Associate Data and Analytics Engineer

Job Description

Virginia Tech is seeking an Associate Data and Analytics Engineer to support the development maintenance and operation of enterprise data analytics and reporting solutions that enable institutional reporting decision support and data-informed decision-making across the university.

Working under the guidance of senior data and analytics professionals this position will assist with developing data pipelines supporting cloud-based data platforms maintaining enterprise data assets and creating reports dashboards and analytical solutions. The position provides an early-career professional with opportunities to develop proficiency in enterprise data management analytics engineering business intelligence and cloud data platform operations using technologies such as Snowflake AWS SQL Python and Power BI.

Why Join Virginia Tech
Join a team that is building the next generation of enterprise data and analytics capabilities at one of the nations leading R1 research this role you will work with modern cloud data technologies Snowflake advanced analytics and emerging AI capabilities while helping enable research student success academic operations and institutional decision-making at enterprise scale.

Key Responsibilities
Support the day-to-day operation of enterprise data and analytics platforms including monitoring scheduled jobs data pipelines reports dashboards and platform services.
Assist with troubleshooting data quality integration performance and platform issues escalating complex matters to senior team members as appropriate.
Participate in incident response issue resolution service restoration monitoring alerting and operational automation activities.
Assist in developing maintaining testing and monitoring data pipelines integrations and ETL/ELT workflows supporting Snowflake-based analytics solutions.
Support the creation and maintenance of enterprise data assets data models and transformations used for institutional reporting and analytics.
Develop SQL queries and scripts for data processing reporting analytics validation and operational needs.
Perform data validation testing reconciliation and quality assurance to support the accuracy completeness and reliability of enterprise data.
Apply established data governance metadata data quality security privacy and access-control standards and practices.
Assist with developing and maintaining dashboards reports visualizations and self-service analytics solutions using approved enterprise tools.
Work with business and technical staff to understand reporting and analytics requirements and participate in report validation user testing and solution implementation.
Provide customer support and guidance related to enterprise reporting and analytics services.
Contribute to technical documentation operational procedures training materials user adoption knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Information Systems Business Data Analytics or a related field or an equivalent combination of education training and experience.
Foundational knowledge of data management reporting analytics or business intelligence concepts.
Experience writing scripts version control (GIT) and the development life cycle.
Experience developing SQL queries and working with relational databases.
Experience supporting software applications data solutions reporting systems or analytics platforms through coursework internships student employment or professional experience.
Ability to learn new technologies business processes and technical concepts.
Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts and information effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Demonstrated analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to organize work manage multiple priorities adapt to changing business needs and complete assigned responsibilities within established timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

Exposure to cloud data platforms such as Snowflake or comparable technologies.
Experience with a code release process (DevOps)
Experience developing reports dashboards or data visualizations.
Exposure to Python automation or data processing workflows.
Familiarity with ETL/ELT data modeling data warehousing or analytics engineering concepts.
Experience with reporting or BI tools such as Power BI Tableau MicroStrategy or similar platforms.
Experience gained through internships assistantships capstone projects student employment or professional work.
Familiarity with higher education data domains or enterprise administrative systems.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams stakeholders and data stewards while completing assigned work with appropriate guidance.

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

$62665 - $76590

Hours per week

40

Review Date

8/18/2026

Additional Information

No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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