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.
Lead Manager
We are seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead the design, build, and scale of enterprise data platforms. This role combines solid technical leadership with people management, delivery ownership, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment to business outcomes and enterprise standards.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage teams delivering scalable data pipelines and platforms
- Drive data engineering architecture across ingestion, transformation, and consumption layers
- Own ETL/ELT pipelines and Python-based API development including Spark/PySpark patterns
- Establish CI/CD and DevOps practices including testing, monitoring, and automation
- Own delivery as Technical Project Manager - planning, risk management, and execution
- Partner with business stakeholders ensuring solid customer engagement and alignment
- Drive conflict resolution, issue management, and cross-team collaboration
- Ensure data quality, security, governance, and operational excellence
- Mentor and develop engineering talent and promote best practices
- 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, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 9+ years of experience in data engineering, backend engineering, or platform engineering roles
- Hands-on experience with Python, Scala, or Java
- Experience with distributed data processing frameworks (e.g., Spark or equivalent)
- Experience building and operating data solutions on cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Experience with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
- Solid proficiency in PySpark and Python and experience with data modeling and performance optimization
- Solid understanding of data warehousing, data lakes, and analytics ecosystems
- Solid stakeholder management and technical project management skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Delivery Excellence: Meets timelines, manages risks, ensures predictable execution
- Engineering Quality: Adoption of CI/CD, code quality, and reliability improvements
- Team Leadership: Team performance, engagement, and retention
- Stakeholder Satisfaction: Solid customer feedback and alignment
- Operational Excellence: Reduced incidents and improved platform stability
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, Engineering, or related field
- 9+ years of experience in data engineering, backend engineering, or platform engineering roles
- Hands-on experience with Python, Scala, or Java
- Experience with distributed data processing frameworks (e.g., Spark or equivalent)
- Experience building and operating data solutions on cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Experience with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
- Solid proficiency in PySpark and Python and experience with data modeling and performance optimization
- Solid understanding of data warehousing, data lakes, and analytics ecosystems
- Solid stakeholder management and technical project management skills
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers copay and HSA medical options with dental, vision, company‑paid life and disability, and free or low‑cost virtual visits. Feedback suggests the offering is comprehensive and competitive on paper.
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Parental & Family Support — Time off and family supports include PTO, eight paid holidays plus a floating day, six weeks paid parental leave, up to two weeks paid caregiver leave, Bright Horizons back‑up care, and adoption assistance up to $10,000. Feedback suggests these resources are meaningful for caregivers and family needs.
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Retirement Support — Savings programs include a 401(k) with employer match (after one year, vesting after two) and a 10%‑discount Employee Stock Purchase Plan. These programs bolster long‑term financial security when combined with other savings resources.
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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.
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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.
