Data Engineering Consultant

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Senior Data Developer is a technical contributor and collaborative partner responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data solutions that support clinical, operational, and financial excellence across 300+ ASCs. This role embodies our corporate values - Clinical Quality, Service Excellence, Teamwork, Integrity, Accountability, Continuous Improvement, and Inclusion - and models the behavioral expectations of Urgency, Positivity, Respect, and Service. Success in this role means delivering reliable, well-documented data pipelines and platforms that empower decision-making, elevate patient care, and foster trust across teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Data Pipeline Development & Optimization 
  • Values: Service Excellence, Accountability, Continuous Improvement 
  • Behaviors: Urgency, Positivity 
  • Build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Airflow, and dbt 
  • Ensure timely, secure, and accurate data delivery across systems and partners 
  • Monitor pipeline health and proactively resolve issues 
  • Continuously improve performance through automation and feedback 
• Data Platform Engineering 
  • Values: Integrity, Accountability, Continuous Improvement 
  • Behaviors: Service, Respect 
  • Develop and support data platforms using SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Snowflake
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems or other technology-related fields
• Microsoft Data or Azure-related certifications
• 5+ years of data solution development and documentation experience with a focus on quality, performance, scalability, and resilience using Microsoft SQL Server technology stack, with recent experience using Azure Data services and Snowflake
• 5+ years of experience developing ETL solutions for a wide variety (10+) and number (100+) of data sources
• 5+ years of experience using TFS or Azure DevOps for data solution management and delivery
• 2+ years of experience using Azure services, including Data Factory, BLOB/Container Management, Security, Virtual Machines, Active Directory, App Plans, Application Insights, and API Connections
• 2+ years of experience with Azure Data Factory
• 2+ years of experience programing with Python
• 2+ years of experience with Azure Synapse
• Experience with other data-related Azure technologies
• Experience using Tableau or PowerBI for reporting and analytics
• Experience with integration between Azure and Salesforce
• Experience using APIs as a data ingestion source
• Proven ability to work with teammates, customers, and partners to design robust and efficient solutions
• Proven ability to gather requirements from stakeholders and translate them into technical specifications
• Proven ability to work with project managers to accurately evaluate and scope work
• Proven ability to work in a team environment and constructively support and teach others
• Proven ability to clearly explain technical issues in a way non-technical people can understand
• Proven proactive, decisive, action-oriented individual with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven excellent interpersonal, leadership, collaboration, facilitation, and negotiation skills
• Proven ability to be broadly focused and manage multiple efforts concurrently
• Proven ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization, including staff, business stakeholders, and all levels of management

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.

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