Senior Analytics Engineer

DCCC

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is the official national Democratic campaign committee charged with electing Democrats to the U. S. House of Representatives. The DCCC recruits Democratic candidates and supports Democratic campaigns – both challengers and Democratic incumbent Members – with a variety of services including field operations, fundraising support, communications assistance, digital strategy, research support and management consulting. The DCCC is supported by the contributions of individuals and organizations, along with Democratic Members, from throughout the country. We look for talented and hard-working professionals who are committed to electing Democrats and winning the House majority. Due to the cyclic nature of our organization, all positions are subject to separation at the end of the election cycle. Relocation to the DC/Virginia/Maryland area is required; DCCC cannot sponsor or transfer employment visas at this time. Only applicants located in or willing to move to this region will be considered. Position Summary: The Senior Analytics Engineer is responsible for working across the DCCC to ingest and structure data from various vendors and public sources into high-quality datasets to facilitate departmental reporting, targeting and fundraising needs. They will work closely with stakeholder leads across departments and within the Data Operations team to support products, reporting, and workflow automations. The ideal candidate will have experience with both political data and data engineering. This position is part of a collective bargaining unit.

Requirements

2-3 cycles of data engineering or analytics experience in politics or technology preferred
Strong SQL and analytics database experience required — preference for BigQuery
Experience with dbt or other workflow orchestration tools required
Experience using R or Python for data processing or visualization preferred
Python experience with a focus on API integration tasks and ELT methods preferred
Familiarity with database architecture and modern data workflows, particularly as they relate to campaign data
Familiarity with voter file tools (such as VAN, PDI, Catalist), Census data, and the DNC ecosystem (Phoenix and Portal)
Familiarity with campaign fundraising platforms such NGP and ActBlue; and outreach tools such as Switchboard, Tatango, and ActionKit
Proactively fosters an inclusive atmosphere and commitment to equal employment opportunities
Ability to demonstrate multicultural competence – the awareness, knowledge and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant and productive ways
Personal and professional commitment to promoting and investing in cross-cultural skills and awareness related to individuals from broad backgrounds, races, ethnicities, religions, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability
Proven interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to build relationships with staff at all levels.

Responsibilities

Centralize data from various DCCC vendors and public sources, building and maintaining ELT workflows to deliver data into our Google BigQuery data warehouse, including (but not limited to) fundraising, voter file data, scores and models, polling data, geographic and census data, and media data
Collaborate with leads across DCCC departments to design and maintain data products, reports, and automated workflows in alignment with the strategic needs of their programs
Manage key stakeholders to align fundraising, accounting and compliance engineering projects with regulatory and operational needs
Assist department leads with project management and scoping for special projects ranging from ad hoc analytics requests to long-term infrastructure improvements
Provide subject-matter expertise on the national voter file, working closely with the DNC and other vendors to follow updates to source data and maintain voter file ingestion pipelines
Structure and document key datasets for analytics and reporting needs
Automate common workflows to facilitate the core work of end-users
Perform other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the Data Operations team and that of stakeholders across the Committee.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans with premiums fully paid for by DCCC
Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and Life Insurance fully paid for by DCCC
More than 25 days of paid time off (which includes federal holidays, time off around the holidays, vacation, and sick days)
Paid parental leave
Fertility and growing family support with $10,000 subsidiary paid by DCCC
Pet Insurance Discount
Up to 6% retirement employer match contribution
Long-term Disability fully paid for by DCCC
Monthly mobile phone stipend
Monthly metro benefits (for employees located in the DC metro area only)
Gym Access (for employees located in the DC metro area only)
Capital Bikeshare Discount (for employees located in the DC metro area only)
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Resource Groups