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We are building our People Analytics platform from scratch on a modern data stack (GCP/BigQuery, CData, dbt). We are looking for a Senior Analytics Engineer to lead the architecture, implementation, and ongoing evolution of our new People Analytics data platform. This is a foundational, "greenfield" role: you will be responsible for defining the blueprint of how we ingest, store, and transform HR data from systems like SuccessFactors and Greenhouse into meaningful insights. You are not just building pipelines; you are architecting a high-performance AI-ready data product that will enable our People team to make data-driven decisions on a scale.
What You Will Do:
• Infrastructure & GCP Architecture: Provision and manage our GCP environment (BigQuery) using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform). You will define the project structure and governance.
• Modern Data Stack Ownership: Own the full pipeline—configure CData to sync HRIS/ATS systems into BigQuery, and use dbt to build a clean, modular transformation layer (Staging, Intermediate, and Marts).
• AI Readiness: Collaborate on the data strategy to ensure that all data is clean, versioned, and documented creating a "feature store" ready for future BigQuery ML predictive modeling.
• Governance & Security: Implement strict IAM policies, data masking, and access controls to ensure sensitive HR/PII data is protected.
• Tableau Enablement: Build performant data marts specifically optimized for Tableau to ensure fast load times for the dashboard team.
Experience
• 5–8+ Years of Experience: Proven professional experience in Analytics Engineering, Data Engineering, or a highly technical Data Analyst role.
• "Greenfield" Build Track Record: You have successfully led or been a core contributor to building a data platform from scratch. You understand how to make architectural trade-offs that favor long-term scalability over "quick fixes."
• Engineering Discipline: 3+ years of hands-on experience with version control (Git/GitHub) and establishing CI/CD pipelines. You treat data transformation as software engineering.
Technical Stack Mastery:
• SQL: Expert-level proficiency; comfortable with complex window functions and performance optimization.
• dbt: Strong, demonstrated experience building and testing dbt projects (Jinja, macros, modular modeling).
• GCP/BigQuery: Hands-on experience managing BigQuery project structure, dataset governance, partitioning/clustering, and IAM/security policies.
Domain Fluency: Ability to translate complex HR business requirements (e.g., Attrition, Headcount, Diversity, Time-to-Fill) into reusable dimensional data models.
Why Join Us?
• Full Architectural Autonomy: You are the "architect" of our data platform. You will make the foundational decisions on schema design, security, and tooling, avoiding the constraints of legacy environments.
• Modern "Gold-Standard" Stack: Work with a premium, future-proof stack (GCP, BigQuery, CData, dbt) that is highly sought after by top-tier data engineers.
• High-Impact Strategic Role: You will be at the intersection of Data and HR, building the platform that helps our leadership understand our most important asset: our people. Your work directly influences how we hire, retain, and develop talent.
• AI/ML Path: We aren't just building dashboards; we are building an AI-ready foundation. You will play a pivotal role in transitioning our platform from descriptive reporting to predictive modeling, setting a high bar for our technical evolution.
• Culture of Excellence: We value clean code, automated testing, and rigorous documentation. You will work in an environment where technical debt is avoided, not accepted.
SolarWinds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. SolarWinds will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
All applications are treated in accordance with the SolarWinds Privacy Notice: https://www.solarwinds.com/applicant-privacy-notice
Skills Required
- Proven professional experience in Analytics Engineering, Data Engineering, or a highly technical Data Analyst role
- Successfully led or contributed to building a data platform from scratch
- Hands-on experience with version control and establishing CI/CD pipelines
- Expert-level proficiency in SQL
- Strong experience building and testing dbt projects
- Hands-on experience managing BigQuery project structure and security policies
SolarWinds Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SolarWinds and has not been reviewed or approved by SolarWinds.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with some locations covering healthcare, dental, and vision at 100% and generally well-regarded plan quality. Feedback suggests wellness resources, counseling, and fitness reimbursements further strengthen the offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and a sabbatical after five years are part of the package. Feedback suggests global parental leave minimums add meaningful family support to the overall time-off mix.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Compensation is considered solid by many, with consistent raises noted alongside base pay. Feedback suggests bonuses and structured increases contribute to a sense of ongoing pay growth.
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What We Do
SolarWinds is a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software. Our products give organizations worldwide—regardless of type, size, or complexity—the power to monitor and manage their IT services, infrastructures, and applications; whether on-premises, in the cloud, or via hybrid models. We continuously engage with technology professionals—IT service and operations professionals, DevOps professionals, and managed services providers (MSPs)—to understand the challenges they face in maintaining high-performing and highly available IT infrastructures and applications. The insights we gain from them, in places like our THWACK® community, allow us to solve well-understood IT management challenges in the ways technology professionals want them solved. Our focus on the user and commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT management has established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in solutions for network and IT service management, application performance, and managed services.
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