Team Lead - Data Engineering

About Us

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience in the United States (U.S.) across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. We serve more than 750 payers, including the top five national health plans, regional health plans, TPAs and millions of healthcare providers and consumers across our platform of solutions. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts – driving real, measurable results for clients.

Why We Do What We Do

In the U.S., consumers, payers, and providers face significant challenges throughout the healthcare financial journey. Zelis helps streamline the process by offering solutions that improve transparency, efficiency, and communication among all parties involved. By addressing the obstacles that patients face in accessing care, navigating the intricacies of insurance claims, and the logistical challenges healthcare providers encounter with processing payments, Zelis aims to create a more seamless and effective healthcare financial system.

Zelis India plays a crucial role in this mission by supporting various initiatives that enhance the healthcare financial experience. The local team contributes to the development and implementation of innovative solutions, ensuring that technology and processes are optimized for efficiency and effectiveness. Beyond operational expertise, Zelis India cultivates a collaborative work culture, leadership development, and global exposure, creating a dynamic environment for professional growth. With hybrid work flexibility, comprehensive healthcare benefits, financial wellness programs, and cultural celebrations, we foster a holistic workplace experience. Additionally, the team plays a vital role in maintaining high standards of service delivery and contributes to Zelis’ award-winning culture.

Position Overview

Job Description: Team Lead Data Engineer(6-10 Years Experience)

Location: India, Hyderabad

Experience Required: 6-8 years

Key Responsibilities

• Should be able to lead the team, work around escalations
• Assign and manage the workloads /backlogs
• Mentor and guide the team
• Technically assist the team, to identify and fix the issues
• Develop, optimize, and maintain complex MS SQL Server / PostgreSQL/Snowflake queries, including nested and correlated queries.
• Create and manage stored procedures, functions, triggers, and views to support business applications.
• Design and maintain database schemas, ensuring adherence to normalization and E-R flow principles.
• Apply strong DDL and DML concepts to build efficient, scalable, and secure database structures.
• Collaborate with application development teams to integrate database logic and optimize performance.
• Troubleshoot database issues, tune queries, and ensure high data accuracy and consistency.

Required Skills

• Hands-on expertise in writing complex SQL queries (nested, correlated, advanced joins), Snowflake experience good to have
• Strong experience with stored procedures and functions in SQL or PostgreSQL.
• Deep understanding of database concepts: normalization, E-R modeling, DDL, and DML.
• Solid problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Good to have GenAI (GitHub CoPilot or similar) , with DB Client Tools (VSCode, SSMS etc.)

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

At Zelis, we champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of our operations. We embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at Zelis, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Zelis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Accessibility Support

We are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation with any part of the application and/or interview process, please email talentacquisition@zelis.com