Senior Data Engineer & DBA: Azure, Postgres, Snowflake

UnitedHealth Group; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group in Schaumburg, IL is seeking a Senior Data Engineer / Senior Database Administrator to design, implement, and maintain resilient Postgres and MySQL databases in an Azure cloud environment. You will drive performance, automation, and security across OptumCare applications such as Curo, Order Utility, and Optum Pro.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and present solutions to leadership while upholding robust backup, disaster recovery, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Postgres administration, architecture, and configuration.
• 5+ years SQL querying and data manipulation.
• 5+ years database performance tuning and optimization.
• 3+ years MySQL administration.
• 3+ years Postgres Flexible Server on Azure.
• 2+ years in Agile/Scrum environment.
• 2+ years Snowflake administration and security.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and upgrade Postgres/MySQL databases in Azure.
• Design data architectures supporting OptumCare applications.
• Tune performance via indexing, queries, and capacity planning.
• Perform Snowflake administration and security configuration.
• Automate routine DB tasks to reduce churn.
• Collaborate across Scrum teams on architecture and delivery.
• Mentor junior engineers to raise technical excellence.

Skills

PostgreSQL administration

SQL querying

Database performance tuning

System analysis

Agile/Scrum

Mentoring

Tools

Azure Cloud

Snowflake

Linux

GitHub

Python

Java

Job description

UnitedHealth Group in Schaumburg, IL is seeking a Senior Data Engineer / Senior Database Administrator to design, implement, and maintain resilient Postgres and MySQL databases in an Azure cloud environment. You will drive performance, automation, and security across OptumCare applications such as Curo, Order Utility, and Optum Pro.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and present solutions to leadership while upholding robust backup, disaster recovery, and