, and translate designs into hands-on guidance for onshore and offshore teams.

The role focuses on secure-by-design principles, cloud security (Azure/AWS), PHI/PCI/HIPAA protection, and collaboration with security operations, compliance, and product teams to align with business priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 8+ years in security or enterprise architecture with senior/lead design ownership.
• Deep experience with cloud security architecture (Azure and/or AWS), IAM, network and data protection, and secure-by-design principles.
• Experience securing regulated-data environments (HIPAA/PHI, PCI).
• Experience directing distributed/offshore delivery teams; hands-on with AI-enabled or automation solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and own security reference architectures, secure-by-design patterns, and modernization standards for ESRO; drive adoption across delivery teams.
• Lead the architecture workstream of the ESRO Architecture Transformation accelerator; assess state, define target architecture, and sequence the modernization roadmap.
• Translate architecture into implementation with onshore and offshore delivery pods; review designs and provide hands-on technical direction.
• Embed security and compliance controls for regulated data (PHI/PCI/HIPAA) across cloud (Azure) and hybrid workloads.
• Design and build AI-enabled security automation and tooling; integrate AI into security architecture and engineering workflows.
• Perform threat modeling, architecture risk reviews, and control mapping against standards.
• Set technical standards, review key designs, and mentor engineers across distributed teams.
• Partner with security operations, compliance, product, and platform stakeholders to align architecture with business and risk priorities.

Skills

Cloud security architecture (Azure/AWS

IAM

Network security

Data protection

Secure-by-design principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Security or related field

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking an experienced Senior Security Architect to lead architecture workstreams across ESRO, drive modernization, and translate designs into hands-on guidance for onshore and offshore teams.

The role focuses on secure-by-design principles, cloud security (Azure/AWS), PHI/PCI/HIPAA protection, and collaboration with security operations, compliance, and product teams to align with business priorities.