Data Engineer - Data Integration
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About the Role
Optum is a global organisation 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.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with subject matter experts to understand data requirements and create workflows that support PCI automation objectives.
- Design and develop processes to exchange data with external systems and components to be utilized in ETL programs and the front-end presentation layer.
- Optimize workflows, orchestration, and code for maximum performance efficiency.
- Utilize security best practices to ensure data and application security.
- Design conceptual and logical data models and flowcharts.
- Design and prototype data monitoring models for the pipeline.
- Write technical documentation.
About the Candidate
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree (or higher) OR extensive experience as a Data Integration Engineer.
- Extensive experience as a Data Integration engineer or in a similar Data Engineering role.
- Hands-on experience with API development utilizing Java, Python, and potentially Node.js.
- Knowledge of data structure and database concepts.
- Experience with data processing and SQL databases.
- Advanced SQL experience.
- Experience with Relational Databases (RDBMS) and Non-Relational Database systems.
- Experience in ETL applications implementation and understanding data warehousing/data modeling principles.
- Familiarity with public clouds like Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and developing applications in Linux environments.
- Experience with agile/scrum methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Spark/Databricks in data processing and machine learning.
- Practical experience in developing solutions on major cloud providers such as Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
- Experience with Airflow for implementing data pipeline orchestrations.
- Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
- Experience working in data warehouses and with technologies like Apache Kafka.
- Knowledge of DevOps practices.
- Experience with Kimball or Data Vault methodologies.
- Experience with Data Build Tool (DBT).
About the Company
UnitedHealth Group empowers people to live healthier lives with the mission to make healthcare work better for everyone. The organization promotes equity in health with a committed focus on mitigating environmental impacts and delivering equitable care addressing disparities.
Company Culture and Benefits
At UnitedHealth Group's Optum, flexibility is key with options for remote work arrangements. Employees can split their monthly work hours between the Dublin or Letterkenny offices and telecommuting from home. The culture emphasizes diversity, inclusion, and comprehensive benefits aimed at career development, recognizing performance, and meaningful impact on community health.