Cloud Data Engineering Lead- Remote

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.  Your Day-to-Day responsibilities will include working with Data Scientists to optimize AI/ML models to ensure they meet or exceed customer expectations and deploy these models as software products to production.

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 technical leader and mentor 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:

• 5+ years in Big Data environments, including Big Data concepts and tools such as Apache Spark and/or Hadoop
• 3+ years of experience in programming, including Python and/or Scala
• 3+ years of experience with relational/NoSQL databases
• 3+ years of experience in Data Analysis
• 2+ years Leading Technical Projects

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 Databricks
• Experience in cloud development environments (ideally MS Azure)      
• Experience in healthcare data analytics (ideally financial and metrics based reporting)     
• SAS knowledge

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.

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

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $104,700 to $190,400 annually. 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.

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.