Senior Manager Data Engineering

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 seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to architect, build, and manage enterprise-scale data platforms that power advanced analytics and AI initiatives. This role blends cloud engineering, DevOps automation, and data platform administration to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-efficient solutions across Azure and AWS environments.

You will lead efforts to optimize Databricks and Snowflake platforms, enforce governance and compliance, and implement automation that accelerates delivery and improves reliability.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Platform Engineering & AdministrationArchitect and manage Databricks and Snowflake environments on Azure, including workspace setup, cluster policies, user access, and cost governancePerform advanced DBA tasks : performance tuning, storage optimization, compute resource managementMonitor platform health and proactively resolve issues across multi-cloud environmentsIntegrate data platforms with other cloud services and enterprise systems
• Platform DevOps & AutomationLead Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) development using Terraform, ARM templates, or CloudFormationBuild and maintain CI / CD pipelines for platform components using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or JenkinsAutomate operational tasks : user onboarding, job orchestration, resource scaling, and alertingDevelop reusable tools and scripts in Python, PowerShell, or BashImplement monitoring and observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Datadog, or Prometheus / Grafana
• Security, Governance & ComplianceEnforce enterprise security policies, RBAC, and audit logging across platformsCollaborate with governance teams to implement data cataloging, lineage tracking, and classificationEnsure compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2, and internal standards
• 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 :

Preferred 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.

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