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Optum · 8 hours ago

Sr Data Engineer - Power BI Admin - Remote

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$92K/yr - $164K/yr

7+ years exp

Optum is a global leader in health care innovation, developing solutions to improve health systems. They are seeking an experienced Power BI Administrator with a data engineering background to manage enterprise BI platforms and support analytics initiatives, ensuring secure and high-performing BI solutions.

EducationHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

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

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

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

Qualification

Power BI AdministrationData EngineeringSQLAzure Data FactoryETL/ELT PipelinesData WarehousingTroubleshootingPerformance TuningVersion ControlDevOps PracticesProblem Solving

Required

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/GCP 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

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

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Company

Optum

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Optum is a healthcare company that provides pharmacy services, health care operations, and population health management. It is a sub-organization of UnitedHealth Group.

Founded in 2011

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA

10001+ employees