Senior Database Engineer - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

10d•Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Database Engineer within the Optum Financial Services Tech team, you will be a key contributor to building and optimizing the highly scalable data foundations that power our financial healthcare ecosystem. Our team is dedicated to modernizing financial data exchange and improving health equity by ensuring seamless, secure access to financial tools and benefits for millions of members. In this role, you will tackle complex data architecture challenges and real-time transaction processing using innovative technologies such as cloud-native database platforms, automated CI/CD pipelines, and advanced data security frameworks. You will collaborate with elite engineering teams to drive the future of financial health technology, ensuring our systems are performant, resilient, and ready for the next generation of healthcare innovation. 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.

Requirements

10+ years of DBA administration experience
5+ years of experience in database design, SQL, and stored procedure development experience
3+ years of experience participating in team software development projects
2+ years of experience in database design, SQL, and stored procedure development experience

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field
2+ years of Database Tuning experience
2+ years of cloud experience
2+ years of automation and/or scripting experience

Responsibilities

All aspects of database administration including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, migration, capacity planning, performance tuning, backup and recovery
Proficiency with network troubleshooting tools and techniques
Linux System Administration
Develop/implement Linux tooling – Linux utility suite, shell, Python, etc.
Change management including maintenance of multiple development, test, QA, and production environments. Responsible for deploying approved changes to production
24x7 rotational on-call support, including driving Root Cause Analysis (RCA), preventative action follow-through, and participation in weekly operations reviews
Proactive database monitoring and issue resolution
Database and PL/SQL optimization including performance tuning, query optimization and supportability; experience with Oracle 19c
Actively participate and contribute to projects involving enterprise systems enhancements
Participate in project design and Oracle database design decisions. Refine and troubleshoot the design
Create and maintain appropriate documentation about the database and the data architecture
Regular proactive capacity planning and tending reviews of all oracle databases. Producing weekly, monthly management reports
Project Estimation process – including attending project kick-offs and design reviews as necessary to appropriately size new environments, recommend infrastructure solutions and deliver associated cost and resource effort estimates
Develop and implement Database security policies and procedures, in line with corporate objectives