ETL Data Engineer - Walnut Creek, CA

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Walnut Creek
Posted on: March 24, 2020

Job Description:

Position Description

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

The Senior Data Engineer is responsible for database architecture, engineering, design, optimization, security, and administration; as well as data modeling, big data development, Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) development, storage engineering, data warehousing, data provisioning and other similar roles. Duties may include management of design services, providing sizing and configuration assistance, ensuring strict data quality, and performing needs assessments. Analyzes current business practices, processes and procedures as well as identifying future business opportunities for leveraging data storage and retrieval system capabilities. Manages relationships with software and hardware vendors to understand the potential architectural impact of different vendor strategies and data acquisition. May design schemas, write SQL or other data markup scripting and helps to support development of Analytics and Applications that build on top of data. Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

Primary Responsibilities:
Work with a diverse set of business and technical clients at all levels to understand problems and to develop solutions. Acquire data from various sources internally / externally to the JMH ecosystem.
Develop ETL code per technical specifications and business requirements. Performance tuning of EDW and ETL processes. Support and Administer Data Warehouse Platform. Provide code/design review with Developers and Architects.. Perform data modeling, process modeling, and structural design. Create design documentation for deliverables process models, data models, and ERD diagrams. You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:
Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience. Minimum of 3+ years of Data Integration / ETL / SQL development experience (i.e. SSIS, batch scripting, etc.) Minimum of 3+ years' experience in data modeling, process modeling, structured analysis, and design techniques.
ETL programming experience Minimum of 2+ years of experience in designing and building data solutions in a client facing role 1+ years of experience working with healthcare applications or in a healthcare domain

Preferred Qualifications:
Epic Clarity data model knowledge or certification preferred. Strong communication skills Experience in a client facing role

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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