Data Analyst 2

Requisition Number: 2339011
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:

• Data Engineering & Pipeline Development
  • Design and operate an Azure + Databricks Lakehouse using bronze/silver/gold architecture, governed by Unity Catalog and Purview
  • Build batch and streaming data pipelines (ADF, Structured Streaming) with automated data-quality checks, CI/CD, observability, and version control
• Data Modeling & BI Enablement
  • Develop curated datasets, semantic models, and dimensional models aligned to business needs
  • Implement RLS/OLS and deployment pipelines to support enterprise-scale reporting in Power BI
• Database Management
  • Manage PostgreSQL schemas, performance tuning, indexing, and replication strategies
  • Implement CDC pipelines from PostgreSQL to Lakehouse/Synapse.
• Data Quality, Governance & Security
  • Establish data SLAs and perform automated checks (accuracy, completeness, timeliness)
  • Enforce enterprise security baselines: Managed Identities, Private Endpoints, Key Vault, least-privilege access
  • Maintain governance compliance via Unity Catalog/Purview with ≥95% metadata completeness
• Operations, Observability & Cost Optimization
  • Monitor and optimize costs across clusters, pipelines, and storage tiers
  • Drive observability through alerts, logging, lineage tracking, SLOs, and incident management
  • Implement cluster policies, autoscaling, storage lifecycle tiering, and reserved capacity when beneficial
• Collaboration & Documentation
  • Work with product owners and data stewards to standardize business metrics
  • Document datasets, transformations, lineage, and maintain certified datasets
• 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, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Technical Skills
  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Azure (ADF, Data Lake, Synapse)
    • Databricks (PySpark, Delta Lake, Structured Streaming)
    • Power BI (data modeling, DAX, RLS/OLS)
    • PostgreSQL (schema design, optimization, replication)
• Understanding of data-engineering best practices: CI/CD, testing (unit/integration), blue-green deployments
• Familiarity with governance tools like Unity Catalog and Purview.
• Security & Compliance Knowledge
  • Understanding of access controls, key rotation, secret management
  • Awareness of privacy and compliance frameworks (GDPR-like controls for PII)

Certifications (Recommended, Not Mandatory)

• Microsoft Azure:
  • DP-203 (Data Engineering)
  • AZ-305 (Architecting)
• Databricks:
  • Data Engineer Associate / Professional
  • Lakehouse Fundamentals
• Power BI:
  • PL-300
• PostgreSQL:
  • EDB or Crunchy Data certifications

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.