IT Architecture Consultant - Plymouth, MN

UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.UnitedHealth Group IT provides a diverse and comprehensive array of application design and infrastructure services designed to advance improved health and well-being for our customers, and to benefit UnitedHealth Group employees across the enterprise.  Comprised of the Application Services Group, Enterprise Technology Services Group and the IT Business Services Group, UnitedHealth Group IT has over 7,000 internal and external resources across the globe, and offices in California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, South Carolina, Wisconsin and India.    Primary Responsibilities:  Provide expertise in infrastructure and web tier operations and overall middle tier distributed systems. Involved in the administration and support of web tier and middleware applications including: WebSphere, iPlanet, WebLogic, LDAP, and  Vignette across a variety of UNIX platforms. Analyze all aspects of the existing infrastructure and recommends modifications that will enhance system reliability, availability, serviceability and scalability. Work with teammates, clients and other teams to identify and address systems problems. Evaluate new developments and recommend infrastructure modifications. Provide 24x7 on-call support of middleware applications as part of rotating team coverage. Provide in depth consultation to application teams on eBusiness applications. Assist in defining standards, guidelines, best practices and metrics.Qualifications: Relevant Bachelor's degree preferred or experience equivalent. One (1) year of solid fundamentals UNIX skills is required.  Experience with at least one of the following: WebSphere, LDAP, or Vignette required.  Knowledge of Weblogic, Tivoli Access Manager, or J2EE Standards a plus. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills. Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to drive issues to resolution. Good consultative and communications skills. Ability to work effectively within a team and as an individual.  Ability to effectively work in a fast paced changing environment. Systems Development and Systems Applications experience is a must.Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V   UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace.  Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.