Data Engineering Consultant- 7008

Description - External

Provide technical leadership and build in architecture, design and engineering of Data Ingestion, ETL. AI and Database to new technologies in the Public Cloud (Azure), Big Data and API Space

Lead the technology transformation from our legacy Data and Analytic platforms to a Big Data Cloud based Modern Software paradigm. Be innovative in solution design and development to meet the needs of the business.

Understands security threats and patterns comprehensively and ensures adherence to all regulatory initiatives. HIPPA, PHI, PII, locational data restrictions, contractual etc.

Contribute towards inner source to save significant $ savings and educate/encourage other teams across portfolios to use the inner source code in their products.

Create a common framework and repository for the development of Modern APIs available to the Optum Product Engineering Team

Demonstrate leadership in the context of software engineering and be an evangelist for engineering best practices

Create next generation streaming applications to use our Data as a strategic platform to grow the top line revenue

Stay abreast of leading-edge technologies in the industry evaluating emerging software technologies

Work collaboratively with all business areas to assess unmet/new business needs and solutions

Encourage the growth of junior engineers on the team through skills development, mentoring and technical guidance

Create a startup mentality to accelerate the introduction of new capabilities and transform teams

Avid supporter of the Open Source software community

Excellent time management, communication, decision making, and presentation skills

Display a strong desire to achieve and attain high levels of both internal and external customer satisfaction.

Qualifications - External

- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.

Engineering graduate in Computer Science or equivalent stream

7+ years of software product development experience working on commercially available software and / or healthcare platforms.

Subject matter expert on Cloud, Databricks and AI technologies preferably Azure .

Should have 2-3 years of strong experience designing and building Enterprise Data solutions on cloud.

1-2 years of experience developing AI solutions hosted in Azure.

Experience in AI/ML will be preferred.

Experience with Data warehousing services on Azure

Experience in using modern software engineering and product development tools including Agile / SAFE, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, DevOps etc.

Strong experience of operating in a quickly changing environment and driving technological innovation to meet business requirement

Proven track record of building relationships across cross-functional teams

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.SM

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