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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Functions may include database architecture, engineering, design, optimization, security, and administration; as well as data modeling, big data development, Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) development, storage engineering, data warehousing, data provisioning and other similar roles. Responsibilities may include Platform-as-a-Service and Cloud solution with a focus on data stores and associated eco systems. Duties may include management of design services, providing sizing and configuration assistance, ensuring strict data quality, and performing needs assessments. Analyzes current business practices, processes and procedures as well as identifying future business opportunities for leveraging data storage and retrieval system capabilities. Manages relationships with software and hardware vendors to understand the potential architectural impact of different vendor strategies and data acquisition. May design schemas, write SQL or other data markup scripting and helps to support development of Analytics and Applications that build on top of data. Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Administration and optimization of enterprise-scale, multi-tier BI and data platforms
• Solve complex, high-impact problems that influence business strategy and operations
• Translate highly technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for diverse stakeholders
• Collaborate effectively with different across the enterprise and technical teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Design, develop, and enhance software applications to meet evolving business needs
• Drive performance improvements through code optimization and architectural enhancements
• Ensure 24x7x365 application availability, reliability, and stability
• Perform root cause analysis for production incidents and implement corrective actions
• Manage timely resolution of production issues, consistently meeting or exceeding SLAs
• Conduct code reviews to ensure high-quality, secure, and maintainable code
• Partner with business stakeholders to prioritize and resolve production issues efficiently
• Basic, structured, standard approach to work
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in software development and platform administration
• 2+ years of experience in Windows and Unix administration
• 1.5+ years of experience with Azure cloud services
• 1+ years of experience in the healthcare domain
• Hands-on experience with Tableau, Alteryx, and proc SQL
• Experience with Terraform for managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) based platforms
• Experience with Copilot (Github, Azure, etc.): Code Generation, Test case generation, Error troubleshooting and code refactoring, Insights Generation, etc.
• Demonstrated expertise in debugging, data analysis, and vulnerability management
• Proficiency in Python and React for application development
• Proven solid SQL skills for optimizing queries on large datasets and platform metadata
• Proven solid skills with automation tools like Power Automate, shell scripting, or PowerShell
• Proven excellent communication skills, verbal, written, and interpersonal
• Proven solid analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to justify technical choices
• Proven detail-oriented with solid organizational and leadership capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in dynamic environments with shifting priorities
• Proven ability to build and maintain positive working relationships across teams and leadership levels

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Copilot Studio + Power Automate: Create AI Agents for Automation and Productivity enhancement
• Familiarity with front-end technologies

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.

Skills Required