Data Engineering Consultant

UnitedHealth Group; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group seeks an experienced Data Engineer to design and implement scalable data pipelines in the Azure cloud. You will build ETL/ELT processes, optimize complex SQL, and mentor peers while partnering with stakeholders to deliver analytics-ready data products.

The role emphasizes experimentation with ML-ready data, robust governance, and secure data handling across large-scale environments in a dynamic health tech setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in data engineering, data integration, data modeling, and ETL/ELT.
• 5+ years SQL design and query optimization.
• 3+ years Python and Scala.
• 3+ years Apache Spark (PySpark/Spark SQL).
• 3+ years with Terraform and DevOps automation.
• 3+ years API design (GraphQL, REST, etc.).
• 3+ years Azure Databricks, Snowflake, Functions, Service Bus.
• Experience building LLM integrations for workflow automation.
• Experience with CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Git, Artifactory, Sonar.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable cloud services and reusable patterns for public cloud.
• Build microservices and Azure functions with secure data handling at scale.
• Foster high-performance, collaborative technical work and quality output.
• Decompose new product capabilities into verifiable changes.
• Analyze data to support informed decisions and realistic estimates.
• Engage with stakeholders and external technical teams effectively.
• Design and develop ETL/ELT on Azure Databricks, LakeBase and Spark.
• Create large-scale data pipelines for ML, BI, dashboards and data products.
• Ensure data reliability, integrity, and system efficiency.
• Mentor data engineers and set best practices for data platforms.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL optimization

Python

Scala

Apache Spark

LLM integrations

Cloud data pipelines

API design

CI/CD practices

DevOps automation

GitHub Actions

Terraform

GraphQL

REST

Azure Databricks

Snowflake

Service Bus

Education

Graduate degree or equivalent experience

Tools

GitHub Actions

Git

Artifactory

SonarQube

Terraform

GraphQL

REST APIs

Azure Databricks

Snowflake

Service Bus

Job description

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:

• Develops services, controls, and reusable patterns that enable the team to deliver value safely, quickly, and sustainably in the public cloud
• Develop highly-scalable applications for the Azure cloud by building microservices, Azure functions, and patterns for public cloud enabling security and privacy at scale
• Foster high-performance, collaborative technical work resulting in high-quality output
• Understand new product capabilities and decompose the implementation into specific functional changes for verification
• Gather and analyze data to aid in informed decision-making while providing detailed, realistic estimates
• Interact skillfully with business stakeholders and third-party technical organizations
• Design and develop ETL/ELT solutions on Azure Databricks, LakeBase and Spark
• Develop, implement, and deploy large scale data pipelines empowering machine learning algorithms, insights generation, business intelligence dashboards, reporting and new data products
• Design, build, optimize, and manage modern large-scale data pipelines ETL/ELT processing to support data integration for analytics, machine learning features and predictive modelling
• Write advanced / complex SQL with performance tuning and optimization
• Build AI based solutions for solving business needs, process automations and improving operational efficiency
• Identify ways to improve data reliability, data integrity, system efficiency and quality
• Participate in architectural evolution of data engineering patterns, frameworks, systems, and platforms including defining best practices and standards for managing data collections and integration
• Mentor other data engineers and provide technical direction by teaching other data engineers how to leverage cloud data platforms
• 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:

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data integration, data modeling, data architecture, and ETL/ELT processes to provide quality data and analytics solutions
• 5+ years of experience in SQL with designing complex data schemas and query performance optimization
• 3+ years of experience in Python, Scala
• 3+ years of experience in Apache Spark (PySpark/Spark SQL)
• 3+ years with DevOps automation with Terraform
• 3+ years of experience with API design and lifecycle management (GraphQL, REST, etc.)
• 3+ years of building and deploying Cloud based solutions using - Azure Databricks with UC, Snowflake, Functions, Service Bus
• Experience of building LLM integrations for workflow automation/business needs
• Experience with CI/CD process and tools - GitHub Actions, GIT, Artifactory, Sonar

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.