Sr Data Architect/Engineer – Remote in US

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Join us as a Sr Data Architect/Engineer where your in-depth skills in understanding data and its underlying infrastructure, and your designs for sustainable and modernized data solutions/processes, will be instrumental in delivering on key analytical and reporting initiatives that impact our member’s health and wellbeing at both the market and national levels.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and integration of analytical data products and/or data warehouse solutions, using technologies such as Snowflake SQL, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Python, Databricks
• Design, implement and enhance automated frameworks for deployment, monitoring and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines 
• Drive DevOps best practices and mentor, train and assist team members with technical issues and design challenges
• Conduct deep analysis of data sources and the data/system landscape related to medical claims and adjacent member, clinical, or financial domains
• Partner with business/process SMEs to understand and become domain expert on end-to-end flows and pain points, and how various data elements, domains, and subject areas are related and utilized
• Provide data & platform strategy and roadmap recommendations for extending and integrating existing & new data models
• Promote good governance via consistent and traceable controls and standards to ensure accurate, reliable and high-quality pipelines and deliveries
• Develop data models, data flows, design documents and technical specifications
• Create builds of complex data sets & extracts 
• Test processes to ensure optimal design and performance for large data volumes
• Assist when needed to support daily or weekly data pipeline processing

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 data product/data warehouse development and design 
• 5+ years enterprise-scale technical experience with cloud and/or hybrid infrastructure management for data and analytics (ADF, Azure storage, etc)
• 5+ years data analysis & developing deep understanding of data domains
• 5+ years of Snowflake or other SQL development 
• Deep experience with DevOps, CI/CD tools, GitHub, especially in cloud environments
• Experience with mid – high volume ETL/ELT data processes and pipelines 
• Proven team-oriented, communicative, proactive

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines builds processes using Github Actions
• Healthcare data experience (medical claims and/or member enrollment, provider or clinical care management domains) 
• Experience with configuration of Snowflake, Azure, Databricks and/or other cloud data warehouse technologies 
• Experience with Agile development methodology 
• Experience developing API integrations using industry standards and best practices
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell for automating tasks and managing infrastructure

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

The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 annually based on full-time employment. 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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug – free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.