Senior Analytics Engineer (62094)

Thistle Health; California (MO); On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Thistle Health is seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer to lead the evolution of its data infrastructure, models, and governance. You will partner with cross‑functional leaders to enable data‑driven decisions and scale analytics across the business.

As a senior member of the analytics team, you will design end‑to‑end data pipelines, mentor engineers, and optimize cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift while championing best practices and scalable data products.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data architecture, or data engineering.
• Proven experience building and scaling cloud-based data ecosystems using dbt, Airflow, and a cloud data warehouse.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python, with strong data modeling and transformation skills.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders across levels and functions.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and governance of end‑to‑end data infrastructure for scalability and reliability.
• Design and implement core data models and pipelines (ETL/ELT) for analytics and reporting.
• Define data definitions, metrics, and source‑of‑truth models across teams.
• Mentor analytics engineers and analysts to raise technical standards.
• Partner with senior leadership to identify data-enabled business opportunities.
• Optimize performance of the data warehouse, workflows, and queries.
• Champion tooling such as dbt, Airflow, version control, testing, and docs.
• Build scalable data products, dashboards, and exploration tools for stakeholders.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data modeling

Analytics leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

dbt

Airflow

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

Job description

About the Role

The Senior Analytics Engineer will play a critical leadership role in shaping and scaling Thistle’s data infrastructure, strategy, and culture. You will be responsible for driving the evolution of our modern data stack, delivering robust and high-quality data models, and enabling strategic, data-informed decisions throughout the business.

As a senior member of the Analytics team, you’ll act as both a technical expert and thought partner to cross‑functional leaders, including marketing, product, engineering, operations, and finance.

How You’ll Make a Difference

• Own the architecture and governance of Thistle’s end‑to‑end data infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and adherence to best practices.
• Lead the design and implementation of our core data models and pipelines (ETL/ELT), enabling advanced analytics, reporting, and experimentation.
• Drive cross‑functional alignment on data definitions, metrics, and source‑of‑truth models to ensure consistency and clarity across teams.
• Develop and mentor analytics engineers and analysts, elevating technical standards and fostering a data‑driven mindset throughout the company.
• Serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership by identifying opportunities for data to unlock business value and advising on high‑impact initiatives.
• Continuously optimize the performance of our data warehouse (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift), workflows, and query efficiency.
• Champion best‑in‑class tooling and practices, including dbt, Airflow, version control, testing frameworks, and documentation standards.
• Support self‑serve analytics by building scalable, intuitive data products, dashboards, and exploration tools tailored to business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data architecture, or data engineering, with a strong record of owning end‑to‑end data solutions.
• Proven experience building and scaling cloud‑based data ecosystems using modern tools like dbt, Airflow, and a cloud data warehouse (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift).
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python, with strong data modeling and transformation skills.
• Strong strategic thinking, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders across levels and functions.
• Experience in defining and operationalizing data governance, quality frameworks, and performance tuning practices.
• Excellent communication skills with a track record of translating complex data challenges into clear business insights and recommendations.
• A proactive, ownership‑driven mindset with a passion for continuous learning and improvement.
• Alignment with Thistle’s mission to make healthy, sustainable food accessible to all.

Our Culture & EEO Statement

We do not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”), including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, hairstyles, hair texture, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.