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Growing together.\nPrimary Responsibilities:\nDesign, develop, test, and deploy scalable data pipelines using Azure Databricks, Spark SQL, Python, and Airflow\nBuild and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and data curation processes across multiple enterprise data sources\nDevelop complex SQL queries and optimize data processing workflows for performance and scalability\nCreate, maintain, and support Airflow DAGs for orchestration, scheduling, monitoring, and error handling\nCollaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and stakeholders during requirements gathering, backlog refinement, and sprint planning activities\nImplement data quality validations, reconciliation checks, and exception handling mechanisms\nSupport the development and maintenance of Delta Lake and Lakehouse architectures within Databricks\nParticipate in data platform modernization and cloud migration initiatives\nDevelop reusable frameworks, utilities, and automation solutions to improve engineering efficiency\nTroubleshoot pipeline failures, performance bottlenecks, and complex data issues\nFollow coding standards, security requirements, and engineering best practices\nContribute to CI/CD implementation and automated deployment processes\nWork closely with cross-functional teams to support analytics, reporting, AI, and business operational needs\nPrepare and maintain technical documentation, design specifications, and operational runbooks\nSupport production deployments, incident resolution, root cause analysis, and operational excellence initiatives\nUtilize AI-assisted development tools and automation capabilities to improve delivery efficiency and code quality\nProvide technical recommendations and participate in design reviews and architecture discussions\nDemonstrate ownership, accountability, and commitment to project deliverables\nStay current with emerging technologies, cloud services, and modern data engineering practices\nComply with company policies, security standards, and organizational guidelines\nComply 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 regards 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\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, MCA, or equivalent experience\n4+ years of relevant hands-on experience in Azure Databricks and Modern Data Engineering\nExperience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments\nTechnical SkillsCloud Technologies knowledgeMicrosoft Azure\nAzure Data Factory (ADF)\nAzure Key Vault\nAzure DevOps or GitHub\nCI/CD Pipelines\n\nData Engineering ExpertiseData ingestion frameworks\nData transformation and enrichment\nBatch processing pipelines\nData quality implementation\nQuery optimization\nPerformance tuning\nMetadata and lineage concepts\n\nCore SkillsAzure Databricks\nApache Spark\nSpark SQL\nSQL Development\nPython Programming\nApache Airflow\nDAG Development and Workflow Orchestration\nDelta Lake\nAzure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)\nETL / ELT Development\nData Warehousing Concepts\nData Modeling Fundamentals\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nAzure Databricks certification or related Azure certifications\nExperience working with Healthcare, Claims, Member, Provider, Payment Integrity, or Affordability data domains\nExperience with Snowflake and modern cloud data platforms\nExperience using GitHub Actions, DevOps automation, and Infrastructure as Code\nHealthcare payer industry experience\nExperience supporting enterprise data platforms and analytics ecosystems\nExperience with Payment Integrity, Risk Adjustment, Claims Analytics, or Provider Analytics\nExposure to AI/ML data engineering workflows and AI-enabled analytics solutions\nExposure to AI-driven development and engineering productivity tools\nExposure to Generative AI, Azure OpenAI, or AI-assisted engineering tools\nUnderstanding of Data Lakehouse, Data Mesh, or Data Fabric concepts\nKey Competencies:\nSolid analytical and problem-solving skills\nAbility to independently deliver medium to complex technical solutions\nSolid debugging and troubleshooting capabilities\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills\nEffective stakeholder collaboration and teamwork\nSolid learning agility and growth mindset\nAbility to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment\nSelf-motivated with solid ownership and accountability\nAt UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. 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