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# Data Platforms Analyst - National Geographic

- **Company:** The Walt Disney Company
- **Location:** Springfield, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $85,000.0 - $116,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, BigQuery, Software as a Service, Cloud Database, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Visualization, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Power BI, DataOps, SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Snowflake, Apache Spark, Git Flow, Data Analytics, Data Management, Looker Analytics, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us47608b703d7fa216427d964c365f29c0/eaa

## About the Role

2+ years of experience in data analytics, data operations or marketing analytics, ideally with a subscription, media or digital consumer business
2+ years experience in SQL and Python
Exposure to Spark and Databricks
Familiarity with dbt or other transformation frameworks
Experience validating and reconciling ingested data (schema drift, nulls, bad joins).
Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, PowerBI)
Basic understanding of Git workflows and CI/CD
Comfort working with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, or similar)
Excellent communication skills and ability to explain technical findings to non-technical partners.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Candidates must be based within a reasonable commuting distance of our Washington, D.C. office, as this role requires on-site presence four days per week.
Preferred Qualifications
Working knowledge of Fivetran/Airbyte or other ELT tools (or at least willingness to learn).
Familiarity with SaaS APIs
Interest in ML/AI and willingness to learn model deployment practices, Bachelor's degree in Quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering) , or equivalent/related degree is preferred

## Description

National Geographic is seeking a technically skilled and intellectually curious Data Platforms Analyst to help power our data-driven decision-making and audience strategy across its subscription business. This role supports the architecture, optimization and governance of National Geographic's consumer data platforms, ensuring data is accurate, scalable and actionable across the organization.
Working at the intersection of data engineering and applied analytics, this role assists in the development of data pipelines, creation of behavioral segments and the operationalization of machine learning outputs that inform marketing, retention and personalization efforts. Collaborating with teams across National Geographic and Disney, this position will help translate business needs into technical solutions.
The ideal candidate is passionate about data infrastructure, eager to learn about machine learning applications and committed to finding new ways of leveraging data to drive measurable business comes across marketing, subscription and engagement initiatives. They should possess a strong understanding of business objectives and demonstrate the ability to communicate complex technical information clearly and effectively to non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain clean, reusable data models for reporting and forecasting
Support the build-out of CI/CD and testing practices for data workflows
Translate stakeholder requirements into structured analytics layers
Collaborate with business stakeholders, analysts, data scientists and data engineers to prepare and monitor ML features
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