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# Senior Database Engineer - Remote

- **Company:** Unitedhealth Group Inc
- **Location:** Eden Prairie, MN, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $112,700.0 - $193,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Cloud Computing, Databases, Data Architecture, Database Design, Database Security, Linux, Perl (Programming Language), Oracle Exadata, Github, Python (Programming Language), Network Troubleshooting, PostgreSQL, Linux System Administration, MySQL, Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Shell Script, Software Engineering, SQL Stored Procedures, PL-SQL, SQL Databases, Scripting, Database Optimization, Information Technology, Database Monitoring, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Microservices
- **Published:** August 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/61BA21223B6E4BB4802032BBA77A0ADC/job/

## About the Role

* 10+ years of DBA administration experience
 * 5+ years of experience in database design, SQL, and stored procedure development experience
 * 3+ years of experience participating in team software development projects
 * 2+ years of experience in database design, SQL, and stored procedure development experience, * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field
 * 2+ years of Database Tuning experience
 * 2+ years of cloud experience
 * 2+ years of automation and/or scripting experience

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

## Description

* All aspects of database administration including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, migration, capacity planning, performance tuning, backup and recovery
 * Proficiency with network troubleshooting tools and techniques
 * Linux System Administration
 * Develop/implement Linux tooling - Linux utility suite, shell, Python, etc.
 * Change management including maintenance of multiple development, test, QA, and production environments. Responsible for deploying approved changes to production
 * 24×7 rotational on-call support, including driving Root Cause Analysis (RCA), preventative action follow-through, and participation in weekly operations reviews
 * Proactive database monitoring and issue resolution
 * Database and PL/SQL optimization including performance tuning, query optimization and supportability; experience with Oracle 19c
 * Actively participate and contribute to projects involving enterprise systems enhancements
 * Participate in project design and Oracle database design decisions. Refine and troubleshoot the design
 * Create and maintain appropriate documentation about the database and the data architecture
 * Regular proactive capacity planning and tending reviews of all oracle databases. Producing weekly, monthly management reports
 * Project Estimation process - including attending project kick-offs and design reviews as necessary to appropriately size new environments, recommend infrastructure solutions and deliver associated cost and resource effort estimates
 * Develop and implement Database security policies and procedures, in line with corporate objectives

Technologies Used:

 * Oracle RDBMS (19c)
 * Oracle ExaData
 * Oracle Cloud, AWS, Azure
 * Python, Shell scripting, SQL, PL/SQL, Perl scripting
 * Linux
 * MySQL, PostgreSQL DB platforms
 * Oracle GoldenGate
 * Oracle GoldenGate Micro Services
 * GitHub

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.


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