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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities.
Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale.
Join us to start Caring.
Connecting.
Growing together.
This role on the Analytics Engineering team is based within Optum Insight as part of Payment Integrity Decision Intelligence (PIDI) organization.
Optum is the technology and services division of UnitedHealth Group, the leading international health insurer.
The roles of the Analytics Engineering team within PIDI include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations, AI engineering and delivery.
With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output.
This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.
We are now looking for an additional Associate Data Engineer to enhance our Software and Data Engineering capacity to develop the analytics, analytic applications and analytic platforms in support of our business insights.
As a key member of the Analytics Engineering Team, you will be part of UnitedHealth Group's mission of helping people live healthier lives.
You will work with other Software/Data Engineers and Data Scientists along with subject matter experts to deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services.
Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Dublin or Letterkenny office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.
Primary Responsibilities: Design, code, test, document, and maintain high-quality and scalable Big Data and Analytic solutions Build and optimize data workflows and pipelines using Python, PySpark, and SQL to process large-scale datasets efficiently Develop and maintain integrations with other platforms and systems using RESTful APIs and microservices architecture Assist with research, evaluate, and deploy new tools, frameworks and patterns to build a sustainable Analytic platform Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement of existing solutions Be innovative in solution design and development to meet the needs of the business Analyze and define customer requirements Collaborate on prototypes, proof-of-concepts