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.
The Data Engineering Analyst bridges business and technical teams to deliver reliable data solutions, reporting, and analytics. This role gathers requirements, develops and validates data processes, troubleshoots data issues, and ensures data accuracy and quality.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Gather and document business requirements
- Create user stories, business rules, and technical specifications
- Develop and maintain SQL queries, data transformations, and reporting datasets
- Test and validate data pipelines, reports, and enhancements
- Investigate and resolve data quality and production issues
- Perform ad hoc data analysis and reporting
- Collaborate with stakeholders, developers, and product teams
- Support data governance, documentation, and process improvements
- Design repeatable processes to consolidate and transform data into unified, trusted business views
- Support service requests and provide technical expertise to end users and business partners
- Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements
Required Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- Experience with SQL and data analysis
- Knowledge of data warehousing, ETL/ELT, and reporting concepts
- Demonstrated solid analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot issues related to data, reports, dashboards, Data access, data model, table relationship
Preferred Qualification:
- Experience with tools such as Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, or BI platforms
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
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- Experience with SQL and data analysis
- Knowledge of data warehousing, ETL/ELT, and reporting concepts
- Solid analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
- Ability to troubleshoot data, reports, dashboards, data access, data models, and table relationships
- Experience with Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, or BI platforms
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is generally described as decent or good, and many note it as a strong part of the package. Actual ability to take time off can depend on workload and team coverage.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with employer match and access to an employee stock purchase plan, which are highlighted as meaningful components of total rewards. These programs are consistently referenced among core benefits.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and caregiver leave, along with adoption assistance, are publicly highlighted and viewed as notable elements of the package. Availability can be role-specific, but these supports contribute to overall breadth where offered.
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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.