Senior Data Engineering Analyst

Caring. Connecting. Growing Together.

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain robust data architectures, including databases and data warehouses
• Oversee the development and optimization of data pipelines for efficient data processing
• Implement measures to ensure data integrity, including validation, cleansing, and governance practices
• Work closely with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions
• Analyze, synthesize, and interpret data from a variety of data sources, investigating, reconciling and explaining data differences to understand the complete data lifecycle
• Architecting with modern technology stack and Designing Public Cloud Application leveraging in Azure
• Basic, structured, standard approach to work
• Ability to leverage Generative AI tools such as GitHub Copilot to enhance software development efficiency, improve code quality, and accelerate delivery timelines
• Demonstrated experience in integrating Gen AI capabilities into development workflows for tasks such as code generation, documentation, testing, and debugging.
• Familiarity with emerging AI-assisted development practices and a proactive approach to adopting innovative technologies.
• 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:

• 6+ years of Implementation experience on time-critical production projects following key software development practices
• 3+ years of programming experience in Python or any programming language
• 3+ years of hands-on programming experience in Spark using scala/python
• 3+ years of hands-on working experience with Azure services like:
• Azure Databricks
• Azure Data Factory
• Azure Functions
• Azure App Service
• Good knowledge in writing SQL queries
• Good knowledge in building REST API's
• Good knowledge on tools like Azure Dev Ops & Github
• Ability to understand the existing application codebase, perform impact analysis and update the code when required based on the business logic or for optimization
• Ability to learn modern technologies and be part of fast paced teams
• Proven excellent Analytical and Communication skills (Both Verbal and Written)
• Good Knowledge on Generative AI tools such as GitHub Copilot

Preferred Qualification:

• Good knowledge on Docker & Kubernetes services