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Evio

Software/DevOps Engineer

Denver, CO · On-site

$54.25 - $74.25/hr

Relentless - Guided by evidence and data, we are creative, curious, and unwavering in our pursuit ... About the role At Evio, DevOps Engineers support both software development and operational ...

DaVita, Inc.

Sr Director, Data Domain Owner

Denver, CO · On-site

Payer Data. As the Payer Data Domain Owner, you'll drive the vision, roadmap, governance model, and ... operational, clinical, and AI-driven initiatives. You'll partner with senior leaders across the ...

eFulgent

Lead Data Engineer

Englewood, CO · On-site

$101K - $133K/yr

... operational efficiency. - Leverage AWS for building and deploying scalable data engineering solutions. - Implement monitoring, alerting, and continuous integration/delivery pipelines for reliable ...

Deloitte

Senior Manager Data Lead

Denver, CO

You'll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and re-engineering operations and ... Design and implement cloud and hybrid data architectures, migration approaches, and technology ...

Everforth

Data Engineer with Security Clearance

Denver, CO · On-site

$117K - $141K/yr

We are seeking a Data Engineer / Systems Engineer to support mission-critical data operations for a cutting-edge defense and intelligence platform. In this role, you will design, configure, and ...

Carina Health Network

Clinical Data Engineer

Denver, CO · On-site

$85K - $100K/yr

What You'll Do The Data Operations department provides data management, integration, and reporting services for multiple external and internal consumers. The Clinical Data Engineer will be ...

Brooksource

Data Governance Lead

Denver, CO · On-site

$55 - $60/hr

... data operations, or a closely related corporate technical role • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Automate, including building or maintaining automation workflows (this is a high priority ...

Brooksource

Data Governance Analyst

Denver, CO · On-site

$58/hr

... data operations, or a closely related corporate technical role ● Hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Automate, including building or maintaining automation workflows (this is a high priority ...

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How much do data operations jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 3, 2026, the average yearly pay for data operations in Denver, CO is $134,148.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $98,100.00 and $170,700.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a data operations?

A Data Operations job involves managing and optimizing the processes, tools, and workflows that ensure the efficient movement, storage, and accessibility of data. This includes data ingestion, transformation, quality assurance, and pipeline monitoring to support analytics and business intelligence. Data Operations professionals collaborate with engineers, analysts, and business teams to improve data reliability, scalability, and performance. Their role is critical in maintaining clean, accessible, and well-governed data for decision-making.

What types of teams and departments does data operations typically collaborate with?

Data Operations professionals often work closely with data engineering, business intelligence, IT, and analytics teams, as well as stakeholders from various business units such as marketing, finance, and operations. Their role frequently involves coordinating data pipelines, troubleshooting data quality issues, and ensuring smooth integration across systems. This cross-functional collaboration helps align data efforts with organizational goals and supports informed decision-making throughout the company. Being adaptable and communicative is key, as you'll regularly facilitate the flow of data and insights between technical teams and business users.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in data operations, and why are they important?

To thrive in Data Operations, you need strong analytical skills, data management experience, and a background in fields like information systems, computer science, or statistics. Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau), database management systems (e.g., SQL), and data integration platforms, along with relevant certifications such as AWS or Microsoft Azure Data Engineer, are highly valuable. Exceptional attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and effective collaboration skills differentiate top performers in this role. These competencies ensure accurate data flow, system integrity, and seamless cross-team cooperation, all of which are critical for maintaining reliable business operations.

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Infographic showing various Data Operations job openings in Denver, CO as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 83% Full Time, 14% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 93% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 4% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $132,289 per year, or $63.6 per hour.

Director, Investment Data & Intelligence

Aegon

Denver, CO • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 28 days ago

Job description

Job Family

IT Operations

About Us

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment - one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Who We Are

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.

Today, we're part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what's important to them.

We're empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good - for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It's part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.* For more information, visit transamerica.com.

