Senior Data Engineering Consultant – FinOps cloud data engineer

FinOps Senior Data Engineer

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.

Principal Data Engineer is responsible for management of the full technical lifecycle of program for given modules, with a technical focus, including the strategy, design, development, and end-of-life of new, existing or acquired applications.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain data pipelines using tools like Azure Data Factory and Databricks to ingest, process, and transform cloud cost and usage data.
• Design, develop, and maintain data models and dbt workflows to support reporting and analysis needs.
• Conduct in-depth data analysis using SQL, Python (in Jupyter notebooks), and Excel to identify cost optimization opportunities, trends, and anomalies.
• Develop and automate reporting and dashboards using tools like PowerBI to provide insights to stakeholders.
• Leverage AI and bot technologies to automate data analysis tasks and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to implement machine learning models for forecasting and anomaly detection.
• Support data governance and ensure data quality across the cloud cost management platform.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of data documentation and training materials.

Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in data engineering or data analysis.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Excel.
• Experience with reporting and visualization tools like PowerBI.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with major cloud service providers (GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Hands-on experience with a high-level programming language (e.g., Python).
• Experience working with Jupyter Notebooks or similar tools.
• Experience writing code guided by AI bots.
• Experience with cloud cost management tools.
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Databricks (or similar tools on other cloud platforms).
• Experience with data modeling and dbt.

Careers with Optum. Here’s the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world’s large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life’s best work.^SM

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.