Senior Data Analyst - 2333298

Senior Data Analyst - 2333298

EMPLOYER: Optum Services Inc.

JOB TITLE: Senior Data Analyst

LOCATION: 1 Optum Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (Telecommute with various unanticipated worksites.)

DUTIES: Design enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Duties include: Working with end users/customers to understand system and business issues and perform technical analysis to develop solutions; Working with end users/customers to understand and develop requirements; Maintaining Dashboards and other basic reports related to data warehouse on a daily basis; Maintaining user profiles and security skills that are related to the databases; design, develop, and modify highly specialized computer applications to drive Optum user efficiency and overall business success; quickly and effectively design, develop, and implement new technology features that build on existing functionality, including but not limited to integrating with new technology; ensure compliance with Optum's software development life cycle protocols and ensure project priorities are recorded and satisfied according to those protocols, raising any risk factors to the appropriate Optum project management team; constantly improve functionality, reliability, testability, availability, latency, scalability, and efficiency of databases and data warehouse systems; adhere to Optum version control, release management, and deployment protocols to distribute new functionality to the user base; and design and develop reporting as needed to summarize and analyze functionality. Telecommute with various unanticipated worksites.

REQUIREMENTS: Employer will accept a Master's degree in Information Studies, Computer Science or related field and three (3) years experience in the job offered or in a Data Analyst-related occupation. Position requires three (3) years of experience in the following:
* Tools such as Teradata V16/17;
* Teradata Utilities such as TPT, Mload, Fastload, or BTEQ;
* ETL using Teradata Utilities in a Unix/Linux environment;
* Teradata SQL Assistant;
* Teradata Studio;
* SQL Skills including working with joins, indexes, partitions at table level, and performance tuning skillsets;
* TASM;
* DBA backup / restore functionality / incremental backups; and
* BI Query or other BI reporting tool along with basic modelling operations and maintenance issues.

RATE OF PAY: $131,186 - $171,150 / per year

Please apply via careers.uhg.com and search for job #2333298

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

UnitedHealth Group offers a full range of comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision, as well as matching 401k and an employee stock purchase plan.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.