Top Data & Analytics Jobs in Des Moines, IA

Lead design and delivery of an enterprise Azure Databricks Lakehouse platform, migrating from Azure SQL Server. Set data platform strategy, mentor data engineers, ensure cloud-native ETL/ELT, reliability, observability, and support analytics/AI/ML. Manage portfolio, budget, vendors, and stakeholder alignment to deliver a single source of truth for insurance domains.

Develop and optimize T-SQL code and database solutions on SQL Server (2008-2016). Design indexes, tune queries, build stored procedures, views and functions, and implement scalable, secure database systems. Support ETL/reporting (SSIS/SSRS preferred), assist with DBA tasks (replication, backup/restore, clustering, log shipping), and communicate technical details to stakeholders.

Contract Big Data Architect to design and stand up a Hortonworks/Hadoop stack on Azure (HDInsight/HDP). Ingest XML files via a Hadoop listener into HDFS, process with Spark or MapReduce into Hive/HBase, and expose data for Informatica-based ETL into an on-prem data warehouse.

Partner with product and sales operations to deliver distribution analysis, Power BI dashboards, executive reporting, and strategic recommendations. Support sales compensation design, metric development, plan administration, and performance monitoring to inform decisions and improve channel effectiveness.

Lead Ab Initio ETL architecture and design, manage metadata (including Ab Initio Metadata Hub), implement metadata management processes, provide solutions across projects, perform advanced Unix shell scripting, liaise with senior client stakeholders, and manage the client development team.

Support development, maintenance, and automation of KPI and AUM/AUA reports. Aggregate and reconcile data from multiple systems, build dashboards, standardize KPI definitions, analyze financial and operational trends, and present insights to senior leadership while ensuring data governance and documentation.

Own and manage the digital analytics ecosystem including GA4 and GTM, design and maintain data layer architecture, ensure data consistency to Snowflake and Tableau, enforce data governance, troubleshoot data issues, and partner with marketing, IT, and data teams to implement and QA tracking and reporting.

Lead analysis and modernization of actuarial and financial systems: translate complex requirements, perform SQL-based data validation, support AWS data platform improvements, manage Agile delivery (user stories, testing, production support), mentor analysts, and leverage AI tools to improve business analysis and reporting.

Lead design, development, and optimization of enterprise data infrastructure. Oversee scalable data architectures, automated ETL/ELT pipelines, integrations, and cloud-native platforms (Snowflake, Azure Data Factory, Data Bricks). Drive data engineering strategy, operational excellence (DevOps/CI-CD), reporting delivery, and cross-team analytics enablement. Manage off-hours upgrades and provide technical guidance to senior IT leadership.

Perform SQL-based data queries and reconciliations, process dealer inquiries and payments, prepare ad-hoc financial reports, analyze vendor data and resolve discrepancies, and support cross-functional teams to improve operational efficiency. On-site in Urbandale, IA.