Lead Analytics Engineer - AI-Driven Data Platform Architect

Vasion, Inc.; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation bonus

Flexible paid time off

Paid parental leave

401k with company match

HSA

On-site gym & perks

Job summary

Vasion, Inc. is seeking a Lead Analytics Engineer to serve as the primary architect of our data platform. You will own Snowflake design, ELT pipelines, and the semantic layer, while guiding analytics strategy and mentoring 1–2 engineers.

You will lead AI-powered analytics initiatives, ensure data quality and governance, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver trusted metrics and insights across the organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in analytics engineering or related role.
• Expert SQL and data modeling skills (Kimball, OBT, or similar).
• Hands-on experience with dbt Core/Cloud in production.
• Strong Snowflake expertise — warehouse configuration, query optimization, cost controls, RBAC.
• Experience managing ELT pipelines with Airbyte or Fivetran.
• Ability to manage and prioritize a project backlog with technical debt and new features.
• Strong communicator who aligns stakeholders and drives momentum.
• Experience deploying AI tools for analytics and related tooling.

Responsibilities

• Architect and govern the Snowflake data warehouse; optimize performance and costs.
• Own and maintain ELT pipelines via Airbyte Cloud and Fivetran.
• Design and maintain semantic layer and metrics used by AI agents and dashboards.
• Establish standards for data modeling, pipelines, testing, and documentation.
• Lead dbt models, tests, and docs in production; drive best practices.
• Own analytics roadmap; prioritize work and align with business needs.
• Collaborate with BI Manager and stakeholders to triage requests and plan work.
• Facilitate sprint planning and backlog grooming; communicate status clearly.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

dbt Core/Cloud

Snowflake

ELT pipelines

Airbyte/Fivetran

Prioritization

Mentorship

Communication

Tools

Airbyte Cloud

Fivetran

dbt Core

dbt Cloud

Snowflake

RBAC

Job description

Vasion, Inc. is seeking a Lead Analytics Engineer to serve as the primary architect of our data platform. You will own Snowflake design, ELT pipelines, and the semantic layer, while guiding analytics strategy and mentoring 1–2 engineers.

You will lead AI-powered analytics initiatives, ensure data quality and governance, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver trusted metrics and insights across the organization.