Snr Analytics Engineer

alight; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan with matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Continuing education

Career growth opportunities

Flexible working

Remote-friendly environment

Job summary

Alight in the United States is seeking an Analytics Senior Software Engineer to bridge Data Engineering and Business Analytics within the Alight ecosystem. You will design enterprise data models, drive BI solutions, and mentor junior engineers to deliver scalable analytics platforms.

The role emphasizes performance, governance, and collaboration with data engineers, BI teams, and product stakeholders to build semantic models and dashboards across Tableau, Power BI, and QuickSight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Strong SQL and data modeling skills.
• Experience building scalable BI solutions across enterprise datasets.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise‑grade data models and own semantic layer architecture.
• Build and optimize reports and dashboards across BI tools.
• Mentor junior engineers and review code, models, and dashboards.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, BI teams, and Product stakeholders.
• Ensure data governance and quality across analytics platforms.
• Tune SQL transformations and optimize large datasets for performance.

Skills

SQL

Redshift

BI tools

DynamoDB

AWS data ecosystem

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Redshift

DynamoDB

Job description

Our Story

At Alight, we believe a company's success starts with its people. Alight embraces values that come directly from our people - purposeful, human, united and growth-minded - reflecting our inclusive culture and promise that our clients expect. We are passionate about connecting purpose with impact. Alight empowers clients to build a healthier and more financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, navigation, and absence management.

Our Benefits

With a comprehensive total rewards package, Alight offers programs and plans that support your mind, body, wallet, and life. Benefits include health, dental and vision coverages starting Day One. Additionally, Alight colleagues enjoy wellbeing programs, retirement plans with contribution matching, generous time off, parental leave, continuing education, and career growth opportunities - all within a thriving global organization.

Flexible Working

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and \"Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs\" 6 years in a row.

Great Place to Work

Thanks to the work of every colleague, Alight has received multiple awards of recognition including \"Great Place to Work\" for the past 7 years and Fortune’s \"Best Companies to Work For.\" To learn more about our company culture and awards Click Here.

JD ‑ Analytics Senior Software Engineer

Experience & Expectations :

Leverage extensive experience (5 to 8 years overall Analytics experience).

We are seeking a hands‑on Analytics Senior Engineer to bridge the gap between Data Engineering and Business Analytics within the Alight ecosystem. The role focuses on designing robust analytics datasets, mentoring junior engineers, and driving BI solutions with a strong focus on performance, scalability, and governance. The ideal candidate will work closely with Data Engineers, BI teams, and Product stakeholders to build robust semantic models, and support enterprise analytics platforms.

1. Data Modelling

• Design enterprise‑grade data models


• Own semantic layer architecture


• Standardize KPIs and business metrics


• Ensure consistency, reusability, and scalability of data models

2. Analytics Engineering

• Work alongside Data Engineers to understand the ETL/ELT pipelines

3. BI & Reporting Enablement

• Build and optimize complex reports & dashboards


• Define data model strategies


• Handle large‑scale analytical workloads


• Design and optimize datasets for BI tools (AWS QuickSight, Tableau, Power BI)


• Partner with BI developers to build dashboards, KPIs, and analytical reports


• Support ad‑hoc analytics and business use cases

4. Data Quality, Governance & Security

• Implement advanced RLS/CLS models


• Define best practices for BI and data usage

5. Performance Optimization

• Tune complex SQL transformations


• Minimize dashboard latency and cost


• Ensure efficient handling of large datasets across distributed systems

6. Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor junior engineers


• Review code, models, and dashboards

Technical Skills (Alight Ecosystem Focus)

• Expert SQL (Redshift or similar MPP systems)


• Visualization Tools - QuickSight, Tableau, Power BI


• Database - Redshift, DynamoDB


• Strong AWS data ecosystem knowledge


• Data modelling expertise

Preferred / Good‑to‑Have Skills

• AWS Certification (Cloud Practitioner / Associate)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Soft Skills

• Ability to translate business requirements into data solutions


• Strong collaboration across distributed teams (onshore/offshore)


• Ownership mindset with focus on delivery quality

Application and Interview

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight's employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video. Please be aware that Alight is a camera‑on culture and may require occasional travel to one of our physical office locations.

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.