Data Operations Analyst

Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges. For years, our awe-inspiring viral videos on YouTube have shown the world what remarkably capable robots can do. We embody cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence in advanced robotics, quickly moving from the research lab into increasingly impactful roles across industrial spaces.

The Information Technology Department at Boston Dynamics seeks a Data Operations Analyst to support our enterprise data management and data analytics applications that support all aspects of the company’s operations.

As a Data Operations Analyst you will support the design, development, implementation and testing of enterprise Business Intelligence, Data Integration and Data Analytics applications to provide Boston Dynamics with optimal flexibility and operational efficiencies.  You will work with the Enterprise Applications Team to deliver against the enterprise applications roadmap and IT strategic plan.  The Data Operations Analyst will be responsible for all phases of requirements gathering, solution design, configuration (and development), testing activities, end-user training and application administration.  Key data applications include: Snowflake, Looker, Tableau and Mulesoft. The key supported business areas include Finance, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Customer Support, Sales and Marketing.

As the Data Operations Analyst, you will be responsible for building data pipelines using Mulesoft (iPaaS) to bring them into Snowflake (our enterprise data lake) and designing/developing best practice data models for data analysis using Looker and Tableau.

How you will make an impact:

• Understand how Boston Dynamics operates and use this knowledge to provide a functional viewpoint for HR, Sales, Support, Finance, Manufacturing and Supply Chain applications.

• Build self-service business intelligence & reporting capabilities that improve customer experience using technologies such as Snowflake, Mulesoft, Looker and Tableau.

• Gather and analyze business requirements, translate requirements to build data models that help improve efficiency and overall financial and business operations.

• Maintains deep, complex knowledge of data structure and the interaction of data across the Data Operations stack and enterprise applications.

• Provide system administration, project management, data management, application development, and technical support to all Snowflake, Mulesoft, Looker and Tableau end users.

Required Skills & Experience

• Seeking 1-2 years of IT experience as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst or Data Engineer, including requirements definition and business process mapping.

• Experience analyzing the data and processes using visualization in Tableau or Looker to answer specific business questions and find opportunities for improvement.

• Strong SQL (or other scripting tools) skills and knowledge of ETL programs (Mulesoft is a plus) and relational databases.

• Experience administering a growing Snowflake, Tableau or Looker instance.

• Collaborate with technical stakeholders to determine best practices and implementation of non-functional requirements such as exception/error handling, performance optimization and code management.

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills; a sense of humor is a must!

• Action-oriented, “can do” attitude demonstrating willingness to accept accountability and responsibility for individual actions.

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business-related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Coding proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Java or Python and experience with structured data transformations using JSON.

• Knowledge and experience of Salesforce.com, Rootstock, Workday or Atlassian is helpful.

• Experience with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum and Kanban.

• Experience with cloud storage and compute services, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position.

Boston Dynamics will never ask you to divulge your personal financial or account information as part of its recruiting process.