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The Stars Data Operations, Quality, & Governance team is seeking an experienced SAS Sr. Data Engineer to be part of a team of developers and analysts that are creating and supporting solutions to benefit the M&R line of business within United Health Care.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design and develop batch software on the UNIX platform utilizing Korn shell scripting as a wrapper to execute SQL, SAS and/or Perl programs


• Maintain and enhance the source code and process flow for the department's SAS production environment


• Partner with key stakeholders throughout the M&R Stars team to understand needs of supported processes


• Follow departmental standards and best practices for coding, testing and documentation


• The applicant would enjoy full responsibility for supporting the activities related to the collection, review, cleansing, quality, and reporting of data end-user adoption of our BI applications


• Participate in design reviews and provide input to the design recommendations, information/data flow, incorporate security requirements into design


• Translate technical requirements into programmed application modules and develop/enhance those


• Partnering with business analysts and product owners to understand their business needs and drivers to design a quality information delivery solution (reports / dashboards / analytics) to meet their needs


• Developing subject matter expertise in the line of business they are supporting, the systems they use, and the details of the data to help develop quality solutions

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:

• Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or other technical discipline


• 5+ years of experience as an Application Developer with a focus on SAS programming and data analytics


• 2+ years of experience writing customized code in SAS, including macro programming and connecting to external data stores


• Comfort and experience working in a Unix and Windows environment


• Solid experience working with Base SAS Programming


• Solid experience working with SAS Macro Programming


• Solid experience working with SQL Server

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Power BI & Tableau


• Experience using GitHub


• Experience with Snowflake Data Loading, Tasks, Procedures, and Database Change Management


• Experience with Teradata

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

Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $82,100 to $146,900. The salary range for Connecticut/Nevada residents is $90,500 to $161,600. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

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