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About the Role
ZoomInfo is seeking a Senior Data Systems Analyst to become the expert on our company data pipeline—the system that ingests, processes, and profiles millions of company records that power our customers' go-to-market strategies.
In this role, you'll build deep expertise in how our company data flows from acquisition through profiling and output. You'll read code to understand data transformations and system dependencies, bring informed opinions to design conversations with Engineering and Product, and help shape the evolution of our next-generation data infrastructure. As you build mastery of our systems, you'll increasingly lead strategic data improvement initiatives that require both systems thinking and creative problem-solving.
This isn't about building dashboards or SQL reports. This is about understanding data systems at an architectural level, solving ambiguous data challenges, and ensuring our pipeline infrastructure continuously evolves to meet customer needs and maintain competitive advantage.
You'll work closely with other data analysts during an active infrastructure transition period, and as systems stabilize and your expertise deepens, you'll progressively own more of the pipeline architecture and strategic initiatives. This is a role with significant growth runway for someone who wants to become the go-to technical expert on company data systems.
Who You Are
Systems Thinker with Technical Depth: You understand how data systems work, not just what they produce. You've worked with data pipelines, ETL systems, or data processing infrastructure—maybe you've improved one, debugged one, or owned components of one. You can read code (Python, Java, SQL, or similar) well enough to understand data transformations and trace how data flows through systems.
Opinionated Technical Contributor: You don't just execute—you have informed opinions on how things should work. You can assess technical tradeoffs, evaluate whether a proposed solution is feasible, and contribute meaningfully to design conversations with engineers. You're comfortable saying "here's what I think and why" based on your technical understanding.
Growth-Oriented Problem Solver: You're excited to build deep expertise in a complex domain and grow into leading strategic initiatives. You've tackled ambiguous problems that required figuring things out as you went, and you want to expand your project leadership capabilities in a systems-focused environment.
Analytical and Hands-On: You're equally comfortable writing code to analyze data patterns and manually investigating edge cases to understand what's really happening. You dig into details when needed and know when to zoom out to see the bigger picture.
Clear Communicator: You can explain technical complexity to non-technical audiences. You've worked effectively with Engineering, Product, or cross-functional teams, translating between technical constraints and business needs.
Comfortable with Ambiguity: You thrive in evolving environments where priorities shift and problems aren't always well-defined. You maintain momentum and quality even when the path forward isn't perfectly clear.
What You'll Do
In your first 6-12 months, your primary focus will be building deep expertise in our pipeline architecture and contributing to our infrastructure transition. You'll work alongside other analysts who have context on our systems, learning the architecture while bringing fresh perspectives and technical depth. As you gain mastery and systems stabilize, you'll increasingly own pipeline architecture decisions and lead strategic data improvement initiatives.
Build Deep Pipeline & Systems Expertise
- Master our company data pipeline architecture—how data flows from ingestion through profiling, what transforms are applied at each stage, and how components interconnect
- Read and analyze production code to understand data transformations, trace data lineage, and assess how proposed changes would impact the system
- Develop frameworks for evaluating tradeoffs between technical complexity, implementation effort, and customer impact
- Create clear documentation, system maps, and knowledge resources that capture architecture decisions, dependencies, and design rationale
Contribute to Pipeline Evolution & Infrastructure Improvements
- Participate actively in design conversations with Engineering and Product about our next-generation pipeline, bringing data quality insights, technical feasibility assessments, and informed opinions on architectural decisions
- Help validate pipeline improvements through rigorous testing, impact analysis, and hands-on verification of data quality
- Translate data quality investigations and emerging requirements into system-level improvement opportunities
- Collaborate with team members to determine when problems should be solved at the pipeline/profiler level versus through downstream approaches
Solve Complex, Ambiguous Data Challenges
- Lead or contribute to data improvement initiatives that require both systems thinking and creative problem-solving—such as improving location verification across international markets, integrating new data sources, or solving novel data extraction challenges
- Tackle problems where the solution isn't obvious through a blend of code analysis, manual investigation, cross-functional coordination, and iterative problem-solving
- Build and apply repeatable approaches to testing, validation, and root cause analysis
Build Partnerships & Institutional Knowledge
- Develop strong working relationships with Data Acquisition, Product, Engineering, and fellow data analysts
- Conduct impact analyses and validation studies to ensure proposed changes deliver intended outcomes
- Document your learning, approaches, and insights so knowledge is shared and institutional memory builds across the team
- Serve as a technical resource as you develop expertise, helping bridge immediate data quality needs with long-term pipeline capabilities
What You'll Bring
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related quantitative field
- 5+ years of experience in data analytics, data engineering, or related technical roles
- Experience working with data pipelines, ETL systems, or data processing infrastructure—you understand how data moves through systems and what can go wrong
- Ability to read and understand code (Python, Java, SQL, or similar) to analyze data transformations, understand system logic, and assess technical feasibility
- Strong programming skills in Python and SQL for data analysis and manipulation
- Experience solving ambiguous, multi-faceted data problems that required figuring out the approach, not just executing a well-defined analysis
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with Engineering and/or Product teams, translating between technical implementation and business/customer needs
- Strong analytical skills with ability to investigate complex issues systematically
- Excellent communication skills—able to explain technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences
- Self-directed with strong ownership mentality—you drive your work forward and know when to seek input
Strongly Preferred
- Experience with company data, business data, web data acquisition, or data quality initiatives
- Experience with data profiling, entity resolution, record linkage, or data matching systems
- Background contributing to system design discussions or technical architecture decisions
- Experience creating technical documentation or knowledge-sharing resources
- Knowledge of web data structures (HTML/DOM), data extraction, or data collection systems
- Experience designing validation strategies or testing frameworks
- Track record of leading or co-leading cross-functional data projects
This Role Is Not a Fit If:
You're looking to focus primarily on business analytics, building dashboards, creating reports, or analyzing business metrics. While you'll do analysis in this role, the core mission is understanding and improving data systems architecture.
This Role Is a Strong Fit If:
You want to become the expert on how data systems work and grow into leading strategic initiatives. You're excited to build deep technical expertise, contribute informed opinions to design decisions, and progressively take on more ownership as you master the domain. You enjoy solving problems where the answer isn't obvious and seeing your work directly improve product capabilities.
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Below is the US base salary for this position. Additional compensation such as Bonus, Commission, Equity and other benefits may also apply.
$102,200—$160,600 USD
About us:
ZoomInfo (NASDAQ: GTM) is the Go-To-Market Intelligence Platform that empowers businesses to grow faster with AI-ready insights, trusted data, and advanced automation. Its solutions provide more than 35,000 companies worldwide with a complete view of their customers, making every seller their best seller.
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