Senior Data Engineer — Cloud Data Platforms & AI

UnitedHealth Group; New Orleans (LA); Remote; USD 113,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group seeks a Principal Data Engineer to design and implement scalable cloud data systems. You will build ETL/ELT pipelines on Azure Databricks and Snowflake, enable machine learning features, analytics, and enterprise reporting with governance.

The role involves mentoring engineers, collaborating with stakeholders, and driving best practices in data architecture, performance tuning, and CI/CD using Terraform and GitHub Actions. Remote work is supported within the U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 10+ years of data engineering, data integration, data modeling, data architecture and ETL/ELT.
• 5+ years of SQL experience with complex schemas and performance optimization.
• 3+ years API design and lifecycle management (GraphQL, REST).
• 3+ years cloud data platforms (Azure Databricks, Snowflake).
• 3+ years Terraform and DevOps automation.
• 2+ years building LLM integrations for workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable cloud data systems and pipelines (ETL/ELT).
• Build Spark workflows and AI integrations across Azure Databricks and Snowflake.
• Develop AI-powered data products, dashboards, and BI reports.
• Lead architectural evolution and set data engineering best practices.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

Skills

Python

Apache Spark

SQL

API design

Azure Databricks

Terraform

CI/CD

LLM integrations

Data integration

Data architecture

ETL/ELT

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline

Tools

Azure Databricks

Snowflake

LakeBase

GitHub Actions

Job description

UnitedHealth Group seeks a Principal Data Engineer to design and implement scalable cloud data systems. You will build ETL/ELT pipelines on Azure Databricks and Snowflake, enable machine learning features, analytics, and enterprise reporting with governance.

The role involves mentoring engineers, collaborating with stakeholders, and driving best practices in data architecture, performance tuning, and CI/CD using Terraform and GitHub Actions. Remote work is supported within the U.S.