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.

The Senior Manager Data Engineer is responsible for the architecture, implementation, and end-to-end optimization of Oracle Exadata Database Machines both On-Prem and Exadata Cloud Services (ExaCC/ExaCS). This role bridges the gap between core infrastructure management and modern data application development, ensuring 24/7 operational availability for mission-critical, large-scale (petabyte-range) data environments.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure & Architecture
• Performance Engineering
• Operations Support (Including on-call duties)
• Automation & DevOps
• Lifecycle Management
• Security & Compliance
• Leverage AI for all above
• 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 regard 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:

• 8+ years experience in Exadata or Oracle database administration, operations, and production support Candidate must have excellent knowledge in resolving performance tuning issues. Candidate must have experience in Monitoring, Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), Backup/ Recovery Management, DB Provisioning/de-provisioning, HA/DR, Patching, upgrades and capacity administration. Understanding of Incident Management, Problem Management and Change Management. Experience in ticketing tools such as ServiceNow. Ability to document solutions and train operational teams. Experience using ZDLRA as Backup solution would be an added benefit
• AI User: The Exadata Admin ensures Exadata systems are tuned, patched, and monitored to meet stringent SLAs, enabling AI models and analytics to run on reliable, optimized infrastructure

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.