Join the NY APD and Virginia EDW Analytics Operations and Maintenance team within Optum Technology as a Principal Data Engineer. In this role, you will lead the architecture, design, and operational management of mission-critical Oracle and Snowflake data warehouses across development, test, UAT, production, and training environments in New York and Virginia. You will ensure optimized compute, memory, and storage configurations across high-demand systems, while designing, building, and deploying AI-powered solutions, Copilot automations, and intelligent runbooks using Python, Bash, and Azure OpenAI. This role offers the unique opportunity to solve complex data platform challenges, drive infrastructure automation, and ensure resilient, high-performance data systems that support large-scale healthcare and public sector analytics.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.
Primary Responsibilities:- Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI
- Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement
- Evaluate emerging trends to inform solution design and strategic innovation
- Lead the architectural design, administration, and operational management of enterprise Oracle and Snowflake data warehouse platforms across dev, test, UAT, prod, and training environments
- Architect, configure, and maintain Oracle Exadata, Oracle Database Appliance (ODA), Oracle RAC, and Data Guard environments to ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and data resilience
- Optimize database compute, memory, and storage configurations, conducting advanced query tuning, workload profiling, and system performance tuning
- Build and deploy automated operational workflows, diagnostic tools, and self-healing runbooks using Python, Bash, Azure OpenAI, and modern AI/ML frameworks
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, infrastructure, networking, and storage teams to integrate Informatica MDM pipelines and enterprise monitoring solutions
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.
Required Qualifications:- 8+ years of database engineering or administration experience managing large-scale enterprise Oracle database environments
- 5+ years of experience architecting, managing, and tuning Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and Oracle Data Guard
- 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting Oracle Exadata or Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) engineered systems
- 3+ years of experience writing and maintaining infrastructure automations using Python and Bash
- 2+ years of experience designing, developing, or deploying AI-powered solutions, Azure OpenAI services, Copilot automations, or machine learning tools into production or operational workflows
- 2+ years of experience conducting database performance tuning, resource optimization (compute/memory/storage), and diagnostics across multi-environment lifecycles (Dev, Test, UAT, Prod)
- Demonstrated onshore availability within the United States to meet contractual requirements
Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience designing, managing, or optimizing Snowflake cloud data warehouse environments
- Experience supporting Informatica Master Data Management (MDM) platforms and data integration pipelines
- Experience configuring and optimizing SAN/NAS storage, enterprise networking, and database infrastructure monitoring tools
- Oracle Certified Master (OCM), Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), or Snowflake SnowPro Core certificationExperience supporting public sector, state government, or healthcare analytics data systems
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $112,700 to $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
