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UnitedHealth Group Senior Manager Data Engineering - SQL, SSIS, SSRS Data Analytics, Data Bricks, Kafka in Gurugram, India
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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
Provide leadership to junior engineers and guide their work, Oversee technical projects, ensuring successful execution, Propose budgets and schedules for engineering initiatives. Train and mentor other team members
Plan and execute large-scale engineering projects, Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals
Leading a team building and supporting data solutions with a focus on quality, performance, scalability, and resilience
Continuously evaluating team workload and capacity and providing timely information concerning throughput and resource needs
Leading and participating in data solution planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and documentation activities
Directing day-to-day development activities for a team of data professionals
Collaborating on and executing an SDLC for a portfolio of new and existing data solutions
Developing and cultivating stakeholder relationships to understand business needs and drive prioritization
Acting as technical lead on projects
Designing, developing, and maintaining data streaming solutions using technologies such as Kafka, Spark Streaming, or similar platforms
Implementing real-time data processing and analytics pipelines
Ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of streaming data solutions
Monitoring and troubleshooting streaming data pipelines to ensure continuous data flow and minimal downtime
Ensuring compliance with and participating in operational workflows, including code reviews, change management, and release management
Providing accurate estimates and delivering on commitments in an efficient and effective manner
Providing support and guidance to the business concerning data artifacts, solutions, and analysis
Providing production support as required to support business operations
Assisting in team operational, solution, and process improvement initiatives
Reviewing the work of others
Developing innovative approaches
Being sought out as an expert
Serving as a leader/mentor
Comply 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
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems or other technology-related fields
12+ years of data solution development and documentation experience with a focus on quality, performance, scalability, and resilience using Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL, SSIS, and SSRS), with recent experience using 2016 or higher
8+ years leading or managing data-focused teams of five or more teammates with a proven record of success
6+ years of experience with parallel data ingestion from a wide variety (10+) and number (100+) of data sources
6+ years of experience transforming and integrating large disparate data systems (50+ objects; 500GB+) into a canonical model
6+ years of experience using TFS, Azure DevOps, or GIT tools for data solution management and delivery
5+ years of experience with incident, change, and release management (i.e., ServiceNow, etc.)
3+ years of experience delivering reporting and analytics using SSRS, Tableau, or Microsoft PowerBI Report Server
Proven passion to learn, grow, and teach others both technically and professionally
Preferred Qualifications:
Microsoft Data or Azure-related certifications
Experience with Azure technologies, including SQL Server Managed Database, Synapse, Data Factory, Databricks, Kafka, Event Hub, Power Automate, or Machine Learning
Experience of collaborating with data scientists and analysts to integrate streaming data into machine learning models and analytics workflows
Experience using web-APIs as a data ingestion source, in particular, knowledge of ServiceNow
Experience with medical systems, data constructs, and accounting practices
Ability to lead the implementation of automation solutions to streamline data engineering processes and improve operational efficiency
Ability to manage the development and deployment of automated monitoring and alerting systems to ensure the reliability and performance of data solutions
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for automation and AI-driven improvements in data workflows.
Ability to provide strategic direction and technical leadership in the adoption of new technologies and best practices for data engineering and automation
Ability to lensure the team stays updated with the latest advancements in AI, machine learning, and automation technologies, and applying them to solve business challenges has context menu
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.