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 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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Communicate and interact efficiently with co-workers, management & customers
• Work with business analyst and programmers to create and analyze various required project documents
• Comply with standards and strategies of the software development life cycle
• Developing and executing comprehensive suites of test plans and test cases for system and integration testing, maintaining and continued evaluation of test cases for inclusion in regression
• Work closely with Developers and other QA engineers to deliver the highest quality products in a timely and cost-effective manner
• Develop and optimize data pipelines on Azure Databricks ensuring scalability, performance, and cost efficiency
• Works with less structured, more complex issues
• Serves as a resource to others
• 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 degree or equivalent experience
• Associate's degree (or higher) OR 2+ years of Data Engineering experience
• 2+ years of experience with Python, SQL, Scala, Airflow
• 2+ years of experience with test automation tools like Maven, and Jenkins
• 2+ years of experience with Azure Cloud, Yaml, JSON, PowerShell
• 2+ years of experience data testing SQL database query tools
• 2+ years of experience creating, designing, and executing comprehensive tests plans
• Hands-on experience in Python, SQL, and Spark (PySpark/Scala)
• Real time experience with LLM based AI tools like AI-SME, Test Case Generator, GitHub Copilot, and SQL Generator for test planning, scripting, and execution
• Well-Versed in leveraging AI tools and technologies-including Python, Copilot, GenAI and NLP-to drive innovation and seamlessly integrate intelligent solutions into business processes
• Ability to work Eastern or Central daytime hours

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.