Principal Analytics Engineer
Granicus, LLC3 months ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
Base Salary
$149k - $172k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead analytics engineering and analytics-ready data architecture for government clients.
- Develop, implement, and govern analytics engineering standards and best practices at enterprise scale.
- Design and maintain standardized data models, transformation logic, and validation frameworks.
- Transform product-delivered and externally sourced data into analytics-ready solutions for reporting and advanced analytics.
- Define reusable integration patterns, templates, and documentation for scalable delivery.
- Establish processes for data quality, QA, backfills, release coordination, reconciliation, and auditability.
- Monitor and resolve data quality and consistency issues affecting dashboards, metrics, and client outcomes.
- Triage data issues and coordinate scoped escalations with Product teams.
- Provide strategic input on analytical methodologies, measurement frameworks, and data strategy.
- Lead complex customer integrations, technical decision-making, and external client-facing workstreams.
- Improve organizational efficiency by identifying systemic data challenges and driving durable solutions.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data analytics, or business intelligence.
- Advanced SQL and strong analytics-ready data modeling skills.
- Subject-matter expertise defining and influencing analytics engineering best practices at an organizational or enterprise level.
- Experience with cloud data ecosystems and upstream data pipelines.
- Strong data quality discipline, including validation, reconciliation, and auditability.
- Ability to work through ambiguous, high-complexity data integration scenarios.
- Clear technical communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Proven experience developing dashboards and reporting solutions.
- Strong background in quantitative research and statistical analysis; qualitative research is a plus.
- Deep understanding of web analytics and behavioral data, including event-based and engagement datasets.
- Experience integrating email marketing, social, survey, and other customer feedback and engagement data sources.
- Experience or enthusiasm working with government clients, public service, citizen engagement, and communications.
- Experience with Amazon QuickSight and Tableau is a plus.
- Experience with Google Analytics GA4, Adobe Analytics, Siteimprove, or similar tools is preferred.
- External client-facing experience is preferred.
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement for a globally distributed workforce.
- Position is open to candidates located in the Continental U.S. who can operate in the Central time zone.
- Work-from-home reimbursement and flexible time off.
- Company-wide wellbeing days and mental-health support through Headspace and other wellness tools.
- Multiple health plan options, including a 100% employer-paid plan, plus employer HSA contributions.
- Fitness reimbursement program.
- Paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents.
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a generous company match.
- 100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance.
- Online learning platforms and professional development support.
- Employee Resource Groups and communities focused on wellness, arts, family, and other interests.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering
About Granicus, LLC
Granicus builds cloud software used by public-sector agencies to run digital communication, websites, agenda/meeting management, records, and service workflows. It sells SaaS subscriptions and implementation services to federal, state, and local governments, serving 5,500+ agencies and a 300M-subscriber outreach network. Headquartered in Denver, it is privately held under Vista Equity Partners.