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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 startCaring. Connecting. Growing together.\nPrimary Responsibilities:\nData Modeling & Analytics EngineeringDesign, develop, and maintain scalable dimensional data models, including Star and Snowflake schemas\nBuild curated data products that support reporting, analytics, AI, and machine learning use cases\nDefine and standardize business logic, KPIs, metrics, and calculations across enterprise domains\nCreate reusable datasets, semantic models, and data assets to improve consistency and reduce duplication\nCollaborate with business stakeholders to translate requirements into analytical and reporting solutions\n\nDatabricks Platform EngineeringDesign and implement modern data architectures leveraging Databricks Lakehouse principles\nDevelop and maintain Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers\nBuild scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Spark, PySpark, SQL, and Databricks Workflows\nOptimize Delta Lake implementations using partitioning, Z-Ordering, data skipping, Change Data Feed (CDF)\n\nDelta optimization 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storage management\nMonitor warehouse and cluster utilization to improve performance and control cloud expenses\nEnhance dashboard and reporting performance through optimized data models and query design\n\nData Governance & Quality ManagementDevelop and implement data quality frameworks, validation processes, and automated monitoring\nEnsure compliance with enterprise security, governance, and regulatory requirements\nSupport metadata management, data cataloging, and lineage initiatives\nEstablish monitoring and alerting for data pipelines, processing failures, and data anomalies\nPartner with governance teams to drive data stewardship and certification processes\n\nTechnical Leadership & CollaborationCollaborate with data scientists, analysts, engineers, product owners, and business leaders\nMentor and guide junior analytics engineers and data engineers\nConduct architecture reviews and recommend technology best practices\nDrive adoption of enterprise data standards, frameworks, and governance processes\nLead technical design discussions and influence data platform strategy and roadmap\n\nComply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements\nRequired Qualifications:\nGraduate degree or equivalent experience\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Analytics, or a related field\n7+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Business Intelligence, or related disciplines\n3+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks and Delta Lake technologies\nHands-on experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI platforms\nExperience building enterprise-scale ETL/ELT pipelines\nExperience implementing semantic layers and enterprise reporting solutions\nExperience with performance tuning of Spark workloads and large-scale analytics environments\nExperience with cloud 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insurance, or highly regulated industry experience\nDemonstrated experience leading technical teams, mentoring engineers, and driving enterprise data strategy\nKnowledge of data catalog and governance tools such as Purview, Collibra, or Alation\nKey Competencies:\nData Architecture & Modeling\nAnalytics Engineering\nDatabricks & Delta Lake\nSpark/PySpark Development\nData Governance & Quality\nPerformance Optimization\nSemantic Layer Design\nCloud Data Platforms\nTechnical Leadership\nStakeholder Management\nAt 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. 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