Data Architect – Telecommute Nationwide

Key Skills

Java Programming, Oracle, Python Programming, SQL, ETL/ELT technologies, Ansible

Job Description

UnitedHealthcare is a company that's on the rise. We're expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference? Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

Join us as a Data Architect where your in-depth skills in understanding data and data structures, and designing sustainable and modernized data asset solutions and processes, will be instrumental in delivering on key analytical and reporting initiatives that impact our member’s health and wellbeing at both the market and national levels.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead data architecture, data modelling, and data movement initiatives to enhance the architecture of a large data warehouse which supports analytics for the Medicaid business, including domains such as claims, clinical, financial, and member information subject areas
• Understand business requirements and analyze large amounts of data to develop in-depth knowledge of relationships between relevant subject areas and end-to-end data flows/lineage
• Contribute to and adapt data strategy roadmaps that address technology modernization needs; practical operational challenges; and prioritized business requirements
• Consult, make decisions, and design data solutions to meet requirements across multiple teams in alignment with department and organizational best practices
• Recommend and present solutions/approaches to management and leaders, often for complex data and technology challenges which impact business stakeholders
• Develop and implement practical hands-on deliveries of ETL/ELT artifacts for data structures, data pipelines, and data integrations
• Define and enhance architecture standards and review process; enforce adherence to best practices
• Serve as a key resource and technical SME across the department for guiding the maintenance and future progression of the data warehouse and its architectural integrity
• Lead and mentor other data architects/engineers

 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:

• Minimum of 5 years of advanced data analysis & architecture 
• Familiar with data warehouse concepts
• Experience with cloud technologies such as Snowflake, Azure 
• Intermediate or advanced SQL skills (Oracle/SQL Server/ANSI SQL) 
• Experience with data movement processes, ETL/ELT development lifecycle methodologies

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare industry/data experience strongly preferred (claims/clinical/calls outreach data)
• Experience with CI/CD and automation tools and concepts
• Familiar with Unix/Linux 
• Familiar with Python
• Experience with other data transformation and data movement tools such as Azure Data Factory or Databricks