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 Primary Responsibilities As an AIFirst Technical LeaderDefine and drive the organizations AIfirst engineering vision embedding Generative AI Agentic AI and intelligent automation into engineering practices products and business processesLead the design and implementation of scalable AIpowered solutions leveraging Azure AI Foundry GPT models Agentic AI frameworks RAG architectures vector databases knowledge graphs and enterprise data platformsEstablish engineering standards for AI application development including model evaluation prompt engineering observability guardrails governance responsible AI and securityArchitect and deliver secure resilient cloudnative solutions on Azure using IaaS PaaS containerized serverless and AInative architecturesStay at the forefront of advancements in Generative AI Large Language Models LLMs multimodal AI Agentic AI MLOps Data Engineering and Cloud technologies translating innovations into business valueEnsure system architectures support scalability data quality explainability compliance and responsible use of AI while aligning with longterm technology strategyAs an AIFirst People LeaderBuild and nurture highperforming engineering teams capable of designing developing and operating AIpowered products and platformsMentor engineers architects and leaders in AI engineering practices cloud architectures data platforms and modern software engineeringFoster a culture of continuous learning experimentation innovation and AI adoption across the engineering organizationEnable teams to leverage AI as a productivity multiplier by integrating AIpowered workflows into software development testing operations and analyticsDevelop future AI leadership talent and partner with management to build organizational capabilities in AI Data and Cloud technologiesLead organizational change management initiatives that accelerate AI adoption while ensuring employee engagement and skill developmentAs an AIFirst Strategic LeaderPartner closely with Product Data Science Clinical Business and Engineering leaders to define and execute an enterprise AI strategy aligned with business objectivesDrive the identification prioritization and delivery of AI use cases that unlock measurable business value customer outcomes operational efficiencies and innovationInfluence technology roadmaps across multiple organizations ensuring alignment with AIfirst architecture principles and enterprise modernization strategiesEstablish governance compliance risk management and responsible AI frameworks for enterprise AI adoptionBuild strategic partnerships with Microsoft OpenAI and other technology providers to accelerate innovation and enterprise AI capabilitiesContribute to the organizations intellectual property through AIdriven innovations patents reusable frameworks accelerators and differentiated solutionsDefine and track AI adoption productivity quality and business outcome metrics to demonstrate measurable impact from AI investmentsComply 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 reassignment to different work locations change in teams and or work shifts policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and or work setting 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 soRequired Qualifications EducationBachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Technology Data Science Artificial Intelligence or a related fieldProfessional experience15 years of software engineering experience with 5 years leading engineering organizationsProven experience driving largescale digital transformation initiativesDemonstrated success leading AIfirst engineering data or platform organizationsExperience building and scaling enterprise AI and cloudnative solutionsAI Data expertiseHandson experience implementing enterprise AI solutionsSolid experience building AIpowered products copilots intelligent workflows and agentbased systemsDeep expertise in data engineering Optum is

📌 Director Software Engineering (Chennai)
🏢 UnitedHealth Group
📍 Chennai