Data Engineer – 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. 

 

We are looking for an accomplished Data Engineer to consolidate technical, analytical and reporting skills to cater to the fast-changing needs of the business across the globe and contribute positively towards organization’s corporate vision, mission & goal and hone technical knowledge, experience on continuous basis to take up challenging roles and responsibilities. The data analyst will support the team through development and presentation of reporting and analytics using a variety of data sources and serve as analytics consultant for different level projects.

 

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

 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Interact with key stakeholders and serve as analytic contact/resource for external business partners to support ongoing data exchange, analysis, reporting and interpretation of performance results
• Support complex analytic projects leveraging data from multiple sources
• Work with HealthCare Economics Team on continued expansion of data infrastructure needs, updates and developments
• Data research activities for HealthCare Economics Team
• Provide end to end support for ETL related activities
• Suggest improvement in existing process to save (cost, time, effort)
• Support Fee For Service Business delivery through Databricks, Airflow, Snowpark and Snowflake

 

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: 

• 2+ years of experience of Cloud Databases specifically Snowflake
• Experience providing solutions that are forward thinking in data and analytics
• Experience in preparing and planning the test plans
• Solid experience in Technical troubleshooting using various tools
• Solid experience supporting ETL Operations
• Solid analytical expertise: data analysis, data manipulation, data extraction
• Experience in programming using Python, PySpark, SQL
• Experience in Cloud data warehouse like Snowflake analytical warehouse
• Expert in designing and developing ETL Architecture using tools such as Azure Databricks/SnowPark or any other cloud ETL
• Familiarity with Azure resources like ADF, Databricks etc.
• Experience owning end-to-end development, including coding, testing, debugging and deployment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience understanding requirement mapping document and designing jobs.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• Solid facilitation, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making and analytical skills

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in writing the Snowflake Stored Procedures and query performance optimization
• Experience with Orchestration tools, Azure DevOps, GitHub and Airflow
• Experience in data deep-dive projects
• US Healthcare experience especially for EPIC data model
• Business Intelligence exposure
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes services
• Demonstrated ability to relay analytical insight to internal and external stakeholders by building and applying technical and functional skills

 

In addition to this, we highly value these traits! 

• Being Accountable
• Believes in taking initiatives and risks 
• Spend time in Understand Goals, Priorities and Plans
• Committed to delivering results
• Dedicated to serving customers
• Innovative and creative, with a logical and methodical approach to problem solving 

 

*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, or 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.