Senior ETL / Data Integration Developer

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Senior ETL / Data Integration Developer to design, develop, and deliver enterprise ETL frameworks within a large Oracle Exadata environment, integrating encounter and enrollment data.

In this role you will harness PL/SQL, Informatica, Python, and cloud data platforms to synthesize complex healthcare datasets, enabling operational management, evaluation, and analytics across our healthcare systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on ETL / data integration development and support.
• 5+ years of experience with Oracle databases and PL/SQL, including SQL performance tuning.
• 2+ years of scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, Shell).
• 2+ years of data analysis, data profiling, validation, and reconciliation.
• 2+ years of healthcare data experience (e.g., Medicaid, Medicare, Exchange, or commercial payer data).
• Proven experience supporting large-scale, high-volume data processing or data warehousing environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL workflows, pipelines, and data mappings to integrate complex healthcare datasets
• Apply ETL development best practices, including parameterization, modular design, and reusable components to avoid hard-coded logic
• Build reusable frameworks and automation tools to reduce operational activities and enhance overall data pipeline reliability
• Perform optimization, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and debugging of ETL processes across Oracle Exadata development, test, and production environments
• Develop and execute comprehensive unit, system, and integration testing for ETL pipelines
• Provide ongoing development support, participate in code reviews, and ensure adherence to data integration standards and secure coding principles
• Document and maintain technical designs, ETL specifications, data mappings, and operational procedures
• Perform data profiling, validation, reconciliation, and balancing checks to ensure high data quality, accuracy, and completeness across ingestion, transformation, and load phases

Skills

ETL / data integration

Oracle PL/SQL

Python / Shell

Data analysis

Healthcare data experience

High-volume data processing

Tools

Informatica ETL

Cloud data platforms

EDI data mapping

Oracle Exadata

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 start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Join our dynamic healthcare data engineering team as a Senior ETL / Data Integration Developer. In this role, you will design, develop, and deliver scalable, enterprise-grade ETL frameworks within a high-performance, multi-terabyte Oracle Exadata environment that integrates critical encounter and enrollment data from submitters. You will synthesize large, complex healthcare datasets using advanced data integration, transformation, and optimization techniques (including PL/SQL, Informatica, Python, and emerging cloud data platforms). Your work directly supports the operational management, evaluation, and analytical insight of healthcare systems impacting millions of lives.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL workflows, pipelines, and data mappings to integrate complex healthcare datasets
• Apply ETL development best practices, including parameterization, modular design, and reusable components to avoid hard-coded logic
• Build reusable frameworks and automation tools to reduce operational activities and enhance overall data pipeline reliability
• Perform optimization, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and debugging of ETL processes across Oracle Exadata development, test, and production environments
• Develop and execute comprehensive unit, system, and integration testing for ETL pipelines
• Provide ongoing development support, participate in code reviews, and ensure adherence to data integration standards and secure coding principles
• Document and maintain technical designs, ETL specifications, data mappings, and operational procedures
• Perform data profiling, validation, reconciliation, and balancing checks to ensure high data quality, accuracy, and completeness across ingestion, transformation, and load phases

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and supporting ETL / data integration solutions using enterprise-grade tools
• 5+ years of experience working with Oracle databases and PL/SQL, including SQL development and query performance tuning
• 2+ years of experience with scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, Shell, or similar)
• 2+ years of experience in data analysis, data profiling, validation, and reconciliation
• 2+ years of healthcare data experience (e.g., Medicaid, Medicare, Exchange, or commercial payer data)
• Proven experience supporting large-scale, high-volume data processing or data warehousing environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the Informatica ETL suite
• Experience or familiarity with modern or cloud-based data platforms and technologies (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, AWS)
• Experience working with EDI transactions (e.g., 834, 837I, 837P, 837D, 837R, NCPDP), including data mapping, transformation, SNIP validation, and integration across trading partners
• Experience working in high-performance Oracle Exadata environments
• Experience implementing data quality frameworks, auditability controls, and automated reconciliation mechanisms
• Knowledge of HIPAA regulations and healthcare regulatory data security standards
• Exposure to modern data engineering patterns such as ELT, scalable batch processing, or hybrid cloud architectures

*All employees working remotely 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 $91,700 - $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.