Lead and perform data engineering work supporting healthcare data platforms. Develop and orchestrate AI agents and tool integrations, build pipelines on Databricks/Snowflake, use Python/Perl/Unix and Postgres, apply FHIR healthcare standards, mentor offshore teams, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
Requisition Number: 2370708
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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
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.
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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Offshore employees to support several key initiatives and need to be flexible to work in parallel
- 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:
- B.E / MCA / B. Tech / M. Tech /MS Graduation
- 3+ years of experience in Data Engineering skill set
- Hands-on experience on AI agent development and orchestration, Tool integration (MCP, Lang graph, langchain, Agno Framework etc.)
- Good hands-on experience with Vibe coding with co-pilot
- Knowledge of Data Bricks, Snowflake, PostgresSQL, Unix Shell Script/Perl/Python
- Healthcare knowledge essential - FHIR Resource, Customer, Member, Claims and Provider
- Technically sound in both current technologies Python as well as cloud technologies Azure/Data Bricks & Snowflake, Airflow, GitHub Co-pilot, and AI agent development and orchestration, Tool integration. Good hands-on experience with Vibe coding with co-pilot
- Proven excellent communication and presentation skills
- Proven ability to lead the team
- Proven ability to work as individual as well as team player
- Proven ability to communicate with internal and external customers
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.
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