Senior Data Engineer - Austin, TX or Telecommute

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Austin
Posted on: May 14, 2022

Job Description:

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

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

Primary Responsibilities:

Full development cycle of a Data Warehouse, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, and maintenance

Write SQL statements to profile and analyze data

Work concurrently on several projects, each with specific instructions that may differ from project to project

Document, discuss and resolve business, data, and reporting issues within the team, across functional teams, and with business stakeholders

Present written and verbal data analysis findings, to both the project team and business stakeholders

Monitor activities associated with responsible domains - job monitoring, issue identification, documentation, analysis, and resolution

Continually look for ways to eliminate/reduce, streamline, and automate

Contribute to the design and architecture to enable secure, scalable, and maintainable software and should be able to clearly articulate the implications of design/architectural decisions, issues and plans to technology leadership

Design and develop software applications and application components in an agile environment

Work with geographically distributed teams, with ample opportunity to learn from and mentor teammates in a fast-paced environment

Develop reusable patterns and encourage innovation that will increase team velocity

Collaborate on the design with other team members and product owners, both inside and outside the scrum team

Conduct design and code reviews to ensure code developed meets or exceeds coding best practices guidelines, unit testing, security, and scalability and maintainability guidelines

Drive a quality mind set within the team

Flexibility to be on call and provide support as needed during on call

Anticipating issues and acting proactively to address potential issues

Work with sometimes ambiguous / conceptual requirements and guide the technical team to provide functionality with the right amount of engineering

Possess breadth of knowledge spanning all bodies of technologies, (e.g. databases, middleware, OS, etc.)

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:

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

5+ years of Data Analysis experience

5+ years of relational database experience

5+ years of complex SQL script writing experience using Microsoft Technology (MS- Sql Server, SSISSRS,MS-Excel,T-SQL)

4+ years of experience in Software design, Architecture, and programming

3+ years of experience with Agile/Scrum project management methodology and Agile tools (e.g., Rally or Jira)

1+ years of expertise in automating build processes, application deployments and continuous integration systems such as Jenkins, Team City, Terraform, TFS, etc.

Working knowledge of different .Net Framework (C#.NET), IIS Web Server

Preferred Qualifications:

5+ years of Healthcare Data Analysis experience

3+ years of SQL or Teradata experience

3+ years of UNIX /Perl/Python scripting experiences

3+ years of experience with ETL tool

3+ years of working on large data warehouse/big data projects

Healthcare Industry experience

Experience in an onshore/offshore model environment

Experience with Enterprise scheduling tools like Airflow, TWS

CI/CD experience

Snowflake

CA Agile Rally

Operations/production support

Knowledge of open source tools and technologies like Kafka, Github

Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.

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Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only : The salary -range for Colorado residents is $82,100 to $146,900. The salary -range for Connecticut/Nevada residents is $90,500 to $161,600. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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.

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

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.

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