Job Description

How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

At Delta Air Lines, connection is at the heart of everything we do and guides our every action. We strive to welcome and care for all of our customers during their travels with us and aim to deliver an elevated experience. 

Delta’s brand is based on best-in-class operational performance, the foundation of which is providing safe and reliable operations for our customers’ travel experience. The role of Operations Analytics (OA) is to support this mission by providing strategic insights by first understanding business processes and then leveraging data and analytics to drive continuous improvement efforts. 

Data has transformed the way Delta operates. The role of a data wrangler is to further harness the power of data by making it accessible, available, and curated for reporting and analysis. Data engineering teams within Delta’s Operations Analysis and Performance (OAP) division are typically responsible for: curating Single Source of Truth data tables to be used by analytics teams, producing and distributing automated reporting in a modular and scalable manner, leading efforts to transition to modern data and reporting tools, and acting as a center of expertise for efficient data processing and management.

Key Responsibilities:

·       Locate and extract data from a variety of sources for use in analysis, models and project development

·       Clean and curate datasets?(with input from leaders) by researching new data sources and collaborating with other business units to determine the best source for the data, aggregating views into meaningful hierarchies

·       Be familiar with data environments and collaborate to improve automated reports and analyses in support of divisional leaders and business units

·       Leverage emerging technologies (with direction of leaders) and proactively identify efficient and meaningful ways to communicate data and analysis that satisfy divisional needs

·       Support process improvement and project management engagements for both individual business units and cross-divisional initiatives

·       Practice safety-conscious behaviors in all operational processes and procedures

·       Have a team first attitude with the success of our team and business partners as the top priority

·       Be intellectually curious, ask questions, and speak up when they have an idea

·       Enjoy working in a high-profile environment with fluid priorities, ambiguity and aggressive deadlines

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience, Servant Leadership, and Teamwork – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way: 

Competitive salary, industry-leading pro?t sharing program, and performance incentives  
401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%  
Paid time off including vacation, holidays, paid personal time, maternity and parental leave 
Comprehensive health bene?ts including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life bene?ts 
Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages 
Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health  
Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members 
Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals  
World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint 
Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies 
Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together 
Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare 

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

·       Proficiency in SQL and ETL/ELT patterns

·       Proficiency with Python, SAS or other similar tools and programming languages

·       Ability to troubleshoot a reporting database environment with minimal guidance

·       Strong attention to detail and ability to work autonomously and manage multiple requests with varying timelines

·       A “can-do”, solution-minded approach to complex problems working individually or in a group

·       Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data. 

·       Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles. 

·       Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency. 

·       Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

·       Bachelor's degree or certificate in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Science, or other relevant quantitative field

·       Previous airline experience

·       Working knowledge of and/or experience with cloud-based solutioning (i.e. Azure, AWS, GPC, etc.)