Sr People Analytics / Data Engineer

Sr. People Analytics / Data Engineer Contract: 3 months, with possible extension Employment type: W2 through staffing supplier Location: Remote; PST or MST time zones preferred Pay rate: $57/hour About the role We’re seeking a hands-on Sr. People Analytics / Data Engineer to support workforce data, reporting, analytics, and integration needs. This person will contribute to a Workday Data Cloud implementation while also supporting day-to-day reporting, data validation, and automation work. The ideal candidate combines technical skill with strong analytical judgment. They can build and troubleshoot data solutions, investigate workforce data issues, and explain insights in a way that helps business partners make decisions. What you’ll do Workforce data foundation and implementation Support a Workday Data Cloud implementation in partnership with HRIS, IT, enterprise data teams, business data owners, and vendors. Identify priority workforce datasets, source systems, required fields, business definitions, owners, and analytics use cases. Assess internal and vendor-managed systems that may connect to the data environment. Coordinate data access, mapping, connectivity, and source-system readiness. Support data modeling, transformations, governance, lineage, testing, and documentation. Help create a scalable data foundation that reduces manual data movement and supports cross-functional analytics. Reporting and data quality Support recurring and ad hoc audits, reconciliations, and reporting requests. Validate source data, business logic, calculations, and reporting outputs. Investigate discrepancies and coordinate resolution with HRIS, IT, Corporate Security, and other data owners. Improve existing reports and dashboards and help strengthen data quality. Integrations and automation Perform manual data refreshes and validation while automation work is underway. Continue automating existing connectors, including SmartRecruiters. Troubleshoot data loads, transformations, and reporting dependencies. Help move recurring manual processes toward reliable, scalable automation. Dashboards and ongoing analytics Refresh and validate existing workforce dashboards and data feeds. Audit current data sources and prepare for transition to Workday-based connections. Connect and validate Workday and SmartRecruiters data. Establish join logic, identifiers, business rules, and exception handling across systems. Build or enhance audit reporting to identify data gaps, mismatches, and integration issues. Respond to workforce data, reporting, audit, and analytics requests. Turn findings into clear insights and recommendations for HR and business stakeholders. Document data sources, logic, refresh processes, and ownership. What you’ll bring Significant experience working with HR or workforce data. Hands-on Workday experience. Strong skills in SQL, data modeling, and Power BI. Experience with data integrations, reporting, validation, and troubleshooting. Ability to connect technical data details to business context and communicate findings clearly. Confidence working independently, managing multiple priorities, and raising risks early. A balance of immediate problem-solving and longer-term process improvement. Preferred qualifications Workday Data Cloud and/or Workday Prism experience. SmartRecruiters or other recruiting-system experience. Experience with HR data governance, lineage, or automation. Experience partnering across HR, Finance, IT, and other enterprise teams.