[Remote] Senior Data Engineer (DBA)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optum is a global organization that delivers care aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. This Senior Data Engineer (DBA) role supports enterprise database platforms across on-premises and multi-cloud environments, administering PostgreSQL, Oracle, and MySQL databases while ensuring reliability, performance, security, backup, recovery, and availability. The position also contributes to cloud modernization, automation, incident response, and operational excellence across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
Responsibilities
- Administer, maintain, and optimize PostgreSQL, Oracle, and MySQL databases across on-premises and multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Manage database installations, upgrades, migrations, patching, security compliance, and environment provisioning
- Ensure database availability, performance, backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and data protection in line with RTO/RPO objectives
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve database and cloud platform incidents, providing production support and participating in on-call rotations
- Support storage, capacity planning, application releases, and change management activities across enterprise environments
- Collaborate with engineering, application, and infrastructure teams to drive cloud modernization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Maintain technical documentation and contribute to architecture standards, best practices, and operational excellence
- Communicate risks, issues, and recommendations effectively to stakeholders and leadership, escalating critical concerns when required
Skills
- • 5+ years of database administration (DBA) experience within complex enterprise environments
- • 5+ years of experience supporting mission-critical production databases, including high availability and 24x7 operations
- • 5+ years of hands-on experience administering PostgreSQL, Oracle, and MySQL database platforms
- • 5+ years of experience with database backup, recovery, cloning, migration, performance tuning, and capacity management
- • 3+ years of experience supporting cloud-based database platforms across Azure, AWS, and GCP, including both PaaS and IaaS deployments
- • 3+ years of experience delivering cloud migration, modernization, and high availability/disaster recovery solutions
- • 3+ years of experience with database performance optimization, including query tuning, indexing strategies, and workload analysis
- • 3+ years of scripting and automation experience using Python and Shell scripting
- • 2+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Ansible
- • Willingness to participate in a 24x7 on-call support rotation
- • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting abilities
- • Ability to work effectively across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams, including DBA, SRE, infrastructure, and application teams
- • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate risks, impacts, recommendations, and remediation plans
- • Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
- • Proactive mindset focused on reliability, automation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement
- • Ability to remain calm and make sound decisions during high-severity production incidents
- • Strong attention to detail with a commitment to quality, security, and compliance standards
- • All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Benefits
- Flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S.
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
- Career development opportunities
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