Data Engineer - Cloud ETL, Azure, Data Bricks, Snowflake, PySpark

Optum India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum India in Hyderabad designs and maintains ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Snowflake, Python and Teradata, supporting enterprise reporting, analytics and AI/ML initiatives.

You will implement CI/CD with GitHub, work with Airflow, ensure data governance and security, and collaborate with business and technical teams to deliver robust data solutions in a healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, or ETL development.
• Solid hands-on experience with Databricks, Snowflake, Teradata, Python, and UNIX.
• Experience with Airflow and GitHub/GitHub Copilot.
• Knowledge of AI/ML concepts and data engineering support for ML workloads.
• Proven excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Proven solid SQL and data modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Snowflake, Python, and Teradata.
• Build scalable data solutions supporting enterprise reporting, analytics, and AI/ML initiatives.
• Develop and support workflow orchestration using Airflow.
• Perform data analysis, data quality validation, and performance tuning.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to gather requirements and deliver data solutions.
• Implement CI/CD and code management practices using GitHub and GitHub Copilot.
• Support production deployments, issue resolution, and operational monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and healthcare regulations.

Skills

Data Engineering

Data Warehousing

ETL Development

AI/ML concepts

SQL

Data Modeling

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Teradata

Python

UNIX

Airflow

GitHub

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Snowflake, Python, and Teradata
• Build scalable data solutions supporting enterprise reporting, analytics, and AI/ML initiatives
• Develop and support workflow orchestration using Airflow
• Perform data analysis, data quality validation, and performance tuning
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to gather requirements and deliver data solutions
• Implement CI/CD and code management practices using GitHub and GitHub Copilot
• Support production deployments, issue resolution, and operational monitoring
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and healthcare regulations
• 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's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• 4+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, or ETL development
• Solid hands-on experience with Databricks, Snowflake, Teradata, Python, and UNIX
• Experience with Airflow and GitHub/GitHub Copilot
• Knowledge of AI/ML concepts and data engineering support for ML workloads
• Proven excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
• Proven solid SQL and data modeling skills

Preferred Qualification

• Healthcare domain experience with Customer, Member, and Provider data

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.