Alteryx Engineer
Richmond, VA - USA
Job Summary
Our organization is expanding its analytics forecasting and operational intelligence capabilities across an integrated cloud-based environment. The Alteryx Engineer is responsible for the full lifecycle of analytics automation and data integration solutions including requirements analysis design development deployment and operational support. This role builds and supports scalable data workflows applications and integrations that power reporting budgeting forecasting cost modeling and enterprise analytics.
This position works within a cross-functional Agile team and interacts with multiple platforms data sources and cloud services to ensure solutions are secure reliable well-governed and aligned with architectural and quality standards. The role also contributes to data governance testing documentation and continuous improvement efforts and may also support additional engineering automation or data initiatives as team and business needs evolve.
Alteryx Development & Data Engineering:
* Design build enhance and maintain complex Alteryx workflows applications and macros
* Develop ETL/ELT pipelines supporting analytics reporting forecasting and financial processes
* Support automated data extractions and transformations across multiple enterprise systems
API Platform & System Integrations
* Build and maintain integrations with systems such as Workday Adaptive Insights Tableau PostgreSQL and REST endpoints
* Implement secure authentication error handling and integration monitoring
Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure Support:
* Support analytics solutions across multi-environment Alteryx Server instances (DEV UAT PROD)
* Work with cloud services (AWS S3 EC2 RDS/Aurora Lambda Glue networking IAM) to build and scale data solutions
Financial & Costing Workflow Support:
* Build and support workflows that enable cost accounting-based forecasting along with cost allocation cycles budgeting activities pricing models and related financial processes
* Ensure data accuracy traceability and reliability across financial analytics and planning workflows
* Serve as an escalation point for workflow failures data quality issues and production incidents
* Perform unit integration regression and user acceptance testing
* Create SOPs architectural diagrams implementation guides test documentation and troubleshooting playbooks
Security & Access Management:
* Configure and maintain role-based access controls
* Support SSO/MFA and secure identity practices
* Follow data handling encryption and compliance standards
Data Governance & Metadata:
* Maintain metadata data lineage documentation and data standards
* Support metric development governance reviews and reporting consistency
* Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure accuracy across analytics outputs
Agile Delivery Change Management & Release Support:
* Participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups sprint planning retrospectives)
* Work collaboratively with architects developers cloud engineers and product owners
* Deliver enhancements iteratively and adapt to changing requirements
* Support platform releases environment updates and Alteryx Server upgrades
* Follow structured change-management processes and maintain readiness documentation
* 3 years of hands-on experience with Alteryx Designer (workflows macros automation)
* Experience with Alteryx Server (scheduling permissions monitoring)
* Proficiency in Python and SQL
* Experience with REST APIs and integration patterns
* Familiarity with cloud platforms and data services
* Strong understanding of ETL data modeling data warehousing and data quality practices
* Bachelors degree in a relevant field
* Alteryx Designer certifications required.
* Experience with Workday Adaptive Insights Tableau or similar tools
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines Git Jenkins or related tooling
* Familiarity with additional cloud services (AWS Lambda Glue Aurora etc.) Required
* Experience with cost modeling or financial analytics
Required Experience:
IC