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Principal Data Analyst

at Discover Financial Services

📍 Chicago, IL Unknown 💰 $119K – $136K USD / year Posted March 31, 2026
Salary $119K – $136K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field; Master's Degree preferred
Category Data & Analytics

Principal Data Analyst leading data analytics initiatives, data governance, and data quality within the financial services domain across multiple locations.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement data analytics solutions
  • Lead data governance and data quality initiatives
  • Architect and optimize data pipelines and warehousing
  • Mentor junior analysts and promote best practices in analytics
  • Drive Agile data engineering practices across teams

Focus on Python/R/Spark/SQL, Snowflake/Redshift data warehouses, AWS cloud, big data tooling (Hadoop/Hive/EMR/Kafka), and data governance practices.

Ideal candidate is a principal data analyst with 5+ years of analytics experience, strong Python/R/Spark/SQL, AWS and data governance expertise.

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SnowflakeAmazon Web ServicesAWSRedshiftHadoopHiveEMRKafkaPythonR
Bachelor's Degree in quantitative field; 5+ years analytics experience; PythonRSparkor SQL; Snowflake; AWS; Redshift; Hadoop; Hive; EMR; Kafka; UNIX/Linux; Agile/Lean/Six Sigma; Data Governance; Data Quality Management
PythonRSparkSQLSnowflakeAmazon Web ServicesPower BIInformatica Data QualityData GovernanceData Quality Management
LeadershipMentoringCollaborationCommunicationProblem solving

Preferred

Master's Degree
Industry Fintech
Job Function Lead data engineering and analytics initiatives to build scalable, governance-driven data platforms
Tech Domains Python, R, Spark, SQL, Snowflake, Amazon Web Services, Power BI, Informatica Data Quality
Visa Sponsorship Yes
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Bachelor's degree required, 5+ years of analytics experience

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