Data Engineering Manager

Mumbai, Maharashtra
Permanent
Full-time

15 days ago

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.We are looking for a skilled Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions. This role spans the full data engineering lifecycle - from research and architecture to deployment and support- within cloud-native environments, with a strong focus on AWS and Kubernetes (EKS).Primary Responsibilities:

Data Engineering Lifecycle: Lead research, proof of concept, architecture, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of data solutions
Data Solutions: Design and implement modular, flexible, secure, and reliable data systems that scale with business needs
Instrumentation and Monitoring: Integrate pipeline observability to detect and resolve issues proactively
Troubleshooting and Optimization: Develop tools and processes to debug, optimize, and maintain production systems
Tech Debt Reduction: Identify and address legacy inefficiencies to improve performance and maintainability
Debugging and Troubleshooting: Quickly diagnose and resolve unknown issues across complex systems
Documentation and Governance: Maintain clear documentation of data models, transformations, and pipelines to ensure security and governance compliance
Cloud Expertise: Leverage advanced skills in AWS and EKS to build, deploy, and scale cloud-native data platforms
Cross-Functional Support: Collaborate with analytics, application development, and business teams to enable data-driven solutions
Team Leadership: Lead and mentor engineering teams to ensure operational efficiency and innovation
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

EligibilityTo apply to an internal job, employees must meet the following criteria:

SG 27 and SG 28 can apply

SG 27 will move to SG 28; SG 28 will move laterally
Performance rating in the last common review cycle of "Meets Expectations" or higher
Not be on any active CAP (Corrective Action Plan) or active disciplinary action
Time in Role Guidelines:

Should have been in your current position for a minimum of 12 months, if you have not met the recommended minimum time in role, discuss your career interest with your manager and gain alignment prior to applying. And share the alignment email with respective recruiter while applying

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
5+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles
Proven experience designing and deploying scalable, secure, high-quality data solutions
Solid expertise in full Data Engineering lifecycle (research to maintenance)
Advanced AWS and EKS knowledge
Proficient in CI/CD, IaC, and addressing tech debt
Proven skilled in monitoring and instrumentation of data pipelines
Proven advanced troubleshooting and performance optimization abilities
Proven ownership mindset with ability to manage multiple components
Proven effective cross-functional collaborator (DS, SMEs, and external teams).
Proven exceptional debugging and problem-solving skills
Proven solid individual contributor with a team-first approach

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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