Senior Analytics Engineer

Senior Analytics Engineer at DataTrek focused on data engineering, dashboards, analytical applications, and BI solutions for a government-facing client, enabling informed decisions by senior government leaders.

Responsibilities

• Create and sustain interactive dashboards and analytical applications for senior government stakeholders
• Interpret high-level directives from government leadership into well-scoped deliverables and shepherd them to completion
• Develop data visualizations that reveal insights from complex datasets in an actionable format
• Own end-to-end BI product delivery, from requirements gathering and wireframing through development, QA, and handoff
• Collaborate with stakeholders to iterate on solutions as requirements evolve, aligning expectations through clear communication
• Build and maintain data pipelines in Databricks and Palantir Foundry to support dashboards and analytics
• Work with large, complex datasets and transform them into clean, reliable data models for reporting and visualization
• Design and implement data integration solutions from multiple source systems to support delivery
• Ensure data quality, performance, and reliability across pipelines and downstream analytics outputs
• Collaborate with team members using Git for version control and code collaboration
• Engage directly with senior government officials to understand strategic goals, even when formal requirements are unclear
• Lead working sessions to elicit requirements, validate designs, and gather feedback from non-technical leaders
• Document solutions clearly and explain technical concepts and tradeoffs to non-technical audiences at all levels
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor, proactively flagging issues, proposing solutions, and communicating status transparently

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or BI development
• Proven track record building dashboards and analytical applications on Palantir Foundry, Tableau, or similar platforms
• Extensive experience with Databricks and Palantir Foundry
• Strong SQL proficiency with hands-on Python and PySpark experience
• Experience in cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Proven ability to work directly with senior or executive stakeholders and translate ambiguity into deliverables
• Excellent written and verbal communication for presenting technical findings
• Self-starter with the ability to take ownership and drive work independently
• U.S. citizenship required
• Active DoD Secret clearance required

Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (preferred)

Technologies

• Databricks
• Palantir Foundry
• Git
• Tableau
• Python
• PySpark
• SQL
• Azure
• AWS
• GCP

Benefits

• Paid time off

Timeframe

• 12 months Initial (W-2 only)

Work Model

• Remote

Salary

• USD 150,000 - 180,000 per year

Work Location

• Remote

Citizenship & Clearance Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required
• Active DoD Secret clearance required