Senior Data Engineering Analyst

UnitedHealth Group; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group in Hyderabad, India, is seeking a Senior Data Engineering Analyst to design and implement modern data pipelines, CI/CD frameworks, and GenAI-driven automation across analytics platforms.

The role focuses on individual contributor delivery, cloud data pipelines, GenAI tools like Copilot, and collaboration across enterprise applications to drive scalable analytics and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience with Databricks and Spark-based data pipelines.
• Proficiency in DevOps automation and CI/CD.
• Strong skills in Azure, PySpark, Python, SQL, and Gen AI tools.
• Experience with Airflow, Hadoop and UNIX environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud data pipelines and databases.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines to automate analytics workflows.
• Leverage GenAI tools (Copilot, Codex) to speed delivery.
• Communicate effectively with team and stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to company policies regarding work location and schedules.

Skills

Databricks

DevOps

Azure

PySpark

Gen AI

Copilot

GitHub

Power BI

Python

SQL

CI/CD

Automation

ServiceNow

Tools

Databricks

Apache Spark

Azure

SQL

Pyspark

Airflow

Hadoop

UNIX

GitHub

CICD

Job description

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Job Description - Senior Data Engineering Analyst (2395665)

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.

We are seeking a highly motivated Sr Data Engineering Analyst to join a strategic, high-visibility technology initiative focused on reducing the overall cost of analytics generation while improving automation, scalability, and client self-service capabilities. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing and implementing modern data engineering solutions, CI/CD frameworks, and process automation across analytics platforms.

This position requires a strong individual contributor who can drive technical delivery, accelerate development Ops using GenAI tools, and ensure seamless integration of data and analytics applications. The role is critical to support integration efforts across multiple enterprise applications and contributing directly to key business outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities:

• As a Sr Data engineering analyst, the candidate should be able to work as an individual contributor
• Candidate should be able to work on cloud data pipelines and databases
• Candidate should be able to develop CICD pipelines
• Candidate should be able to work on GenAI tools like Copilot, Codex to expedite the delivery
• Candidate should be able to communicate effectively with the team
• 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:

• Experience working on Databricks
• Experience in DevOps and automating the processes
• Skills in Azure, Databricks, PySpark, Copilot, Gen AI, GitHub, Power BI, Python, SQL, CI/CD, Automation and ServiceNow
• Well versed with Databricks, Apache spark, Azure, SQL, Pyspark, Airflow, Hadoop, UNIX, GitHub, CICD etc.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation for any part of the application process, please call 1-866-566-8715 to be connected to Recruitment Services. Recruitment Services hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

UnitedHealth Group is a registered service mark of UnitedHealth Group, Inc. The UnitedHealth Group name with the dimensional logo, as well as the dimensional logo alone, are both service marks for the UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.