Data Engineer – Remote

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.  

 

Position Description:

Design, build, and maintain robust data solutions that enable scalable analytics and reporting across enterprise systems. Responsibilities include developing modular, secure, and high-performance data pipelines, transforming raw data into structured formats, and ensuring data integrity and governance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical implementations. Support cloud-based data platforms and contribute to the architecture of data ecosystems. Troubleshoot and optimize data workflows, maintain documentation, and ensure compliance with data quality standards. Provide technical leadership in data engineering practices and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

 

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

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured data sources
• Develop and optimize data workflows using tools such as Apache Kafka, GitHub, GitHub actions, SQL, Spark, and Python
• Architect and manage cloud-based data platforms including Azure and Snowflake
• Implement data quality frameworks and monitoring systems to ensure accuracy and reliability
• Collaborate with analytics, product, and engineering teams to deliver data solutions aligned with business goals
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for data processes, schemas, and transformations
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve data-related issues in production environments
• Support data modeling efforts for analytics and reporting workloads
• Contribute to performance tuning and optimization of data processing systems

 

Competencies:

• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• Deep understanding of data engineering principles and cloud architecture
• Effective communication and collaboration across technical and business teams
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation
• Demonstrates expertise in designing and deploying data solutions using cloud-native tools and services, with a focus on scalability, cost-efficiency, and resilience
• Skilled in integrating data workflows into automated CI/CD pipelines, ensuring rapid deployment, version control, and rollback capabilities for data engineering solutions
• Understands and applies data security best practices, including encryption, access control, and compliance with regulatory standards such as HIPAA, GDPR, or FedRAMP

 

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 engineering or related field
• 2+ years of experience integrating data workflows into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Git, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps to support automated deployment and version control
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, Teradata)
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms Azure
• Experience with data quality and governance practices
• Demonstrated experience implementing data governance frameworks, including metadata management, data lineage, and compliance with data privacy regulations such as HIPAA
• Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and tools
• Solid understanding of data modeling and schema design
• Advanced skills in SQL
• Intermediate skills Python, and ETL tools

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, ADF, GitHub, Azure Synapse
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop)
• Background in healthcare, government operations, or regulated industries
• Familiarity with graph databases and advanced analytics tools

 

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

 

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $71,200 to $127,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

 

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.