Senior Data Engineer - Operations

Optum is a global organization that delivers care aided by technology to help millions live healthier lives. The Senior Data Engineer will gather and prepare analysis to evaluate program effectiveness, develop scalable reporting processes, and ensure data integrity while leveraging AI tools for workflow improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Gather and prepare analysis based on information from internal and external sources to evaluate and demonstrate program effectiveness and efficiency, and problem solving
• Developing scalable reporting processes and querying data sources to conduct ad hoc analyses/detailed data profiling
• Research complex functional data/analytical issues, good troubleshooting skills
• Assume responsibility for data integrity among various internal groups and/or between internal and external sources
• Must be able to take end to end responsibility quickly solving data issues in production setting
• End‑to‑End Operational Ownership
• Run Monitoring & Issue Management
• Stakeholder Communication & Coordination
• Change and Release Readiness
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of experience with SQL
• 2+ years of experience with Kafka, Databricks, Github, Airflow and Azure or other public cloud platforms
• 2 years of experience with Metrics & Operational Reporting
• Stakeholder Communication & Coordination
• Good understanding of healthcare data
• Must have an aptitude for learning new data flows quickly and participate in data quality and automation discussions
• Must be willing to use AI tools and look for opportunities to use AI
• All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy