Data Engineering Lead - Scalable Cloud Pipelines

UnitedHealth-Grou; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 112,700 - 193,200; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group in Eden Prairie, MN seeks a Senior Manager Data Engineering to lead design, build, and support scalable ETL pipelines and data platforms across enterprise systems, enabling analytics, reporting, and informed decisions.

You will mentor a team of data engineers, set governance standards, and partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into reliable, accessible data assets that drive health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, data engineering, analytics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or data platform development.
• 8+ years of experience with SQL/Snowflake, Python, data modeling, ETL/ELT development, data integration, performance optimization, and data pipeline orchestration.
• 8+ years of experience designing, building, and managing large‑scale cloud‑based data platforms using Snowflake, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Data Lake, Databricks, and enterprise data warehousing solutions.
• 8+ 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.
• 3+ years in a people leadership or management role.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the data engineering roadmap, aligning platform, architecture, and data delivery priorities with business objectives while ensuring measurable outcomes and long‑term scalability
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data engineers and technical leads, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and professional growth
• 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

Skills

Data engineering

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

Data modeling

Data integration

Pipelines

CI/CD

Leadership

Cloud data platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Data Engineering

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Snowflake

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake

Databricks

Data warehousing

GitHub CI/CD

Job description

UnitedHealth Group in Eden Prairie, MN seeks a Senior Manager Data Engineering to lead design, build, and support scalable ETL pipelines and data platforms across enterprise systems, enabling analytics, reporting, and informed decisions.

You will mentor a team of data engineers, set governance standards, and partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into reliable, accessible data assets that drive health outcomes.