Data Engineer - 2325671
 Optum | |
401(k)
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 United States, Minnesota, Eden Prairie | |
| 11000 Optum Circle (Show on map) | |
 Nov 04, 2025 | |
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Data Engineer - 2325671 EMPLOYER: Optum Services Inc. JOB TITLE: Data Engineer LOCATION: 1 Optum Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (Telecommuting available from anywhere in the U.S.) DUTIES: Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Duties include: implement and manage cross-domain, modular, flexible, scalable, secure, reliable and quality data solutions that transform data to support analytics and insight generation for our clients; implement, test, deploy, monitor, and maintain the delivery of data in a systematic method and will support a wide variety of analytical needs for our customers; partner with the broader OAS Analytics organization to harness the power of client data to facilitate analytical insight and will be responsible for building quality and efficiency into every project; Support the full data engineering lifecycle including research, proof of concepts, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of data management solutions; Utilize knowledge of various data management technologies to drive data engineering projects; Lead data acquisition efforts to gather data from various structured or semi-structured source systems of record to hydrate client data warehouse and power analytics across numerous health care domains; Leverage combination of ETL/ELT methodologies to pull complex relational and dimensional data to support loading DataMart's and reporting aggregates; Eliminate unwarranted complexity and unneeded interdependencies; etect data quality issues, identify root causes, implement fixes, and manage data audits to mitigate data challenges; Implement, modify, and maintain data integration efforts that improve data efficiency, reliability, and value; Leverage and facilitate the evolution of best practices for data acquisition, transformation, storage, and aggregation that solve current challenges and reduce the risk of future challenges; Effectively create data transformations that address business requirements and other constraints; Partner with the broader analytics organization to make recommendations for changes to data systems and the architecture of data platforms; Support the implementation of a modern data framework that facilitates business intelligence reporting and advanced analytics; Prepare high level design documents and detailed technical design documents with best practices to enable efficient data ingestion, transformation and data movement; Leverage DevOps tools to enable code versioning and code deployment; Leverage data pipeline monitoring tools to detect data integrity issues before they result into user visible outages or data quality issues; Leverage processes and diagnostics tools to troubleshoot, maintain and optimize solutions and respond to customer and production issues; Continuously support technical debt reduction, process transformation, and overall optimization; Leverage and contribute to the evolution of standards for high quality documentation of data definitions, transformations, and processes to ensure data transparency, governance, and security; and Ensure that all solutions meet the business needs and requirements for security, scalability, and reliability. Telecommuting available from anywhere in the U.S. REQUIREMENTS: Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and five (5) years of progressive post baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a Engineering-related occupation. Position requires five (5) years of progressive post baccalaureate experience in the following: * Data engineering, ingestion, normalization, transformation, aggregation, structuring, and storage; RATE OF PAY: $ 142,230.00 / per year Please apply via careers.uhg.com and search for job #2325671 Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm) UnitedHealth Group offers a full range of comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision, as well as matching 401k and an employee stock purchase plan. Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. | |