Newsela - Contract: Sr. Analytics Engineer - Internal Data

• Data Modeling and Transformation • Build new analyses and support existing ones using SQL and Python. • Expand our data warehouse with clean data ready for analysis. • Data Quality and Testing • Implement validation checks and automated testing procedures to manage data quality in your ETL/ELT pipelines. • Collaboration and Communication • Work with stakeholders to define business logic and data expectations. • Help drive a change in the usage of data by actively surfacing insights to stakeholders. • Lead initiatives and problem definition, scoping, design, and planning. • Infrastructure and Automation • Build tools and automation to run data infrastructure. • Manage large-scale data migrations in relational datastores. • 8+ Years experience working with data in a software environment. • Required Skills: Mastered proficiency in SQL and Python; advanced experience managing business semantic layer tooling, data catalog tooling and  data integrity testing frameworks. Experience with dbt orchestration and best practices. • You have a track record of working autonomously and proactively, with deep domain knowledge of data systems. • Required Tech Stack: SQL, Python, relational datastores, DAG tooling (like Dagster or Airflow), dbt and Tableau. • Experience with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Terraform) and document, graph, or schema-less datastores. • Please note that given the nature of the contract, this role will not be eligible to participate in company-sponsored benefits • Newsela is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student. We deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions designed to unlock student engagement, empower teachers, and drive meaningful learning outcomes. Our suite of products supports knowledge and skill development, writing practice, daily instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across K–12 classrooms. Grounded in learning science research, Newsela’s solutions integrate content, assessment, and analytics to help educators track progress, understand student outcomes, and deliver high-impact instruction that supports every learner.