Quality Data Validation Engineer - Remote

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position in this function work concurrently on several projects, each with specific instructions that may differ from project to project

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop technical system use cases to support testing of data integration processes for reporting and data warehouse solutions
• Actively participate in walk-through, inspection, review, and user group meetings for quality assurance
• Plan, document, evaluate and track testing results to ensure reporting and data integration solutions are free from defects
• Comply with standards of the software development life cycle and follow strategies, plans and procedures within information technology software
• Participate in production implementation verification and being accountable for validating data quality
• Communicate and interact with appropriate areas on problems, changes and enhancements that may impact data, workflow and /or functionality within Information Technology software
• Manage testing process to ensure that timelines and deliverables are met
• Ensure alignment of quality/test plans to business request
• Comply with standards and strategies of the software development life cycle
• Establish and maintain test cases and test data
• Work with business partners, systems analyst, designers and programmers to create/analyze required project documents and ensure that quality assurance processes are incorporated
• Analyze and dissect system requirements and technical specifications to create and execute test cases for reporting and data integration solutions
• Develop, document, and implement risk mitigation plans
• Ensure that quality processes are carried out through all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Document test results and ensure adherence to testing standards

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:

• 2+ years of experience with data testing
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of experience with relational database systems and database concepts
• 2+ years of experience with data warehousing and dimensional modeling concepts
• 3+ years of experience working with data, data analysis and SQL (Structured Query Language)
• 3+ years of Quality Assurance / Testing experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Experience with data integration concepts
• Proven proactive problem solver and critical thinker with excellent planning, coordination, and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Proven possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills; and the ability to communicate diplomatically with colleagues and clients from various functional areas
• Health care experience
• IT experience in a large, enterprise environment
• Cloud based experience (i.e., Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS etc.)
• Data Visualization (i.e., Tableau, Power BI and etc.)
• Experience with Quality Assurance testing tools
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)

Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only : The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $67,800 to $133,100. 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.

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

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.


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.