POSITION: DATA ENGINEER
SCHEDULE: FULL-TIME (40 HOURS)
LOCATION: REMOTE
SALARY: $110,000 - $130,000
IS THIS YOU?
MK Analytics is looking for a full-time Data Engineer. Ideal candidates are positive-minded and enjoy working collaboratively to drive productivity while helping promote team culture. This position entails creating and maintaining data pipelines tailored to our client's needs, ensuring the seamless management of large, complex, and access-challenged data sets. The ideal candidate will be responsible for data loading, cleansing, and identifying and rectifying errors, omissions, and inconsistencies. Collaboration with data scientists is crucial, as this role is integral to the analytical team. All hires report directly to the co-founders.
THIS IS US …
MK Analytics, a women-owned and women-run data mining and analytics business, provides innovative data services to legal, law enforcement, and government clients. MK’s co-owners have over fifteen years of combined experience in the public and private sectors, providing newsworthy analysis and applications. We collaborate with our clients to create connections in disparate and messy data and often offer analysis that others have declared impossible. At MK, you join a team of people committed to doing "data for good,” where we value every individual’s ability to drive meaningful work and are committed to supporting professionals with diverse life experiences, backgrounds, and ways of thinking.
WHO WE THINK MIGHT BE A GREAT FIT:
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2-5 years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, master’s degree a plus
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Proficient in Python, with other languages a plus (e.g.., JavaScript, Neo4j)
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Proficient in database creation and maintenance, including SQL, NoSQL, or Graph databases
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Proven experience with:
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Extracting, transforming, cleaning, and joining large, disparate, and dirty data
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Collecting and combining data using web scraping, APIs, and public data repositories
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Operating cloud-based computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, etc.)
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Utilizing command line tools and git version control technology
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Creating shared tools, libraries, and/or modular code
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Experience in securing data storage systems and a plus (e.g., AWS IAM Identity Center, roles, and policies)
CORE LANGUAGES:
We use a flexible, primarily open-source technology stack to meet client needs. Examples of core tools used in our work include:
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Programming Languages: Python, R, SQL, HTML, JavaScript, D3, CSS, Neo4J, Cypher
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Formatting Languages: HTML, CSS, LaTeX, Markdown
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Data Processing and Analytics: Amazon Web Services, Excel, Neo4j, Tableau
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GIS: ArcGIS, Geopandas, QGIS, Leaflet
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Design tools: Canva, Lucidchart
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Other tools: Jupyter Notebook, GitHub, Okta
BENEFITS:
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Competitive salary
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Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
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401(k) with employer match up to 4% of salary
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Generous Time Off: Enjoy four weeks of vacation annually, two weeks of Wellness Time, two floating holidays, and a cozy company-wide break between Christmas and New Year's.
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Commissions for bringing in new business
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Flexible working hours
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Home office budget
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Paid family leave
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Eligibility for performance-based bonuses
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Paid sabbatical after five years of tenure
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Annual staff retreats (we may be a remote team, but we care a lot about culture, connection, and inclusion!)
What We Do
At MK Analytics, we pride ourselves on our talented and diverse team of experts, who tirelessly work to bring data to life and deliver customized solutions for even the most complex data questions. Our backgrounds span a broad spectrum of industries and fields of study, but we're united by a common purpose: to leverage data in innovative ways that empower our clients to achieve their objectives.
The MKA team frequently steps into new subject matter areas, quickly mastering the intricacies of the relevant data to deliver thorough and actionable analyses. Through the leadership and vision of its co-founders, Lacey Keller and Meredith McCarron, MKA has established itself as a trusted partner for nationally known non-profit organizations, the federal government, state attorneys general, local governments, and many of the largest plaintiffs' law firms in the country.
Why Work With Us
We pride ourselves on creating an environment where a talented and diverse team can thrive. We work with our team to consistently bring data to life and deliver customized solutions for the most complex data questions. From data enrichment and wrangling to innovative and actionable analysis, we provide great work to our clients while continually learning and growing as data scientists, analysts, and thought leaders.
We maintain a comprehensive and transparent approach to data, serving as helpful resources to our clients and clearly articulating our methodology, findings, and assumptions.
Our creativity is key to our identity. We tell compelling narratives, even with unstructured, disparate, or repetitive data. We thrive as out-of-the-box thinkers and love being called when others have been stumped by data problems.
Accuracy is priority. Our work is often used in ongoing litigation or investigations and must be correct. Full stop.
Our culture is collaborative, kind, and driven by growth. Every MKA employee commits to a supportive work environment where we encourage each other to deliver our clients the best possible work, but also to learn and level up.
