Remote Principal Data Engineer - Healthcare Data & AI

Optum; Schaumburg (IL); Remote; USD 113,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Incentive and recognition programs

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to support the RxMax application in a remote-capable role based in Schaumburg, IL. You will help build scalable data platforms, troubleshoot enterprise data pipelines, and ensure CMS compliance across Commercial Rebates and Medicaid Rebate systems.

You will leverage enterprise AI tools to streamline workflows, improve productivity, and collaborate with engineers, data architects, and business stakeholders to deliver robust data solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in production data environments with strong data accuracy, governance, and security.
• 5+ years of advanced SQL and at least one of Python, Scala, or Java.
• 5+ years of experience with cloud data platforms (AWS/Azure/Snowflake) and big data frameworks (Spark/Databricks).
• Experience with financial systems and data architectures.
• Healthcare data domain familiarity, including HL7, FHIR, and HIPAA compliance.

Responsibilities

• Learn and apply healthcare domain concepts to deliver data solutions.
• Translate requirements into robust technical designs with stakeholders.
• Uphold data quality, governance, security, and compliance across data pipelines.
• Troubleshoot data pipelines and optimize performance.
• Lead architecture and implementation of scalable data pipelines and assets.
• Leverage AI tools to streamline workflows and automate tasks.
• Evaluate new tech trends to inform data solution design.
• Mentor teams and provide guidance on data enhancements.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional groups.
• Be flexible to work extra hours to meet deadlines.

Skills

SQL

Python

Scala

Java

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, IT or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Snowflake

Databricks

Apache Kafka

Delta Lake

Job description

Optum is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to support the RxMax application in a remote-capable role based in Schaumburg, IL. You will help build scalable data platforms, troubleshoot enterprise data pipelines, and ensure CMS compliance across Commercial Rebates and Medicaid Rebate systems.

You will leverage enterprise AI tools to streamline workflows, improve productivity, and collaborate with engineers, data architects, and business stakeholders to deliver robust data solutions.