Sr. ML Data Engineer - Remote

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Austin
Posted on: May 27, 2023

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. Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary development activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps. You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. Primary Responsibilities:

• Relevant analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery
• Evaluating new tools, new techniques, and strategies
• Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions
• Influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways
• Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed; Works with less structured, more complex issues
• Serves as a resource to others 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:
  • 3+ years in Big Data environments, including Big Data concepts and tools such as Hadoop and/or Spark
  • 2+ years experience in programming, including Java, Scala, and/or Python
  • 2+ years experience with relational/NoSQL databases
  • 2+ years experience in Data Analysis Preferred Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's degree
    • Experience in MySQL
    • Experience in Snowflake
    • Experience using PySpark
    • Experience in Cassandra database
    • Experienced in IT technical writing
    • Experience in Agile/Scrum methodology
    • Experience with ML (Machine Learning) algorithms
    • Experience with data loading tools such as Flume and/or Sqoop
    • Experience in cloud development environments (ideally MS Azure)
    • Experience in healthcare data analytics (ideally financial and metrics based reporting) F5 company, healthcare industry matters in people's lives, boss pushes for innovation and new challenges, and has training contracts with NTI & Coursera to expand employee skillsets. Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $85,000 to $167,300. 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 employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy 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.
      
      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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