Senior Operations Data Analyst
Join KoBold Metals as a Senior Operations Data Analyst, leading data systems and mentoring junior analysts in a remote-first environment.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 17 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
Experience and comfort with AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini is required.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Operations Data Analyst at KoBold Metals, the individual will manage end-to-end data systems, including model development, ETL processes, and application support, while mentoring junior analysts. Key skills include strong SQL proficiency, experience with ETL and API integrations, and familiarity with AI technologies. This position is ideal for someone with over five years of relevant experience who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and is eager to collaborate with geologists on mineral exploration projects.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 5, 2026. Last confirmed on KoBold Metals's careers page October 27, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Data Engineering roles (median ~$180,656).
- Starts above 1% of 88 comparable senior data engineering roles in United States that list AWS we track (median $180,656 across 9 companies). See AWS salary trends
- AWS appears in 48.6% of 216 comparable senior data engineering roles in United States; Claude appears in 0.5% of 216 comparable senior data engineering roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Operations Data Analyst role remote?
- Yes — KoBold Metals lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- KoBold Metals lists $100,000–$125,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Operations Data Analyst role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI, API, AWS, ChatGPT, Claude, ETL.
- What seniority level is this role?
- KoBold Metals targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Operations Data Analyst role at KoBold Metals.
From the original posting
Senior Operations Data Analyst
About the Role
Senior individual contributor reporting to the Head of Operations Data, coordinating day to day with the broader team and functional stakeholders. Owns systems end to end — data model, ETL, application, and stakeholder relationships — with minimal oversight from day one, and mentors junior analysts. Approximate initial allocation:
Responsibilities
- 45% Build & integration — new data models, ETL/API integrations, and app support (Foundry et al.)
- 25% Platform maintenance & data quality — OPSDB stewardship, sync reliability, alerting, production support
- 15% Governance & technical debt — RBAC, scoped roles, dbt semantic layer, documentation
- 15% Mingomba support & cross-functional mentorship — commitments register, peer mentorship and skill growth, coordination with Mingomba functional growth like Procurement, Inventory
Qualifications
- 5+ years in data engineering, analytics engineering, or data operations owning production systems independently
- Strong SQL and data modeling (PostgreSQL)
- Proven ETL and API integration
- Experience and comfort with AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)
- Dbt, cloud tooling (AWS/S3), finance-systems (NetSuite/Tipalti), or geospatial data a plus.
- Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain. Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights through using our tools in exploration and willing to work directly with geologists in the field.
- Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who are not technical. A strong communicator who enjoys working with colleagues across the company.
- Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on an evolving range of responsibilities.
- Keen not just to build cool technology, but to figure out what technical product to build to best achieve the business objectives of the company.
- A valid passport and willingness to travel to observe our work at Mingomba or at an exploration site around the world. Light travel is required when necessary.
This position is Full-time Exempt
The US base salary range for this full-time exempt position is $100,000 to $125,000 plus equity and benefits including 401k matching.
Location: KoBold is a remote-first workplace. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in one of the following countries: United States or Canada.
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