Sr Data Engineer – Remote

Opportunities at WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses. We believe all patients are entitled to the highest level of medical care. Here, you will join a team who shares your passion for helping people achieve better health. With opportunities for physicians, clinical staff and non-patient-facing roles, you can make a difference with us as you discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.   

 

We want to achieve more in our mission of health care, and so we have to be really smart about the business of health care. At Optum, we’re changing the landscape of our industry. You will put your Data Engineering skills to work as you empower business partners and team members improve healthcare delivery.

 

You will be part of newly formed team in our Dublin office that is focused on developing a new, cutting-edge big-data analytic platform and that will support data pipelines that ultimately improve health outcomes for our members.  You will be responsible for the integration of multiple complex data sources into our data platform with a mix of different platforms (i.e. Kubernetes, Hadoop) and various data applications (i.e. Spark, Hive, HBase, Airflow, etc.). You will also work closely with the Data Science and Business Intelligence teams to develop a new, cutting-edge big-data analytic platform and that will support advanced solutions to improve health outcomes for our members.

  

You’ll be in the driver’s seat on vital projects that have strategic importance to our mission of helping people live healthier lives. Yes, we share a mission that inspires. And we need your organizational talents and business discipline to help fuel that mission.

 

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

 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Design and build data pipelines (mostly in Spark) to process terabytes of data 
• Orchestrate in Airflow the data tasks to run on Kubernetes/Hadoop for the ingestion, processing, and cleaning of data
• Design and build best in class processes to clean and standardize data
• Troubleshoot production issues in our Elastic Environment
• Tuning and optimizing data processes
• Modelling of big volume datasets to maximize performance for our Business Intelligence and Data Science teams

 

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: 

• Computer Science bachelor’s degree or 7+ years of relevant experience
• 4+ years of experience working in projects with agile/scrum methodologies
• Hands on experience on the following technologies: 
  • 4+ years writing complex SQL queries 
  • 4+ years building ETL/data pipelines 
  • 2+ years developing processes in Spark 
  • 1+ years of exposure to Kubernetes and Linux containers (i.e. Docker) 
  • 1+ years of related/complementary open-source software platforms and languages (e.g. Scala, Python, Java, Linux) 
• 2+ years of exposure to the following technologies: 
  • Airflow 
  • Hive /HBase / Presto 
  • Jenkins / Travis 
  • Kafka 
  • Cloud technologies: Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure 
• 2+ years of analytical and problem-solving experience applied to a Big Data environment and Distributed Processing
• 1+ years of previous experience with Relational Databases (RDBMS) & Non- Relational Database 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare / Pharmacy experience
• Exposure to DevOps methodology 
• Knowledge on data warehousing principles, architecture and its implementation in large environments 
• Proven good communication and interpersonal skills 
• Proven autonomous   
• Proven negotiation and Influencing Skills 

 

*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.