We are seeking a Principal Analytics Engineer to join the Data Services and Engineering team at ODI, a team filled with bright and empathetic data people. ODI works across all departments in the state, with data that touches all Californians. You will find that the problems and challenges we engage with require the heart as much as the mind.
Location: The employee’s workstation is located in Oakland, CA or Sacramento, CA. ODI is currently operating in a hybrid work environment with staff reporting to the office 2 days a week to either Sacramento HQ or our Oakland Hub. Travel to the Sacramento headquarters will be required. This position provides telework opportunities in accordance with agency telework policies.
Annual salary: $148,320 to $166,860 based on experience and qualifications
Benefits: The state offers many benefits, including pension, health benefits (including after retirement), life insurance, employee assistance program, and much more.
Appointment: This position is appointed by the Governor of California.
Last day to apply: Until Filled. Application review will be done periodically.
What you’ll do
- Serve as the lead expert on building efficient, flexible, and actionable data models for a variety of analytic purposes.
- Coach other department staff on how to develop data models using the dbt framework so they can do the work well beyond working with ODI.
- Lead the development and documentation of modern analytic engineering patterns for the State of California based on what we learn in client projects.
- Work with cloud-based tools and using SQL-driven coding practices with dbt to create data models.
- Always prioritize empathy and ethics in your work.
Through hands-on client projects, you will work with department staff to enable and empower them with good analytics engineering practices on a modern data stack. You will help incubate and scale these best practices by serving as a consultant, coach, and advisor for departments upgrading to a modern data stack. You’ll work with the broader ODI team to identify and guide the development of training and materials to help support departments in adopting best practices.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Desirable qualifications
You are a seasoned analytics engineer that loves to empower organizations and people using your unique skills. The following captures you nicely:
- You love engaging with people as much as engaging with data.
- You love SQL and know it in and out, you pride yourself on knowing ways to use SQL to transform data into useful data models.
- You take pride in delivering a data model that fundamentally changes how a client sees its data.
- You take even more pride in enabling patterns that allow clients to maintain and build upon your work.
- You care deeply about what the data means and are aware of the ways data can be biased.
- You enjoy developing patterns for a new environment and relish the challenges and opportunities that come with that.
- You relish demonstrating the value of a cloud-first approach to data tools and the benefits of applying software engineering approaches to data work.
- You have the heart of a collaborator, the eye of an analyst, and the brain of an engineer.
- You are excited about applying your talents to improve the lives of Californians.
About ODI
We deliver better services to Californians through technology and design. We do so through close partnership with other state departments. Our goal is to create programs and products that are more equitable and effective. We listen to Californians who use a program now or may do so tomorrow and learn about what they need.
We:
- Build tools and products
- Create and enhance digital services
- Conduct research
- Identify data solutions
- Offer training
We are a cross-discipline staff with blended backgrounds in:
- Design
- Engineering
- Product
- Operations
- Data
- Research
- Policy
- Strategy
Learn more about ODI’s vision and mission.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion at ODI
Diversity, equity, and inclusion help us deliver better government services to Californians.
- Fostering diversity inspires better ideas and more innovative thinking.
- Feeling included nurtures a shared sense of community. This drives us to take collective action on challenging problems.
- Prioritizing equity ensures we build solutions for people whose needs are often overlooked.
We acknowledge our history and present of implicit and structural injustice, bias, and discrimination. We see, hear, and accept each other and the lived experiences we bring to our work. We support each other in learning and developing so we can help all Californians thrive.
We understand this work is never done. That’s why we commit to constant improvement.