At NextAfter, data analysis is a key part of the engine that powers results for the nonprofits that we serve. This position is responsible for working with data from a variety of disparate sources to get it into a format that can produce insights that lead to more donors and dollars for our clients.

The Data Engineer supports NextAfter’s efforts to identify and communicate insights obtained from the analysis of data in a way that is enlightening to both technical and non-technical people.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Transforming raw tables from email marketing and advertising platforms into consistent views that allow for analysis across multiple systems
Loading new client data into the data warehouse and producing quality control reports
Tracking down data integrity issues and identifying potential solutions
Blending multiple sources of data in a way to produce insights that could not be found in a single system

Qualifications and Skills:

Deep knowledge of data processing, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data normalization/enrichment utilizing SQL programming language. Experience with BigQuery or RedShift is a requirement.
Experience working with financial and constituent data
Proficiency in DBT for data transformation
Experience integrating data into dashboards like Looker DataStudio, Tableau, or Qlik
Knowledge of web analytics like Google Analytics, advertising data from platforms like Facebook, Google Ads, and Bing, and email marketing data from platforms like Hubspot and Mailchimp
Proven experience managing projects and multiple competing priorities (consulting or agency experience is a plus)
Demonstrably strong communication skills
Strong passion to identify and solve real business problems using data
Attention to detail
Experience analyzing nonprofit donor data is a plus

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar level of professional experience

3-5 years of experience in a related role

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