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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Optum, Inc
- **Location:** St. Louis Park, MN, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $72,800.0 - $130,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Logical Databases, Microsoft SQL Server, Query Optimization, Reverse Engineering, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, SQL Server Integration Services, Systems Integration, Transact-SQL, Data Ingestion, Transactional Database, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=497fa468c3626182

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science OR related field OR equivalent combination of education and experience
 * 5+ years of experience as a Developer
 * 4+ years of experience with advanced MS SQL Server queries including creating stored procedures, views and functions and query tuning
 * 4+ years of experience with analyzing, documenting, and reverse engineering, any type of SQL based applications and processes
 * 4+ years of experience with Transact-SQL, Stored Procedures and Microsoft SQL Server
 * 2+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Knowledge of advanced SSIS concepts to handle complex tasks like importing large files, loading data in a transactional database, etc.
 * 2+ years of experience with ETL, * Healthcare experience
 * Demonstrated experience successfully documenting and communicating software designs of complex systems
 * Ability to work independently and as part of a team while demonstrating initiative and using good business judgment
 * Demonstrated ability to reduce and/or prevent production defects based on the continuous root cause analysis and process improvement
 * Demonstrated experience with estimation and planning
 * All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

## Description

* Provides development estimates and participates in project planning
 * Designs and builds data extracts, integrations and transformations
 * Establish database management systems, standards, guidelines, and quality assurance for database deliverables, such as conceptual design, logical database, capacity planning, external data interface specification, data loading plan, data maintenance plan and security policy
 * Designs and develop programs and tools to support data ingestion, curation and provision of enterprise data to achieve analytics & reporting on our current technology stack
 * Provides successful deployment and provisioning of data solutions to required environments
 * Ability to troubleshoot any complex issues as well as provide support to production
 * Develops understanding of the data and builds business acumen
 * Reviews discrepancies in requirements and resolves with stakeholders
 * Identifies and recommends appropriate continuous improvement opportunities and ensures integrations are automated and have proper exception handling
 * Key team member of project team designing and deploying a data pipeline


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