Cloud Security Architect - Remote

Careers at Solutran, part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses. We create direct spending solutions driven by our extensive financial tech experience to help those we serve be healthier, happier and more productive. Our platform helps members manage their health plans, supplemental benefits and rewards all in one place. You'll have the opportunity to make it easier for consumers to manage their own health by making healthier products more affordable and their purchases streamlined. If you are a driven individual that thrives in fast-paced environments, values diversity and wants meaningful work that impacts the lives of many, then this is the team for you. Being part of an organization that makes healthier living easier for others leads to your life's best work.(sm)

The Security Architect will lead the security design and secure implementation of the technologies and services hosted within the Cloud and local data centers infrastructure. The position will report to the Director of Information Security at Solutran and work effectively with IT Infrastructure, Application Development and Product Owners along with Enterprise Information Security of our parent company. The Security Architect will have very strong interpersonal skills, be a self-starter, and have a desire to maintain company-wide visibility to initiatives related to technologies and services provided to our clients and merchant partners. The Security Architect is an individual contributor role with deep expertise in Security, Cloud, Banking and Transactional Processing .

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Recommend and coordinate security strategies across teams, influencing senior leadership
• Lead internal IT teams, Security Engineering, and business customers to analysis, design, and architect secure solutions that align to company policies and that can flex to scale with client and partner requirements
• Define and utilize best practice templates and documentation to create and implement architectural designs
• Consult with the business regarding problems and technology to understand challenges and find secure solutions with practical experiments and Proof of Concepts (POCs)
• Work with Product Managers and Owners to plan and prioritize security-focused Security Architectural items for review and enablement of business features
• Clarify the Security Architecture and assist with system design (where needed) for the development teams to support implementation and provide solution options to resolve security impediments
• Perform design and architecture reviews to ensure all security requirements for a solution are sufficiently met
• Educate team members on the security principles, technology practices, standardization strategies and best practices to create secure solutions
• Interact with technical and systems owners to enhance security capabilities and help develop custom solutions to security gaps

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Security Architecture
• 2+ years of experience in public Cloud Security Architecture
• 2+ years of experience in banking and/or merchant transactional processing
• Experience working with Cloud Security and governance tools, and server virtualization technologies
• Demonstrated experience leading projects and teams focused on innovations and development of security solutions
• Expert knowledge of cloud infrastructure compute, network and storage compliance & security standards across an enterprise IT landscape
• Hands-on technical expertise in Security Architecture, automation, integration, and deployment (DevOps)

Preferred Qualification:

• Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure experience

Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $101,200 to $184,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.