Senior ETL​/Data Integration Developer

Position: Senior ETL / Data Integration Developer
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Location:

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States Salary: $91,700 - $163,700/year

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Business & Data Analytics Company:
United Health Group 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.

Join our dynamic healthcare data engineering team as a Senior ETL / Data Integration Developer. In this role, you will design, develop, and deliver scalable, enterprise-grade ETL frameworks within a high-performance, multi-terabyte Oracle Exadata environment that integrates critical encounter and enrollment data from submitters. You will synthesize large, complex healthcare datasets using advanced data integration, transformation, and optimization techniques (including PL/SQL, Informatica, Python, and emerging cloud data platforms).

Your work directly supports the operational management, evaluation, and analytical insight of healthcare systems impacting millions of lives.

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 maintain scalable ETL workflows, pipelines, and data mappings to integrate complex healthcare datasets

Apply ETL development best practices, including parameterization, modular design, and reusable components to avoid hard-coded logic

Build reusable frameworks and automation tools to reduce operational activities and enhance overall data pipeline reliability

Perform optimization, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and debugging of ETL processes across Oracle Exadata development, test, and production environments

Develop and execute comprehensive unit, system, and integration testing for ETL pipelines

Provide ongoing development support, participate in code reviews, and ensure adherence to data integration standards and secure coding principles

Document and maintain technical designs, ETL specifications, data mappings, and operational procedures

Perform data profiling, validation, reconciliation, and balancing checks to ensure high data quality, accuracy, and completeness across ingestion, transformation, and load phases

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:

5+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and supporting ETL / data integration solutions using enterprise-grade tools5+ years of experience working with Oracle databases and PL/SQL, including SQL development and query performance tuning2+ years of experience with scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, Shell, or similar)2+ years of experience in data analysis, data profiling, validation, and reconciliation2+ years of healthcare data experience (e.g., Medicaid, Medicare, Exchange, or commercial payer data)
Proven experience supporting large-scale, high-volume data processing or data warehousing environments

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with the Informatica ETL suite

Experience or familiarity with modern or cloud-based data platforms and technologies (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, AWS)
Experience working with EDI transactions (e.g., 834, 837I, 837P, 837D, 837R, NCPDP), including data mapping, transformation, SNIP validation, and integration across trading partners

Experience working in high-performance Oracle Exadata environments

Experience implementing data quality frameworks, auditability controls, and automated reconciliation mechanisms

Knowledge of HIPAA regulations and healthcare regulatory data security standards

Exposure to modern data engineering patterns such as ELT, scalable batch processing, or hybrid cloud architectures
* All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to United Health Group's Telecommuter Policy Pay is…