Analytics Engineering Lead

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Analytics Engineering Lead

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The Analytics Engineering Lead will build and lead the first centralized analytics engineering & data analysis team at HawkEye 360. This analytics engineering team will have a mandate to (1) embed within other teams to directly support analytics needs as tightly as possible, and (2) build a strong centralized analytics competency we can leverage to make future work easier. As the first key leader in this team, we'll need the Analytics Engineering Lead to be both an outstanding individual contributor, and someone who can manage, mentor, and grow the team over time as a personnel manager. We expect the Analytics Engineering Lead to bring with them a practical ability to work with data at all stages of maturity, plus hands-on knowledge of industry-standard best practices for data modeling, data analysis, and visualizations.

As the Analytics Engineering Lead, your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead and manage an engineering team focused on delivering data analysis, business intelligence, and analytics engineering across all of HawkEye
• Understand and solve deep-dive data analysis questions by embedding with functional teams: System Operations, Customer Success, Product, and Engineering
• Create reusable dashboards, data products, data models, and transformations that enable stakeholders to efficiently access and explore data across internal systems
• Set and maintain high expectations for performance excellence within the team
• Lead the engineering strategy for the team. Increase velocity, manage tech debt, and make strong decisions about technologies & tools that support long-term business goals
• Collaborate with other directors and technical leads across engineering to design the architecture for new development efforts

Your skills and qualifications:

Essential education and experience:

• BS or MS degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Data Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of professional experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or data analytics
• Proficient with SQL, databases, data warehouses, data modeling, and visualization tools
• Demonstrated experience applying software engineering best practices to data analytics: experience using dbt or comparable tool with a git-based CI/CD workflow
• Demonstrated experience building effective & reusable data visualizations and dashboards
• Comfortable using python and related libraries (e.g. pandas, matplotlib) for scripting and exploratory data analysis
• Strong communication skills, with a track record of engaging with business stakeholders to understand the problem domain and find answers to challenging questions

Desirable:

• 2+ years experience leading an engineering or analyst team
• Hands-on experience navigating and querying Snowflake, PostgreSQL, InfluxDB, Elasticsearch, or similar databases/data warehouses
• Hands-on experience using dashboarding tools like Tableau, Grafana, Kibana, or comparable
• Familiarity with satellite-based remote sensing and/or software defined radio

Base Salary Range: $130,000 - $180,000 annually

HawkEye 360 offers a compensation package that includes a competitive base salary plus annual performance bonus and benefits. We consider many factors when determining salary offers, such as candidate's work experience, education, training & skills, as well as market and business considerations. We are also open to considering candidates with experience and qualifications at a different level than required in a job posting, which may affect the compensation package offered.

Company Overview:

HawkEye 360 is delivering a revolutionary source of global knowledge based on radio frequency (RF) geospatial analytics to those working to make the world a safer place. The company operates a commercial satellite constellation that detects, geolocates, and identifies a broad range of signals & behaviors. We employ cutting edge AI techniques to equip our global customers with high-impact insights needed to make decisions with confidence. HawkEye 360 is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

HawkEye 360 is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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