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Senior Analytics Engineer - Finance (R6185)
full timeSan Diego, California
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AT A GLANCE
FinanceSeniorFull TimeFull Time Employee
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- SQL
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With of
About the role
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Responsibilities
- Shape the analytics roadmap with Finance and GTM leaders, prioritizing high-impact products and resolving competing requirements.
- Build governed datasets and semantic models that support reporting, planning, scenario analysis, and strategic decisions.
- Set modeling and metric standards across domains, exercising judgment on architecture, quality, and maintainability.
- Develop conversational analytics and AI-enabled workflows, including Databricks Genie, grounded in trusted business context.
- Use AI coding assistants to accelerate delivery and explore new capabilities while maintaining rigorous validation and quality.
- Own business-facing reconciliation and acceptance, partnering with data engineering on reliable delivery.
- Mentor engineers and Finance partners, strengthening technical practices and self-service capabilities.
Requirements
- Substantial experience in analytics engineering, BI engineering, or financial data modeling, with advanced SQL and a record of delivering production data products.
- Demonstrated ability to lead ambiguous, cross-functional work from problem definition through adoption.
- Proficiency with AI coding assistants and sound judgment when reviewing generated work.
- Practical experience with AI-assisted analytics, ideally Databricks Genie; adjacent Snowflake Cortex or comparable experience is welcome.
- Sound architectural judgment, disciplined development practices, and experience mentoring others and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Experience with Databricks, Python, semantic layers, or AI application development.
- Experience supporting FP&A, GTM, Strategic Finance, Accounting, or Program Finance.
- Familiarity with enterprise planning, financial controls, or high-growth business environments.
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