Senior Analytics Engineer - Finance (R6185)

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 . Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Job Description:

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer to lead the design and delivery of trusted data products for Corporate FP&A, Accounting, Program Finance, GTM, and Strategic Finance. You will independently shape analytical solutions, establish shared standards, and turn business priorities into AI-enabled decision support on our Databricks platform. This senior individual contributor role combines hands-on engineering with cross-functional influence and mentorship to expand Finance's impact.

What you'll do:

• 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.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical or quantitative field and a minimum of 5 years of related experience OR Master's and a minimum of 3 years of related experience.
• 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.

Preferred qualifications:

• 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.