Senior 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.

Primary Responsibilities

• Data Engineering and Development
• Design, code, test, document, and maintain high-quality, scalable data pipelines and solutions in cloud environments
• Ingest and transform data from various sources including APIs, streaming platforms, files, and databases
• Develop reusable patterns and promote innovation to enhance team productivity and velocity
• Application Development and Deployment
• Design and develop applications in an Agile environment
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployment
• Participate in prototyping, design reviews, and code reviews
• Operations and Support
• Willingness to work in both development and operations roles
• Flexibility to support operations with adaptable working hours
• Assist with incident and problem management
• Collaboration and Leadership
• Act as a self-starter with a proactive learning attitude
• Serve as a resource and mentor to team members
• Work independently on complex and less structured issues

Technical Responsibilities

Data Architecture and Engineering

Design and implement Data Warehouses and Data Lakes using platforms like Databricks and Snowflake

Perform data modeling and architecture design

Ensure high standards of data quality and integrity

Cloud and Platform Engineering

Work with Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and cloud solutions, focusing on data stores and associated ecosystems

Manage design services, provide sizing and configuration assistance

Database and Storage

Engage in database architecture, optimization, security, and administration

Work with both NoSQL and relational databases

Write SQL and data markup scripts to support analytics and application development

Vendor and Business Analysis

Manage relationships with software and hardware vendors

Analyze current business practices and identify future opportunities for data leverage

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

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

3+ years of experience with

Design and implementation of Data Warehouse/Data Lake (Databricks/Snowflake)

Data architecture and data modeling

2+ years of experience with

Databricks, Python, Spark, PySpark, SQL

Azure Data Factory

1+ years of experience with

CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)

Cloud-based CI/CD pipelines

GitHub

NoSQL and relational databases

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Apache Kafka

Working in Agile/Scrum environments

Knowledge of Data ingestion from various APIs

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.