Data Engineer - Office-Based in Minnesota

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Telecommuter policy

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's RAD team is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and support scalable ETL pipelines and cloud-based data platforms across enterprise systems. You will partner with stakeholders to ensure data is reliable, accessible, and structured for long-term use.

Enjoy hybrid work near Eden Prairie, MN with flexible office/remote options and opportunities to advance data platform capabilities and analytics solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Analytics, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or data platform development
• 1+ years designing, building, and managing cloud-based data platforms using Snowflake, Azure Data Factory, Data Lake, Databricks, and warehousing
• 1+ years implementing modern software development practices including GitHub CI/CD, automated testing, and IaC in data engineering environments

Responsibilities

• Direct the design, development, and support of scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, cloud-based data platforms, and data warehouses
• Establish data governance standards, data quality controls, and platform reliability practices
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data and analytics solutions

Skills

SQL/Snowflake

Python

Data modeling

ETL/ELT development

Cloud platforms

GitHub CI/CD

Data governance

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake

Databricks

Snowflake

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 startCaring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Reporting Analytics and Data (RAD) team is seekingaData Engineerto help design, build, and support modern data solutions across UnitedHealth Group's Enterprise Services organization. In this role, you will own development of scalable ETL pipelines, data repositories, and integration patterns that bring together information from multiple enterprise systems and make it available for analytics, reporting, automation, and business decision-making. You will partner closely with business and technology stakeholders to understand data needs, translate requirements into durable engineering solutions, and ensure data is reliable, accessible, and structured for long-term use. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on data engineering while also promoting best practices and helping mature the team's data platform capabilities.

If you live near Eden Prairie, MN, you will enjoy the flexibility of an office-based/remote role as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Direct the design, development, and support of scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, cloud-based data platforms, and data warehousing solutions to deliver trusted, high-quality data for analytics and operational reporting
• Establish and enforce data governance standards, data quality controls, platform reliability practices, and operational processes to ensure secure, compliant, and dependable data assets across the organization
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, analytics teams, architects, and product leaders to prioritize initiatives, resolve cross-functional dependencies, and translate business requirements into scalable data and analytics solutions

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 in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Analytics, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or data platform development
• 3+ years of experience with SQL/Snowflake, Python, data modeling, ETL/ELT development, data integration, performance optimization, and data pipeline orchestration
• 1+ years of demonstrated experience designing, building, and managing large-scale cloud-based data platforms using technologies such as Snowflake, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Data Lake, Databricks, and enterprise data warehousing solutions
• 1+ years of experience implementing modern software development practices, including source control and CI/CD using GitHub, automated testing, code reviews, release management, and infrastructure-as-code methodologies within data engineering environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting analytics, reporting, and AI/ML workloads

*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 benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $72,800 to $130,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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 an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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