Microsoft · 15 hours ago
Principal Data Engineer, Data Center Supply Chain
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$131K/yr - $252K/yr
8+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Principal Data Engineer to apply in-depth knowledge of business and data technologies. The role focuses on identifying opportunities in data analysis, guiding teams in analytical techniques, and ensuring alignment in data sourcing and model development across stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Applies expertise in data, business, and customer needs to determine optimal analytical and statistical techniques and leads others through the execution of complex analyses involving multiple data sets and/or sources
Interprets results within relevant business contexts and addresses business and/or research questions with actionable recommendations
Identifies gaps in analytical tools and models and guides others to do the same, provides feedback on features and/or functions, and recommends changes to architecture, tools, and/or techniques to collect, analyze, and share data-driven insights, while ensuring alignment with business and/or research needs
Anticipates the risks of data leakage, analytical tradeoffs, methodological limitations, etc., and can guide teammates on solutions
Conducts thorough review of data analysis and analytical modeling techniques used to summarize the process review and highlight areas that have been missed or need to be reexamined
Ensures alignment on definitions and standards across stakeholders to support consistency in data model usage across stakeholders and/or teams
Utilizes results of the assessment and process review to decide on next steps (i.e., deployment, further iterations, new projects)
Coaches and mentors less experienced analysts as needed
Identifies new evaluation approaches, metrics, and methodologies to evaluate data models and promotes their use across teams
Establishes and leverages working relationships within and across teams to ensure alignment and quality execution of data sourcing, methods, model development and application, and the optimal use of analytical tools and processes
Partners with internal and external stakeholders to provide guidance on the adoption of recommended data sources and analytical best practices to address business needs and deliver key insights and results
Strategically leverages thought leadership and expertise to draw insights and lead innovation to address use cases and/or evolving business needs
Proactively manages and leads actions across their network of peers to leverage data, resources, and solutions that were instrumental to success in similar contexts, and shares expertise across teams (e.g., vendors) to inform decisions related to data sourcing, analyses, and the interpretation of analytical results
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics or related field AND 4+ years experience in data analysis and reporting, data science, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis
OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics or related field AND 6+ years experience in data analysis and reporting, data science, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis
OR equivalent experience
Preferred
Master's Degree in Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics or related field AND 8+ years experience in data analysis and reporting, data science, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis
OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics or related field AND 12+ years experience in data analysis and reporting, data science, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis
OR equivalent experience
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Microsoft
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