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.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work on architecture, design and engineering in modernization of legacy Data Ingestion, ETL and Database to new technologies in the Public Cloud (Azure), Big Data and API Space under guidance from Sr. Engineers
• Solve the hard problems with the team, including setting patterns and practices and building frameworks. Heavy hands-on code and build. Work on the technology transformation from our legacy Data and Analytic platforms to a Big Data Cloud based Modern Software paradigm
• Understand security threats and patterns comprehensively and ensure adherence to all regulatory initiatives. HIPPA, PHI, PII, locational data restrictions, contractual etc.
• Stay abreast of leading-edge technologies in the industry evaluating emerging software technologies
• Work collaboratively with all business areas to assess unmet/new business needs and solutions
• Create a startup mentality to accelerate the introduction of new capabilities and transform teams
• Avid supporter of the Open-Source software community
• Excellent time management, communication, decision making, and presentation skills
• Display a strong desire to achieve and attain high levels of both internal and external customer satisfaction
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI 

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience working on commercially available software and/or healthcare platforms as a Data Engineer
• 1+ years of experience with some of the modern relational databases
• 1+ years of experience developing solutions hosted within public cloud providers such as Azure or AWS or private cloud/container-based systems using Kubernetes/OpenShift

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Skilled at optimizing SQL statements
• Experience with Data warehousing services preferably Snowflake
• Subject matter expert on Cloud technologies preferably Azure and Big Data ecosystem
• Experience in using Modern Software Engineering and product development tools including Agile / SAFE, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, DevOps etc.
• Strong experience of operating in a quickly changing environment and driving technological innovation to meet business requirements
• Experience building Big Data solutions on public cloud (Azure)
• Experience building data pipelines on Azure with skills Azure Data factory, Kafka and Kafka Streams, App services, Az Functions
• Experience developing RESTful Services in .NET, Java or any other language
• Experience with DevOps in Data Engineering
• Ability to establish repeatable processes, best practices and implement version control software in a Cloud team environment

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

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.

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