Senior Enterprise Security Architect - Remote

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Stock purchase program

401k contribution

Telecommuter policy

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's Optum unit is seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Security Architect to lead security reference architectures across ESRO, drive modernization, and translate architecture into practical designs for onshore and offshore delivery.

The role emphasizes cloud security (Azure/AWS), regulated data protection (HIPAA/PHI/PCI), and mentoring engineers while collaborating with security ops, compliance, product, and platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in security or enterprise architecture, including senior/lead-level 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 setting technical direction for and collaborating with distributed/offshore delivery teams.
• Hands-on experience building AI-enabled or automation solutions.
• Proven track record designing reference architectures and patterns adopted across multiple engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and own security reference architectures, secure-by-design patterns, and modernization standards for ESRO, and drive their adoption across delivery teams.
• Lead the architecture workstream of the ESRO Architecture Transformation accelerator: assess current state, define target-state 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, and integrate AI capabilities into security architecture and engineering workflows.
• Perform threat modeling, architecture risk reviews, and control mapping against enterprise and regulatory 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

IAM and data protection

Security design ownership

AI/Automation experience

Leadership & mentoring

Threat modeling

Education

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

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

UnitedHealth Group's Optum unit is seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Security Architect to lead security reference architectures across ESRO, drive modernization, and translate architecture into practical designs for onshore and offshore delivery.

The role emphasizes cloud security (Azure/AWS), regulated data protection (HIPAA/PHI/PCI), and mentoring engineers while collaborating with security ops, compliance, product, and platforms.