Analytics Engineer
Analytics Engineer - Permanent - Remote - up to £65k per annum
The Opportunity
We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-starting Analytics Engineer to join our clients growing Technology & Digital department. In this role, you will bridge the gap between technical data engineering and business-facing insights, playing a pivotal part in evolving our Business Intelligence landscape.
You will join a small, agile team dedicated to promoting data-driven decision-making. Your work will span the entire data lifecycle—from building robust dbt models to crafting engaging visualizations and building custom internal applications.
Key Responsibilities
Dashboard & App Development
- Innovate & Improve: Proactively identify opportunities to enhance existing dashboards and internal applications.
- Platform Champion: Act as the subject matter expert for our primary BI tools (Omni and Looker), evangelizing their use across the organization.
- Custom Solutions: Create new dashboards and custom visualizations that translate complex data into actionable narratives.
- Technical Problem Solving: Address technical challenges and implement solutions that prioritize efficiency and user satisfaction.
Collaboration & Delivery
- Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with Business Analysts and department heads to conduct UAT and ensure solutions meet user needs.
- Technical Synergy: Work alongside the wider engineering team to resolve complex technical hurdles and align on data architecture.
- Knowledge Sharing: Develop and deliver system training to empower users across the business.
Technical Requirements
- BI Expertise: Extensive experience in modern BI platform development. Prior experience with Looker or Omni is highly prioritized.
- Data Modelling: Advanced proficiency in dbt, including the use of unit testing to validate SQL modelling logic.
- Version Control: Comfortable using GitHub for collaborative development and version control.
- Cloud Data Warehousing: Hands-on experience with modern warehouses (e.g., BigQuery).
- Agile Proficiency: Experience working in an Agile environment using Jira to manage workloads and prioritize projects independently.
Soft Skills & Mindset
- Communication: Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and build strong internal networks.
- Analytical Thinking: A natural problem-solver who can quickly grasp new technologies and methodologies.
- Commercial Awareness: A balanced understanding of both the business and technical domains.
Work Environment
Remote-first culture. Expectation for 1 or 2 visits a quarter to the office in the South East.