Senior Data Engineer-Databricks, Snowflake, SQL, ETL,Spark,Data Warehouse

UnitedHealth Group; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's Optum division is hiring a data engineer to design, develop, and optimize ETL pipelines and AI-enabled automation. You will understand Caredata architecture, build scalable data workflows, and ensure reliable cloud operations using Airflow, Snowflake, and Databricks.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, delivering production-grade pipelines, and applying modern development practices in an environment committed to healthcare outcomes and inclusive,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in CS/IT or equivalent.
• 3+ years designing and developing ETL solutions.
• 3+ years in Data Warehouse/BI and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Understand Caredata architecture and contribute to business requests.
• Develop efficient ETL solutions and automate pipelines.
• Design, test, and tune ETLs and AI-enabled automation.
• Ensure cloud infrastructure is healthy and issues resolved.
• Schedule pipelines with Airflow following dependency hierarchy.
• Migrate code from non-prod to staging/production for go-live.
• Build and maintain pipelines with GitOps (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Provide production support and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Design and deploy AI-powered no-code/low-code solutions.
• Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Adhere to company policies and flexible work arrangements.

Skills

ETL design

SQL

Airflow

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Education

B.E./B.Tech./MCA

CS/IT degree or equivalent

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Spark

Airflow

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

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

• Be able to understand Caredata architecture/domain and start contributing for new/existing business requests
• Develop efficient and high performing ETL solutions
• Design, develop, test and performance tune complex ETLs,Automation and AI Skills
• Be able to make sure all the cloud infra is intact and resolve any issues encountered
• Schedule the deployed pipelines using Airflow following proper dependency hierarchy of jobs
• Move the code/application to higher environments(stage/prod) from non-prod for go-live
• Build and maintain pipelines and automation through Git Ops (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc)
• Supports a work environment in which people can perform to the best of their abilities. Holds self-accountable for technical abilities, productive results, and leadership attributes
• Productions Support
• Design and implement efficient data pipelines to ensure a smooth flow of information into the data warehouse or storage system
• Demonstrates and applies understanding of modern development methodologies and tools to develop, deploy, and maintain impactful, high-value market solutions
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions using no-code, low-code, and advanced platforms, translating business needs into scalable applications that enhance products, workflows, and decision-making
• Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements

Required Qualifications

• B.E/B.Tech./MCA/Graduation
• Bachelor or master's degree in computer science or information technology or equivalent
• 3+ years of total experience
• 3+ years of experience in designing and developing ETL solutions
• 3+ years of working knowledge in a Data Warehouse/BI environment
• Experience in Data Integration and Data Warehousing and Cloud
• Solid DBMS experience: Snowflake, SQL, Hive, Databricks
• Good experience in job schedulers like Airflow
• Good experience in working on cloud environment, preferably Azure
• Experience with Continuous Integration CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• Experience with contemporary SDLC methodologies such as Agile, Scrum
• Proven expertise in BigData frameworks like Spark
• Proven solid SQL skills including complex SQL constructs, DDL generation
• Proven excellent organizational, analytical, writing, problem solving and interpersonal skillsGood to have Healthcare Domains exposure
• Proven excellent written and verbal communication skills, co-ordination skills

Preferred Qualification

• Databricks, snowflake, SQL queries, ETL, sparq, Data warehouse

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.