Java Architect

Need immediate joiners.

Location: Pan India

As a Lead Architect, you will be responsible for the overall solution design and architecture of applications in Optum, with a focus on improving the provider experience and transforming it to a modernized platform. You will play a crucial role in major application redesign initiatives, driving solution design, development, performance tuning, acceptance testing, and implementation. This is an opportunity to be a hands-on agent of change and contribute to the transformation of Optum's applications.

Primary Responsibilities:

Support the architecture and design of an application, providing hands-on technical leadership

Demonstrate an advanced level of understanding and application of general systems concepts and their integration with business problem resolution

Ensure solutions align with business and IT goals/objectives

Identify enhancements to improve supportability, operability, or performance of applications within the application group and develop a business case for suggested enhancements

Collaborate with business partners/product owners to understand desired system functionality

Understand new product capabilities and decompose the implementation into specific functional changes for verification

Participate in design activities, monitor task completion, and ensure project progress

Exercise independent judgment and discretion to prioritize, plan, and manage team activities

Review code and provide feedback on best practices and performance improvements

Provide guidance to team members to enhance productivity

Manage multiple projects simultaneously

Set attainable goals for team members and guide them to success

Deliver all project deliverables on scope, on time, and on budget

Qualifications:

Required:

10+ years of software engineering experience

5+ years of experience within a Java environment

1+ years of production experience with cloud technologies

In-depth knowledge of systems development life cycle and/or operational maintenance environment

Strong organization and effective communication skills

Troubleshoot production support issues post-deployment and provide solutions as required

Experience delivering software using an Agile methodology

Preferred:

Bachelor's degree

Experience developing project cost and benefit estimates, including identification and evaluation of alternatives

Provide training and assistance on a full range of technical issues to the broader team

Experience with prototyping and performance tuning applications across multiple operating systems, languages, and computing platforms

Understanding of distributed architecture design principles

Experience working in the healthcare industry

Experience with business rule engines

Experience with the following technologies:

Streaming technology (e.g., Kafka)

Cloud platforms (e.g., OpenShift)

Databases (e.g., NoSQL, GraphDB)

Microservices architecture

Web development frameworks (e.g., React, Angular)