Data Analytics Engineer

Direct Travel; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Package

Wellness program

DE&I initiatives

Job summary

Direct Travel is seeking a Data Analytics Engineer to transform data assets and deliver insights that inform strategic decisions across travel programs.

You will collect data from various data marts, build visualizations and reports, and collaborate with IT and business units to enable analytics-driven improvements. Strong SQL, Python/R/Scala, and cloud data platform experience are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, Data Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong SQL and database skills across RDBMS and document stores.
• Proficient in Python, R or Scala for data analytics engineering.
• Experience with web front-end frameworks like VueJS or React.
• Familiar with Git or other SCM and SDLC.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Knowledge of Looker/Tableau/PowerBI and semantic modeling.
• Ability to build scalable data products and governance.

Responsibilities

• Collect and process data from multiple data marts.
• Develop visualizations, reports, models and performance improvements.
• Collaborate with IT and business units to gather data requirements.
• Identify trends to drive process improvements and policy development.
• Provide insights through clear analytics representations of core travel data.

Skills

SQL & Databases

Python/R/Scala

Data Modeling

Looker/Tableau/PowerBI

Snowflake/AWS/Azure/GCP

Git SCM

VueJS/React

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Data Science

Tools

Snowflake

Looker

LookML

Tableau

PowerBI

Databricks

Job description

Your Expedition (Position Overview)

Direct travel is on a journey of data transformation, and we are seeking a skilled and motivated Data Analytics Engineer to join our team to be a pivotal part of our history.

Going The Extra Mile (Responsibilities)

• Data Management: Data collection and processing across various raw and unimproved data marts.
• Reporting & Visualization: Develop and implement key visualizations, reports, modeling and performance improving optimizations to our core data products.
• Collaboration: Work closely with IT and business units to understand data requirements and provide actionable insights and solutions to data problems.
• Process Improvement: Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex IT data sets to drive process improvements and policy development.
• Analytics & Insights: Provide key and differentiating industry insights for our customers through clear and concise analytical representations of core travel data.

Your Passport To Success (Qualifications)

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Technical Proficiency:
• Advanced knowledge of and experience with databases of all varieties including RDBMS SQL based platforms as well as document stores.
• Demonstrable experience with a programming language typically used in the field of data and analytics engineering e.g. Python, R or Scala.
• Experience and understanding of web application development, front-end reactive applications such as VueJS or React as well as familiarity with middle and back-end software development methodologies.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle and SCM through Git or an alternative.
• Cloud proficiency:
• Experience with a cloud providers such as Amazon AWS, Azure or GCP and associated data platforms and products they provide.
• Analytics:
• Full understanding of the data lifecycle, from pipeline development to warehouse architecture to reporting and analytics enablement.
• Senior level experience with more than one cloud-based analytics platform such as Looker, Tableau or PowerBI.
• Experience developing semantic models across wide-reaching data in sustainable and performant ways.
• Exposure and understanding to cloud-based warehouse platforms such as Snowflake, DataBricks or Azure DataLake.
• Prior experience implementing governance and compliance related frameworks to analytics data products.
• Inquisitive diagnostic skills related to query and system tuning and performance.
• Experience building bespoke data products from the ground up that utilize analytics and business intelligence platforms in an integration manner for visuals and core functionality.
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively share findings with stakeholders.
• Attention to Detail: Adept at queries, report writing, and presenting findings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: Proven working experience as a data analytics engineer.
• Platforms: Snowflake, Looker and LookML modeling experience.

Your Benefits Onboard

In addition to Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits Direct Travel/ATPI offers a Total Rewards Package which includes Retirement Plans, Wellness, Rewards and Recognition, Sustainability, DE&I initiatives, and Mental Health Support.

Embark on the next step in your career journey with Direct Travel!

Direct Travel/ATPI is one of the fastest growing Travel Management Companies (TMC) in the world. By leveraging both the expertise of its people and innovative technology solutions, Direct Travel/ATPI enables clients to derive the greatest value from their travel program in terms of superior service, progressive technologies, and significant cost savings. Direct Travel/ATPI has offices globally and is currently ranked among the top providers on Travel Weekly’s Power List. For more information, visit https://www.dt.com/about-us/careers/

Direct Travel/ATPI is an EOE/AA/Veteran/People with Disabilities employer