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UnitedHealth Group Senior Data Engineering Consultant in Gurugram, India
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.
Primary Responsibilities:
Implementation, Configuration of Oracle and PostgreSQL database
Configure Oracle and PostgreSQL cluster
Implement HA solution and define Backup/Recovery strategy
Oracle Cloud migration
Define technical infrastructure environment using Oracle
Define and document standards and guidelines
Automate repeatable tasks
Design, implement and maintain all functions of database systems, including access, methods and time, device allocations, validation checks, organization, security, documentation and statistical methodology
Assist in design, test, implementation, maintenance and control of physical and relational databases
Consult with users; determine requirements and recommends database establishment and utilization
May consult with Systems Analysts and designers on procedures related to new or existing databases
Assists in development of systems and procedures affecting database management, design and maintenance
Establish and maintain databases for user testing and production with direction
Evaluate, test and produce recommendations for the selection, user and deployment of DBMS software, data management tools and utilities, data warehouse and replication tools
Support problem resolution; consult and advise in application design and tuning; plan, organize and execute product benchmarks for threshold and functionality
Provide data administration support of the development and maintenance of production and non-production database environments for distributed applications
Participate in product evaluations, design review session, data requirement meetings and consulting with application development products
Performance and Tuning
Production support
Project Delivery
Be able to define the complete technical infrastructure environment
Be able to review ongoing and proposed projects to identify opportunities for reuse and process improvement
Be able to review project deliverables for completeness, quality, and compliance with established project standards
Be able to document and communicate the status of progress against plans, taking corrective action as necessary
Be able to identify, clarify, and resolve project activity issues and risks, escalating them as needed
Be able to review technical documentation to verify compliance with client requirements and established architectural standards and guidelines
Participate in 24x7 on-call support
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:
10+ years of solid Oracle and PostgreSQL database administration experience
5+ years of production support or technology administration supporting internal systems
3+ years of solid UNIX/LINUX background
Experience with UNIX Korn Shell
Experience in working on sensitive, complex and urgent regulatory requests where data may be shared with internal and external clients
Knowledge of Data Visualization (e.g. Tableau)
Knowledge of Cloud Transformation
Knowledge of Oracle Exadata
Knowledge of Python
Expert level of understanding complex problems and troubleshooting knowledge
Proven solid soft skills (e.g. communication, interpersonal, collaborative, resilient)
Preferred Qualification:
- Experience in MySQL
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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