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As a Principal Data Engineer on the Employer & Individual Affordability Data Engineering & Analytics team, you will lead the design, build and evolution of data solutions that power affordability insights across the U.S. healthcare landscape. You will work at the intersection of engineering, analytics and business strategy, building scalable, trusted data platforms and enabling advanced analytical and data science capabilities.
Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements. If you live and work in the Republic of Ireland you may split your monthly work hours between our Dublin or Letterkenny office and telecommuting from a home‑based office in a hybrid work model.
Primary Responsibilities
Develop a deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare ecosystem and its data complexity
Lead the architecture, development and delivery of high‑quality data solutions that unlock actionable affordability insights
Partner closely with business stakeholders, infrastructure and data science teams to shape data requirements, roadmaps and drive solution ideation
Ensure data quality, accessibility and security through solid engineering practices and collaboration with architects and data stewards
Champion engineering standards, best practices and continuous improvement across the data engineering function
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
Proven expertise in writing clean, maintainable and efficient code (Python)
Strong software engineering fundamentals, including systems design and architectural patterns
Significant experience designing and delivering enterprise‑scale data engineering solutions
Proven Deep Expertise In
Data modelling, data architecture and complex data model design
Advanced SQL (writing, tuning and explaining complex queries)
Large‑scale data processing (PySpark or Snowpark)
Workflow orchestration tools (Airflow or Azure Data Factory)
Cloud‑based analytics platforms (Azure Databricks)
At least one major RDBMS (Snowflake)
Version control and CI/CD processes (Git)
Solid understanding of data governance and operating in a highly controlled environment
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in platform engineering
Experience with data analytics and visualization tools
Experience building data apps or internal tools with Streamlit
Familiarity with containerization technologies (Kubernetes)
Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are applying. Proof will be required to support your application.
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. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes. xcfaprz
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug‑free workplace.
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