Senior Analytics Engineer (VIRTUAL, CA, US, 00000)

NRG; United States; Remote; USD 131,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free daily lunch and drinks on site

Paid holidays and flexible paid time +

Employee/Friends/Family Discounts

Onsite health clinic, gym, gaming tabs

Medical/dental/vision/life coverage &

Job summary

NRG Energy is seeking a Sr. Analytics Engineer to join the Analytics Engineering and Data Warehousing team. You will develop core services delivering data to the enterprise and build data models that underpin key operational and strategic decisions.

You will partner with finance and business teams to design and maintain a data warehouse platform, ensuring timely, accurate data powering KPIs and commissions for thousands of employees across the organization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years data modeling and data warehousing experience.
• Experience with cloud data warehouse design and ETL pipelines.
• Familiarity with Snowflake, Redshift or BigQuery.
• Strong communication with business and engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical field.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with data analytics teams and leaders to define goals and data needs.
• Design, build, and maintain an enterprise data warehouse and data models.
• Implement best practices for timely, accurate, and reliable data.
• Support deployment of a high-performing data warehouse platform servicing thousands of users.
• Continuously optimize data architecture for efficiency and reliability.

Skills

Data modeling

SQL

Data warehousing

Communication with business leaders

CI/CD practices

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Math or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Redshift

BigQuery

Data Factory

dbt

SSIS

Matillion

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we’re all about propelling the next generation of leaders forward. We are driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future. We deliver innovative solutions that make our customers’ lives easier—helping them power, protect, and intelligently manage their homes and businesses. To do this, we need creative and talented people to join our company.

We offer a dynamic work environment and a unified and inclusive culture. NRG fosters a strong sense of belonging that leads to better collaboration and business performance. Our company programs are designed to help employees develop the skills they need for success now and in the future. In everything we do, we aim to champion our employees and bring value to our customers, investors and society.

More information is available at www.nrg.com. Connect with NRG on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.

Role Summary:

As a Sr. Analytics Engineer on our Analytics Engineering and Data Warehousing team, you will be responsible for developing the core Services that provides data to the entire enterprise. You will be responsible for building the data models that form the basis of our most important operational and strategic data-driven decisions.

Working closely with our finance teams, you will build and help maintain a data warehouse platform that provides timely, accurate, and reliable data that determines performance KPIs and commissions for thousands of employees.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Build relationships with data analytic teams and business leaders to understand their goals, initiatives, and the data solutions they need.
• Help design, build, and maintain an enterprise data warehouse platform with its associated data models and data transformation pipelines.
• Implement best practices and innovative solutions to provide timely, accurate, & reliable data.
• Help in the implementation of a high-performing data warehouse platform (Snowflake) servicing thousands of users and a broad set of use cases.
• Constantly evaluate and optimize deployment of data architecture to achieve greater efficiency and reliability.

Required Qualifications:

• Hard minimum of 3 years of data modeling and data warehousing development experience (dbt, SSIS, Matillion, or similar).
• Expert in SQL and the principles of cloud warehouse design.
• 2+ years of professional experience specifically with Snowflake, Redshift, or Data Factory, or BigQuery. Snowflake preferred.
• 2+ years of experience with Git, code reviews, and CI/CD environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with business leaders and engineers to focus on the highest impact opportunities. You exhibit great judgment and sharp business instincts that allow you to differentiate essential versus nice-to-have and to make good choices about trade-offs.

Required Education:

• BA/BS or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, Math, other technical field, or relevant work experience.

Nice-to-Have Experience:

• Experience with SSIS.
• Knowledgeable in scripting languages (python, .net, R, etc).

Here are some highlighted perks you should ask us about:

• Free daily lunch and drinks on site
• Paid holidays and flexible paid time away
• Employee/Friends/Family Discounts
• Onsite health clinic, gym, gaming tables
• Medical/dental/vision/life coverage & 24/7 Medical Hotline
• 401(k) + Employer Match
• Employee Resource Groups

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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The base salary range for this position is: $131,400 - $157,300* *The base salary range above represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonus, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition the position may be eligible to participate in the benefits program which include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending accounts.