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# Sr Data Engineer Consultant - Remote

- **Company:** Unitedhealth Group Inc
- **Location:** Minnetonka, MN, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Airflow, Business Analytics Applications, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Security, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Performance Tuning, Workflow Management Systems, Data Processing, Sql Optimization, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Git, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Apache Kafka, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/sr-data-engineer-consultant-remote-minnetonka-mn-usa-58837621

## About the Role

best practices Tasks * Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field * 8+ years of relevant experience * Languages: Python and/or Scala/Java * Advanced SQL skills for data manipulation and performance tuning * Experience with Apache Spark, Databricks, Snowflake or Kafka * Exhaustive experience with Azure cloud services * Designing, building, and optimizing ETL/ELT pipelines * Data modeling, warehousing (Snowflake), and ETL/ELT best practices * Familiarity with orchestration tools (Airflow), CI/CD, Git, and Linux * Solid communication, collaboration, and mentoring abilities Key requirements * comprehensive benefits package * incentive and recognition programs * equity stock purchase * 401k contribution * remote work flexibility * career development opportunities

## Description

Experteer Overview In this role you will design, build, and scale data pipelines and analytics platforms to enable enterprise insights. You will work within a technology team to deliver data-driven solutions, collaborate with stakeholders, and mentor engineers to raise technical standards. You will tackle data security, governance, and quality while advancing analytics and machine learning capabilities. This is a chance to shape data architecture for impactful healthcare outcomes at scale. Compensation / Benefits * Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and platforms * Develop resilient data architectures across warehouses, lakes, and streaming environments * Ensure data security, governance, quality, and standardization * Lead end-to-end delivery of analytics data products from design to production support * Collaborate with business stakeholders and engineering partners to enable BI, analytics, and ML solutions * Mentor and guide a team of data engineers and promote best practices Tasks * Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field * 8+ years of relevant experience * Languages: Python and/or Scala/Java * Advanced SQL skills for data manipulation and performance tuning * Experience with Apache Spark, Databricks, Snowflake or Kafka * Exhaustive experience with Azure cloud services * Designing, building, and optimizing ETL/ELT pipelines * Data modeling, warehousing (Snowflake), and ETL/ELT best practices * Familiarity with orchestration tools (Airflow), CI/CD, Git, and Linux * Solid communication, collaboration, and mentoring abilities Key requirements * comprehensive benefits package * incentive and recognition programs * equity stock purchase * 401k contribution * remote work flexibility * career development opportunities


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