Senior Data Engineering Consultant at UnitedHealth Group Canada

, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Data Engineering, ETL, ELT, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Snowflake, SQL, Python, Spark, Data Governance, Machine Learning, Data Warehousing, Performance Tuning, Version Control, Data Modeling, Cloud Services

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

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. Primary Responsibilities: Architect, design, and implement complex ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Databricks (Python/PySpark), and Snowflake to support large-scale analytics initiatives Lead the development and maintenance of enterprise-grade data models and data warehouses (including star and snowflake schemas) for business intelligence and reporting Optimize performance of distributed data transformations leveraging Spark (Databricks), Delta Lake, partitioning strategies, caching mechanisms, broadcast joins, and resource management Oversee integration between Azure cloud services (Data Lake Storage Gen2, Synapse Analytics) and Snowflake environments for hybrid cloud solutions Collaborate with business stakeholders - including data scientists and analysts - to deliver robust datasets that enable machine learning modeling & advanced analytics Establish standards for data governance; ensure compliance with organizational security policies as well as regulatory requirements such as GDPR or HIPAA Monitor end-to-end workflow health using Azure Monitor/Log Analytics; proactively troubleshoot issues to maximize system uptime & reliability Mentor junior team members through code reviews, technical leadership sessions, documentation best practices & cross-team knowledge sharing 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 regard 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: 10+ years professional experience in enterprise-scale data engineering roles focused on cloud platforms (Azure) Hands-on experience with Snowflake: schema design/development; query optimization; integration with other cloud platforms Experience implementing robust version control systems (Git) integrated with Databricks/Snowflake workflows Expertise with Azure Data Factory, Databricks notebooks (Python/PySpark/Scala), Synapse Analytics & Data Lake Storage Gen2 Advanced proficiency in SQL; solid Python programming skills; experience optimizing Spark workloads at scale Proven ability to architect star/snowflake schema models for large analytical datasets Deep understanding of performance tuning - partitioning strategies, caching layers & broadcast joins - in distributed computing environments 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.

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Responsibilities

The role involves architecting, designing, and implementing complex ETL/ELT pipelines and leading the development of enterprise-grade data models and data warehouses. Additionally, the consultant will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver datasets for advanced analytics and ensure compliance with data governance standards.