Senior Analytics Engineer

Senior Analytics Engineer at DataTrek focusing on data engineering, dashboards, analytical applications, and BI solutions for a government-facing client. This hands-on delivery role supports informed decision making by senior government leaders.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain interactive dashboards and analytical applications for senior government stakeholders
• Translate vague or high-level requirements from government leadership into clear, well-scoped deliverables and drive them to completion
• Create compelling data visualizations that surface insights from complex datasets in a clear and actionable way
• Own the end-to-end delivery of BI products: from requirement gathering and wireframing through build, QA, and handoff
• Partner with stakeholders to iterate on solutions as requirements evolve, using strong communication skills to align expectations
• Build and maintain data pipelines in Databricks and Palantir Foundry to power dashboards and analytics products
• Work with large, complex datasets and transform them into clean, reliable data models ready for reporting and visualization
• Design and implement data integration solutions from various source systems as needed 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 undefined or incomplete
• Facilitate working sessions to extract requirements, validate designs, and gather feedback from non-technical leadership
• Document solutions clearly and explain technical concepts and tradeoffs to non-technical audiences at all levels
• Act as a trusted technical advisor by proactively flagging issues, proposing solutions, and communicating status with transparency

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, or BI Developer
• Demonstrated experience building dashboards and analytical applications (for example, Palantir Foundry, Tableau, or similar platforms)
• Strong experience with Databricks and Palantir
• Solid SQL skills and hands-on experience with Python and PySpark
• Experience working in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Proven ability to work directly with senior or executive stakeholders and turn ambiguous requirements into deliverables
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical findings clearly
• Self-starter mindset with the ability to take ownership and drive work forward independently
• U.S. citizenship is required
• Active DoD Secret clearance is required
• 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

Initial term: 12 months (W-2 only)

Education Requirement

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

Citizenship and Security Clearance

U.S. citizenship is required. Active DoD Secret clearance is required. Security clearance: Secret (Required).

Pay

USD 150,000 - 180,000 per year

Work Model

Remote