Sr Data Engineer - Power BI Admin - Remote

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are looking for an experienced Power BI Administrator with data engineering background to lead the administration of enterprise BI platforms and support advanced analytics initiatives. This role combines deep expertise in Power BI environment management with data engineering skills to ensure secure, scalable, and high-performing BI solutions. The ideal candidate will manage Power BI Service and Report Server environments and enforce governance standards across the organization.

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Power BI Administration:
  • Administer Power BI Report Server (PBIRS) and/or Power BI Service environments
  • Manage workspace governance, security models, roles, and user access
  • Deploy, upgrade, and configure Power BI Gateways, data source connections, and capacity settings
  • Monitor server performance, refresh schedules, and usage analytics
  • Troubleshoot performance issues related to Power BI datasets, gateways, and refresh failures
  • Ensure compliance with organizational security and audit policies
• Data Engineering Responsibilities:
  • Design, build, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines to support analytics and reporting
  • Develop data integration solutions using SQL, Python, Spark, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, or similar tools
  • Create and maintain data ingestion frameworks from cloud, on-prem, and third-party apps
  • Implement data quality checks, monitoring, and validation processes
  • Work with database administrators to optimize performance and storage
  • Document data lineage, transformations, and metadata for enterprise governance
• Infrastructure & Governance:
  • Collaborate with security teams to establish policies, access controls, and audit logs
  • Maintain disaster recovery (DR), backup strategies, and environment patching schedules
  • Participate in data governance processes and metadata management
  • Ensure adherence to best practices for enterprise BI architecture and data lifecycle management

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering, BI Platform Management, or related roles
• Deep experience administering Power BI Report Server, Power BI Service, Premium/PPU, Gateways, and Capacity Nodes
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred; AWS/Google Cloud Platform optional)
• Expertise in SQL (T-SQL, PL/SQL, or equivalent)
• Hands-on experience developing Power BI datasets, dataflows, and optimized models (DAX preferred)
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts, star schema design, and BI best practices
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and DevOps practices for BI deployments
• Solid troubleshooting, performance tuning, and problem-solving skills
• If you are offered this position, you will be required to provide extensive personal information to obtain and maintain a suitability or determination of eligibility for a Confidential/Secret or Top Secret security clearance as a condition of your employment
• United States Citizenship
  Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
• Experience building ETL/ELT workflows using tools like: Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Airflow

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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