Sr Data Engineer - Remote - 2284228

UnitedHealth Group; Little Rock (AR); Remote; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group seeks an ETL Developer to optimize data processes for the Arkansas Medicaid Decision Support System. The role requires extensive ETL experience, particularly with tools like Azure Data Factory and Snowflake. Join a mission-driven company focused on health equity, offering remote flexibility and competitive compensation.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

401k contribution with eligibility

Stock equity purchase options

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ETL Developer experience in a data warehouse project environment.
• 2+ years of experience creating pipelines in Azure Data Factory.
• 3+ years analyzing project requirements for ETL needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain ETL pipelines and workflows for Medicaid DSS.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues and optimize processes.
• Create and monitor automated data shares and work directly with state partners.

Skills

ETL Development

Data Quality Management

Python

Cloud Migration

Data Processing

Tools

Snowflake

Azure Data Factory

Oracle PL/SQL

SQL Server T-SQL

GitHub

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The preferred candidate will be a creative thinker who is comfortable working independently or in teams. They will be a quick learner who is confident they can master a complex ETL model with little guidance. Previous Snowflake, Azure Data Factory, Python scripting or cloud migration experience is a plus.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Supports the Arkansas Medicaid Decision Support System (DSS) by developing and maintaining ETL pipelines and workflows, identifying, and resolving data quality issues, and optimizing processes to improve performance
• Supports intrastate agencies by creating and monitoring automated data shares and file extracts and working directly with state partners to create new extracts based on business specifications

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 Extract Transform and Load (ETL) Developer experience preferably in a data warehouse project environment
• 3+ years of experience creating stored procedures with Oracle PL/SQL, SQL Server T-SQL, or Snowflake SQL
• 3+ years analyzing project requirements and developing detailed specifications for ETL requirements
• 2+ years of experience creating pipelines in Azure Data Factory (ADF)
• 2+ years of batch or Powershell/Python scripting
• 2+ years of experience processing common complex file formats (ex: JSON, XML), as well as simpler formats (ex: fixed-width, delimited, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience with GitHub, SVN, or similar source control systems
• 3+ years of data modeling experience in a data warehouse environment
• 3+ years designing data models using ERwin or similar modeling tool
• Experience or familiarity with Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (specifically Data Integration)
• Experience with HL7 and FHIR standards, and processing files in these formats
• Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) experience in a cloud environment
• Experience with Medicaid, Healthcare data or MMIS systems

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

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.