Senior Solutions Architect — AI-Driven Medicaid Proposals

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 135,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

Optum seeks a Principal Architect to own the technical architecture behind State Medicaid RFP/RFI responses, shaping cloud, data, and integration design. You will build diagrams, cost inputs, and AI-assisted assets to support submission quality.

You will collaborate with the pursuit leader, leveraging Azure OpenAI and other AI tools to accelerate drafting, ensure regulatory alignment (MITA, CMS), and deliver scalable, compliant solutions for public sector health programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, technical pre-sales, or technical consulting roles.
• 8+ years providing technical architecture for large-scale RFP/RFI responses, particularly in state or government domains.
• 8+ years expertise in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP etc), enterprise architecture design, and integration, data, or application modernization.

Responsibilities

• Design the technical architecture for State Medicaid RFP/RFI responses across cloud, data, application, and integration layers.
• Translate RFP/RFI requirements into feasible architecture options, flag risks and dependencies.
• Develop technical artifacts: architecture diagrams, solution matrices, integration patterns, and cost inputs.
• Ensure designs align with enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and Medicaid frameworks (MITA, CMS).
• Use AI tools (Azure OpenAI, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate drafting, documentation, and diagramming.
• Generate technical narratives and reusable assets for compliance-ready responses.
• Design AI-enabled architectures leveraging generative AI, RAG, and automation.
• Support Solution Lead, BD, and delivery teams during solutioning.
• Participate in technical deep-dive sessions and client Q&A.
• Escalate technical feasibility concerns to the Solution Lead.
• Drove adoption of AI tools across the RFP development process.
• Build reusable accelerators, architecture templates, and knowledge assets.
• Stay current on emerging AI, cloud, and public sector health technologies.

Skills

Solution architecture

Technical pre-sales

RFP/RFI experience

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's or graduate degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Optum seeks a Principal Architect to own the technical architecture behind State Medicaid RFP/RFI responses, shaping cloud, data, and integration design. You will build diagrams, cost inputs, and AI-assisted assets to support submission quality.

You will collaborate with the pursuit leader, leveraging Azure OpenAI and other AI tools to accelerate drafting, ensure regulatory alignment (MITA, CMS), and deliver scalable, compliant solutions for public sector health programs.