Sr. Data Engineer DevOps Risk Adjustment – Remote

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

 

This role is embedded within operations of the Quality and Risk Adjustment business of approximately 4000 team members and requires a DevOps mindset that can quickly pivot between projects daily.  This is not a traditional IT department.

 

Use your sharp technical (ETL / DBA / SQL Server) skills alongside your ability to quickly grasp operational data to help support short and long term operational / strategic business activities. You’ll develop, enhance, and maintain our servers, databases, and ETLs. You’ll leverage SSIS daily to wrangle data into our environment from untapped enterprise databases. You’ll be a direct resource to our analytical team members who in turn leverage the data you provide to analyze, forecast, trend, and present valued insights to leaders. Effectively you’ll be a pseudo-DBA directly embedded within the operations family rather than embedded in IT. This is a role that if done well increases the effectiveness of our entire team!

 

To succeed, you will be empowered to proactively and continuously refine our SQL server structure, permissions, schemas, custom objects, standards, as well as the content therein.  We will look to you to advise and execute on best practices based on your extensive history in the field.  You will be responsible for routine monitoring of the health of our environments.  You will be responsible for maintaining our servers but you won’t be a traditional Database Administrator (DBA); IT handles the infrastructure so no beepers here!

 

Ideally, the individual who fills this role will become the go-to expert, overseer, advisor, and implementer of our SQL server ambitions; we want a best-in-class, meticulously maintained but fully pragmatic environment that can stand toe-to-toe with any other at UHG.  We’re looking for that rare individual who can not only cast a vision but also deftly execute on it in such a way as to elate those that are supported by the fruit of this labor.  Are you up for the challenge?

 

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

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Direct resource to our analytical team members who in turn leverage the data you provide to analyze, forecast, trend, and present valued insights to leaders
• Responsible for maintaining our servers but you won’t be a traditional Database Administrator
• Communicate and collaborate with our team

 

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 database analysis and SQL Server database support
• Advanced level of proficiency with SQL Server (server level, database level, securables, roles, grants, fragmentation, backups, schemas, sprocs, functions, etc.)
• Advanced level of proficiency with SSIS (Event Handling, Project Level Connections, Containers, Job Scheduling using SQL Server Agent, Delayed Validation, etc.)
• Advanced level of proficiency with SQL (CTEs, indexed temp tables, Stored Procedures, etc.)
• Ability to mentor, assist, train, influence others
• Proven excellent communication, time/project management, problem solving, organizational, and analytical skills

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Math, Finance, Health Administration or related field
• Demonstrated eye for detail and design sense
• Ability to work in a self-directed environment
• Ability to work with less structured, more complex issues
• Health care industry experience
• Proven intermediate level of understanding of .NET (integration with SQL server, flow, expectations, advising, etc.)
• Experience in business analysis, process improvement, workflow, benchmarking, or evaluation of business processes
• Cloud experience

 

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

 

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $88,000 to $173,200 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.  

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

 

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.