# Principal Data Engineering

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: Design and implement cloud-native data platforms (e.g., Azure Data Lake, Databricks, Snowflake) with batch, streaming Build robust pipelines using Python/Scala, Spark, SQL, Kafka, and orchestration (Azure Data Factory) Design and deploy REST/GraphQL APIs for curated data products, ML inference, and feature services Optimize cost, performance, and reliability; implement observability (lineage, logging, metrics, alerting) Advanced understanding of data architecture and cloud solutions, especially in Azure Mentor a team of engineers; define coding standards, reviews, and engineering OK

- **Id**: 3783906
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/unitedhealth-group-principal-data-engineering>
- **Role**: Data Science
- **Role family**: Data Science
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Hyderabad, India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T02:24:01Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T01:24:18Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 10
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3466
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Hospitals & Health Systems, Pharmacies, Health Insurance & Benefits

## Company

- **Id**: 1043512
- **Name**: UnitedHealth Group
- **Domain**: unitedhealthgroup.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/unitedhealthgrp>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Radancy

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 182
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **Apache Kafka** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **Azure Data Factory** — Optional: no
- **Copilot** — Optional: no
- **Databricks** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **GraphQL** — Optional: no
- **LLM** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **RAG** — Optional: no
- **Rest API** — Optional: no
- **Scala** — Optional: no
- **Snowflake** — Optional: no
- **Spark** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 10

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T02:24:01Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 9
- **Expected fill days**: 27
- **Reasons**: conf:5, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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