Architect - Observability and Monitoring Solutions

Requisition Number: 2345605
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The Architect - Observability & Monitoring Solutions is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-level monitoring and observability platforms to ensure system reliability, performance, and operational excellence. This role drives innovation through automation and AI-based solutions, collaborates across teams, and serves as a subject matter expert for monitoring tools and processes.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Platform Management & Optimization
  • Lead administration and lifecycle management of Grafana Enterprise, including onboarding, upgrades, and troubleshooting
  • Develop and maintain dashboards for system health and performance monitoring
  • Support Dynatrace adoption and enhance dashboarding capabilities for cloud observability
• Configuration & Integration
  • Create and update Telegraf configuration files for vendor partners
  • Migrate dashboards from legacy platforms to next-generation environments
  • Resolve event ingestion and integration issues across monitoring tools
• Operational Excellence
  • Ensure platform stability, availability, and compliance through proactive vulnerability management and lifecycle maintenance
  • Drive process improvements for monitoring workflows and incident management
• Innovation & AI Enablement
  • Explore and implement AI-driven solutions for observability and automation
  • Share knowledge and best practices through internal guides and community contributions (e.g., AI reference materials, Copilot usage)
• Collaboration & Leadership
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (Telemetry, OptumServe, VOC, OptumRX) to align monitoring strategies with business needs
  • Act as a subject matter expert (SME) in ITSM discussions and change management processes
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Proven experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana Enterprise, Dynatrace, and Telegraf
• Solid knowledge of observability best practices and ITSM processes
• Familiarity with AI-based automation and productivity tools (e.g., M365 Copilot)
• Proven excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in cloud environments and infrastructure monitoring
• Experience in enterprise-scale technology environments
• Knowledge of scripting and automation frameworks

Core Competencies

• Technical Expertise
• Analytical Thinking
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement
• Collaboration & Influence
• Customer Focus

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.