Senior Data Operations Specialist

Aquent is partnering with an innovative agency client, a leader in leveraging data to drive strategic success for their diverse portfolio of clients. This pivotal role offers an exciting opportunity to directly shape how internal strategy teams harness the power of data, ensuring they have access to high-quality, reliable information. Your expertise will be instrumental in delivering accurate and impactful insights and recommendations, maintaining data integrity, and building robust data pipelines that empower data-driven decisions with confidence and efficiency, directly contributing to the strategic success of the organization.

About the Opportunity

Step into a critical role within a forward-thinking agency that empowers its strategy teams through a robust data infrastructure. As a core member of this team, you won't just process data; you'll directly influence the quality and accessibility of information, becoming essential in providing reliable insights that drive impactful client recommendations. You will be instrumental in building and maintaining the foundational data systems that power critical business decisions and client-facing strategies, directly contributing to the company's ability to innovate and lead in its field. Please note: This role will start with approximately 20 hours/month for the first two months before transitioning to a full-time position.

What You'll Do

• Set up and connect data integrations from various sources.
• Create and manage data pipelines to ensure efficient data flow.
• Cleanse and manipulate raw data to normalize and standardize it for analysis.
• Push processed data into various data storage environments, including spreadsheet applications and cloud-based data warehouses.
• Collaborate closely with internal data and strategy teams to understand and fulfill data requirements.
• Ensure optimal data quality and accessibility for internal analysis.
• Assist with setting up triggers, events, and tags in marketing and analytics tagging platforms.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python (including Pandas, API integration, and ETL development).
• Demonstrated experience consuming REST APIs, encompassing OAuth authentication, pagination, and JSON parsing.
• Proven experience building automated data pipelines using Python, cloud automation tools, or CI/CD platforms.
• Familiarity with APIs of leading CRM, marketing, and analytics platforms.
• Experience connecting diverse data sources to leading Business Intelligence (BI) platforms.
• Proficiency in Git version control and collaborative development practices.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Familiarity with data transformation tools like dbt.
• Knowledge of workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow or Prefect.
• Experience with GraphQL.
• Exposure to specialized marketing technology platforms.

About Skill:

Skill connects the best professional, IT, engineering, financial and administrative talent with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to benefits such as health benefit contributions, retirement plans with match and flexible spending accounts.

Skill is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.