Analyst / Data Engineer

Diné Development Corporation is a Navajo Nation owned family of companies that provides government agencies and commercial organizations with high-quality IT services. They are seeking a skilled Analytics / Data Engineer to build reliable data pipelines and transform data into analytics-ready models for reporting and decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes using Azure Data Factory, SSIS, or similar tools
• Support and enhance data integrations between enterprise applications and external data sources (batch and near real-time)
• Manage and optimize Azure SQL PaaS and on-prem SQL Server and Oracle Database environments for performance, scalability, and security
• Collaborate with application teams to ensure seamless data feed operations and troubleshoot integration issues
• Participate in DevOps and CI/CD workflows for data and analytics solutions
• Develop, optimize, and govern Power BI semantic models (datasets), including relationships, measures, and calculated columns
• Write and optimize DAX measures to support complex business logic and performance-efficient reporting
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports, ensuring usability, performance, and consistency across the organization
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate reporting requirements into scalable, reusable analytics assets
• Implement and enforce Power BI governance practices, including workspace design, dataset reuse, security (RLS), and deployment standards
• Implement and maintain data governance, data quality, lineage, and documentation practices
• Ensure compliance with data security, privacy, and access control standards across data and analytics platforms
• Support auditing, monitoring, and certification of enterprise datasets and reports
• Develop and maintain operational runbooks covering:
• Break/fix procedures
• Refresh restarts and failure remediation
• Access provisioning and troubleshooting
• Participate in ITIL-aligned processes including incident, problem, change, and release management
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship
• Must reside in Eastern Time Zone
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or business intelligence roles
• Strong proficiency in SQL Server, Oracle, T-SQL, and Azure SQL PaaS
• Hands-on experience with Power BI, including: Semantic model (dataset) design, DAX measures and calculations, Report and dashboard development
• Solid understanding of data modeling, dimensional modeling, and data warehousing concepts
• Experience supporting application data integrations and analytics use cases
• Strong performance tuning skills for both SQL queries and Power BI models
• Limited travel may be required
• Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Lake, or Fabric
• Familiarity with AWS data services (e.g., Redshift, S3, Glue)
• Experience with SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS (Tabular)
• Exposure to Python or other scripting languages for data transformation and automation
• Experience with Power BI deployment pipelines, workspace governance, and tenant-level best practices
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines for data and analytics workloads
• Experience with data cataloging, metadata management, and lineage tools
• Security+ certification or ability to obtain a DoD clearance is a plus