Senior Data Engineer – 2313234

Senior Data Engineer – 2313234

EMPLOYER:    Optum Services Inc.

JOB TITLE:    Senior Data Engineer

LOCATION:    1 Optum Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (Telecommuting available from anywhere in the U.S.)

DUTIES:    Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Duties include: Functions include database architecture, engineering, design, optimization, security, and administration; perform data modeling, big data development, Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) development, storage engineering, data warehousing, data provisioning, and other similar responsibilities; managing Platform-as-a-Service and Cloud solutions with a focus on data stores and associated ecosystems; overseeing design services, providing sizing and configuration assistance, ensuring strict data quality, and performing needs assessments; analyzing current business practices, processes, and procedures, as well as identifying future business opportunities for leveraging data storage and retrieval system capabilities; managing relationships with software and hardware vendors to understand the potential architectural impact of different vendor strategies and data acquisition; designing schemas, writing SQL or other data markup scripting, and supporting the development of analytics and applications that build on top of data; selecting, developing, and evaluating personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function; high-performance data storage and advanced computing architectures, ensuring efficient and reliable data management; and advanced data processing, data modeling, and analysis, driving insights, and informed decision-making. Telecommuting available from anywhere in the U.S.

REQUIREMENTS:    Employer will accept a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in a technology-related occupation.

Position requires two (2) years of experience in the following: 
    *    Databases such as SQL server 2000/2005/2008 R2/2012, MS Access, Snowflake, or Teradata,Oracle;
    *    Languages such as Transact- SQL, SQL, HTML, C. Java, Spring Boot, SQL, or Python;
    *    Operating Systems such as Windows NT/98/ 2000/XP/Vista/2003, MS-DOS OLAP/Reporting Tools     SSAS, (SSRS), MDX, or Crystal Reports;
    *    Tableau, Desktop, or PowerBI;
    *    ETL Tools such as SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server DTS, ETL Informatica, or Talend;
    *    ETL Tools such as DBT (Data Build Tool);
    *    Workflow orchestration tool such as Apache Airflow:
    *    Microsoft Visual Source Safe, Microsoft Office, or MS Visio;
    *    Data Modeling Tools such as Microsoft Visio 2000/2003 or Altova tool;
    *    SQL Server Tools such as SQL server Management Studio, SQL server Query Analyzer, SQL server mail service , DBCC, BCP , or SQL server profiler;
    *    Programming languages such as  C, SQL, PL/SQL,T-SQL, .NET, C#, or Java Springboot;
    *    Data Modeling Star Schema Modeling, FACT, Dimensions Tables, or Physical and Logical Data Modeling; and
    *    Data Warehousing & BI SQL Server, Business Intelligence Studio, SSIS, SSAS, Access Manager, SQL Server 2008/2012 Analysis Services and SQL Reporting services, DTS, ProClarity, or PPS-2007, MOSS.

RATE OF PAY:  $ 106,579 – $160,226 / per year

Please apply via careers.uhg.com and search for job #2313234

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.