Principal Data Engineer

Optum
📍 Gurugram, Haryana, India 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 19, 2026

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities:


Data Architecture & Canonical Model Design

  • Design, build, and maintain canonical data models that serve as the single source of truth across analytics and AI use cases
  • Define and enforce data contracts between upstream systems and downstream consumers
  • Handle schema evolution, versioning, and drift management proactively
  • Ensure alignment between business semantics and physical data models


Data Engineering & Pipeline Development

  • Build scalable and efficient data pipelines using Snowflake, SQL, and Python
  • Process both structured and semi-structured data (JSON, logs, API payloads)
  • Optimize transformations for performance, cost, and scalability
  • Implement reusable, modular pipeline components


Advanced Data Modeling for Analytics

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Job Details

  • Location Gurugram, Haryana
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Computer Occupations
  • Posted Date June 19, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 29, 2026