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:
- Lead design, implementation, consolidation, and performance optimization of Oracle 19c/21c/26 ai (single instance and RAC) across on prem, hybrid, and cloud (OCI, AWS RDS for Oracle, Azure OCI Interconnect)
- Plan and execute zero/near zero downtime migrations using GoldenGate, Data Guard switchover, Data Pump (expdp/impdp), RMAN duplicate, Transportable Tablespaces, and cross platform conversions
- Implement, operate, and optimize HA/DR with RAC, Data Guard / Active Data Guard, Far Sync, FSFO, and geo redundant failover strategies
- Drive advanced performance engineering using AWR/ASH/ADDM, SQL Plan Management, indexing/partitioning, Exadata features (if applicable), and capacity planning
- Lead P1 incident response, war rooms, and complex escalation resolution (latches, waits, undo/temp, log file sync, buffer busy waits, etc.)
- Own enterprise security: TDE, Database Vault, Audit Vault, Fine Grained Auditing, least privilege, network ACLs; execute CPU/PSU patch cycles and vulnerability remediation
- Automate with Python, Shell, and PL/SQL; enable CI/CD for schema and code; provision via Terraform (OCI/AWS/Azure) and standardize builds
- Integrate AI/ML for anomaly detection, forecasting, and automated tuning recommendations
- Govern PLM: patching (OPatch, Fleet Patching & Provisioning), upgrades, deprecation, and documentation (SOPs/runbooks/architectures)
- Participate in 24/7 on call and collaborate with SRE/DevOps/App teams to meet SLAs, RTO/RPO
- Lead customer facing incident management and executive communication; own RCA and corrective actions
- Execute RMAN backup/recovery strategies and DR drills; manage catalog and retention
- Operate OEM/Cloud Control for monitoring, baselines, alerts, and compliance; tune SQL with SQL Monitor/ASH
- Manage CDB/PDB multitenant lifecycle, resource plans, and cloning strategies
- Enforce security baselines, vault policies, and key management (HSM/KMS)
- Optimize cloud footprint (licenses, shapes/instances, storage/IOPS, networking, backups)
- 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:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar field
- 7+ years as Oracle DBA/Data Engineer at enterprise scale
- Proven delivery of GoldenGate/Data Guard based migrations and complex transformations
- Senior experience with RAC, performance triage, and P1 escalations
- So documentation and operational governance (runbooks, SOPs, standards)
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar field
- 7+ years as Oracle DBA/Data Engineer at enterprise scale
- Proven delivery of GoldenGate/Data Guard based migrations and complex transformations
- Senior experience with RAC, performance triage, and P1 escalations
- Documentation and operational governance (runbooks, SOPs, standards)
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO accrues each pay period with eight paid U.S. holidays plus a floating holiday, and generous time away is consistently emphasized. This breadth supports planned and unplanned time off beyond standard vacation days.
-
Parental & Family Support — Six weeks of paid parental leave, up to two weeks of paid caregiver leave, Bright Horizons back‑up care, and adoption assistance signal strong family-oriented support. EAP access with counseling sessions further extends help to employees and their households.
-
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Company‑paid short‑ and long‑term disability, Calm app membership, tuition reimbursement, commuter and FSA accounts, and broad employee discounts expand everyday wellbeing resources. Free or low‑cost virtual visits complement these lifestyle supports.
Optum Insights
What We Do
Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, 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. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
Gallery
Optum Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country, role and location.
