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 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.   

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design and develop Azure cloud-native enterprise data solutions with emphasis on data integration, transformation, and governance
• Build solution designs and technical designs for data pipelines based on business and technical requirements
• Develop and standardize reusable plug-and-play components that can be orchestrated into:
  • data ingestion patterns (batch/streaming)
  • data flows across multiple zones (raw/curated/consumption as applicable)
  • data quality frameworks and validation rules
• Implement and maintain pipelines leveraging Databricks + ADLS, ensuring reliability, scalability, and maintainability
• Identify opportunities to enhance/streamline existing codebase for:
  • automation
  • performance improvements
  • scalability and reliability
  • operational efficiency and reduced run-cost
• Support backlog execution by helping prioritize pipeline development, estimate effort, and create implementation roadmaps
• Lead a team of data engineers by providing technical direction, code reviews, and design guidance
• Provide QA, UAT, and implementation support, including deployment readiness, operational handoffs, and production troubleshooting
• Ensure adherence to engineering standards (documentation, logging/monitoring expectations, and CI/CD practices where applicable)

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
• 8+ years of experience in each of the following:
  • Azure Databricks
  • Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)
  • Apache Spark (Core concepts and performance tuning)
  • Scala
  •  SQL

Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare domain experience (claims, clinical, eligibility, provider, member, HIPAA-aware handling preferred)
• Data Streaming (e.g., Spark Structured Streaming and streaming design patterns)

Nice to Have:

• Python/PySpark
• Azure (general platform knowledge)
• MongoDB
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

*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 benef