Lead Data Analytics Engineer

Aegon; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aegon is seeking a senior analytics leader to design, develop, and deliver enterprise analytics, reporting, and dashboards. You will translate complex data needs into scalable data models, Power BI reports, and SSRS solutions while guiding cloud modernization across AWS Athena, Snowflake, and Microsoft Fabric. This role collaborates with business and technology teams and mentors junior staff.

Hybrid work environment in the U.S. offices specified; no visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data analytics, BI, or data engineering.
• Strong SQL skills and SQL Server experience.
• Experience building enterprise reporting with SSRS and Power BI.
• Data modeling, warehousing, transformation, and integration knowledge.
• Experience with cloud analytics (AWS Athena, Snowflake).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric pipelines and OneLake.
• Experience leading analytics initiatives from design to delivery.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and support of analytics, reporting, and dashboards.
• Partner with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver insights.
• Analyze datasets to identify trends and action recommendations.
• Design and optimize SQL queries and data transformations.
• Create and maintain scalable data models and Power BI reports.
• Develop SSRS and cloud-based analytics platforms.
• Collaborate to enhance data pipelines, warehouses, and reporting frameworks.
• Establish data governance, quality, security, and best practices.
• Troubleshoot data and reporting issues, improving accuracy and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship for analytics modernization.

Skills

SQL queries

Power BI

SSRS

Data modeling

Data warehousing

Cloud analytics

Azure/AWS

Data governance

ETL/ELT

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / related field

Tools

SQL Server

Power BI

SSRS

Microsoft Fabric

AWS Athena

Snowflake

Job description

Provides technical leadership in the design, development, and delivery of enterprise analytics and reporting solutions. Partners with business and technology teams to translate complex data and reporting needs into scalable data models, dashboards, and reporting solutions. Establishes analytics standards, improves data quality and reporting processes, and serves as a technical resource for modern cloud data and visualization technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise analytics, reporting, and dashboard solutions.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver datadriven insights that improve business outcomes.
• Analyze complex datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, translating findings into actionable recommendations.
• Design, develop, and optimize SQL queries, data transformations, and analytical datasets to support reporting and decision-making.
• Create and maintain scalable data models, Power BI reports, dashboards, and other enterprise reporting solutions.
• Develop and support SSRS, cloud-based analytics platforms, and reporting environments, including AWS Athena, Snowflake, and Microsoft Fabric.
• Collaborate with data architecture and engineering teams to enhance data pipelines, warehouses, cloud platforms, and reporting frameworks.
• Establish and promote standards for data governance, quality, security, validation, performance, and reporting best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex data and reporting issues while improving accuracy, reliability, efficiency, and scalability.
• Provide technical leadership, design oversight, mentorship, and guidance for analytics modernization, cloud migration, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 7+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, data engineering, reporting, or a related discipline
• Advanced experience developing and optimizing SQL queries and working with Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience developing and supporting enterprise reporting solutions using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and Power BI
• Experience with data modeling, data warehousing, data transformation, and data integration concepts and practices
• Experience with cloud analytics technologies, including AWS Athena and Snowflake
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, including pipelines, OneLake, and data synchronization optimization
• Experience leading analytics, reporting, or data engineering initiatives from design through implementation
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise-scale analytics and reporting environments
• Experience with data governance, metadata management, data quality, and reporting standards
• Knowledge of extract, transform, load (ETL) and extract, load, transform (ELT) development and data integration practices
• Experience with cloud-native analytics architectures and modernization of data platforms or data warehouses
• Experience mentoring technical professionals and leading cross-functional initiatives
• Relevant certifications in Microsoft, AWS, Snowflake, or analytics technologies

Working Conditions

• Office environment
• Hybrid office environment (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
• Locations: Cedar Rapids, Denver, Philadelphia

Compensation

The Salary for this position generally ranges between $120,000-130,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Applicants must possess legal authorization to work for our company in the U.S. without the need for immigration, sponsorship or otherwise serving as an employer of record for immigration employment purposes. At this time, this role is not eligible for immigration-related employment authorization sponsorship.

This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The

Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion.

Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation in order to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.