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a highly strategic, hands-on Principal / Director of Investment Data Engineering & Visualization to lead the design, development, and evolution of our investment data platform and analytics capabilities.
This is a unique opportunity for a leader who thrives at the intersection of investment management, data engineering, analytics, and product innovation. As both a visionary and builder, you will define the firm's investment data strategy while remaining close to execution-architecting platforms, delivering analytics solutions, mentoring engineers, and partnering directly with investment and executive leadership.
You will own the end-to-end investment data lifecycle, transforming complex financial and market data into trusted, scalable, and actionable insights that power investment decisions, portfolio management, client reporting, and business growth.
In a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, this role requires someone who is equally comfortable designing enterprise architecture, building proof-of-concepts, leading teams, engaging clients, and influencing company strategy.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Data Strategy & Leadership

  • Define and execute the vision, roadmap, and operating model for investment data and analytics.
  • Build a scalable foundation for data-driven decision-making across investment, product, operations, and executive teams.
  • Establish data governance, quality, lineage, stewardship, and security standards.
  • Lead and grow a high-performing team of data engineers, analytics engineers, and visualization professionals.
  • Serve as the firm's thought leader for investment data architecture and analytics innovation.

Investment Data Engineering

  • Architect and build cloud-native data platforms supporting current and future business growth.
  • Develop scalable pipelines and integration frameworks for:
  • Market data
  • Security master and reference data
  • Portfolio holdings and transactions
  • Performance and attribution data
  • Risk analytics
  • ESG and alternative datasets
  • Private market and alternative investment data
  • Design data lake, lakehouse, and warehouse architectures that balance flexibility, scalability, and governance.
  • Implement robust monitoring, observability, and data quality controls.

Analytics & Visualization

  • Create best-in-class investment analytics and visualization platforms.
  • Deliver intuitive dashboards and interactive reporting tools for executives, investment teams, clients, and operational stakeholders.
  • Develop visualizations supporting:
  • Portfolio performance
  • Asset allocation
  • Risk exposures
  • Attribution analysis
  • Trading activity
  • Capital flows
  • Investor and client reporting
  • Enable self-service analytics while maintaining trusted data standards.

Product & Innovation

  • Partner with product and investment teams to transform data assets into differentiated products and capabilities.
  • Identify opportunities to leverage AI, machine learning, and generative AI to improve investment research, portfolio analytics, and operational efficiency.
  • Champion automation and eliminate manual reporting and operational processes wherever possible.
  • Explore unconventional approaches and emerging technologies that create competitive advantage.

Business & Stakeholder Partnership

  • Work directly with executives, portfolio managers, analysts, and clients.
  • Translate business objectives into scalable data and analytics solutions.
  • Present findings, recommendations, and platform strategies to senior leadership and external stakeholders.
  • Support strategic initiatives, partnership discussions, customer engagements, and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Finance, Mathematics, or related field
  • 10 - 15 years of experience in data engineering, analytics, investment technology, or data platform leadership.
  • Experience supporting asset management, wealth management, fintech, hedge funds, institutional investing, private markets, or capital markets.
  • Strong understanding of:
  • Portfolio management
  • Investment operations
  • Risk management
  • Performance measurement and attribution
  • Security master and investment reference data
  • Expertise in:
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
  • Modern data architecture
  • Data modeling and pipeline development
  • API integration frameworks
  • Experience with modern visualization and reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, ThoughtSpot, or similar platforms.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead while remaining technically hands-on.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in technical or quantitative discipline.
  • CFA, CAIA, CIPM, FRM, or similar industry certifications.
  • Experience with:
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Aladdin
  • Bloomberg
  • FactSet
  • MSCI
  • Morningstar
  • Experience building customer-facing analytics products.
  • Background in startup, scale-up, or high-growth technology environments.

Leadership Competencies

  • Builder mentality with an ownership mindset.
  • Balances strategic vision with execution excellence.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and rapidly changing environments.
  • Strong executive presence and communication skills.
  • Ability to influence across technical and business functions.
  • Proven track record of building teams, platforms, and processes from the ground up.
  • Passionate about innovation and using data to solve complex investment challenges.

Success Measures

In the first 12-18 months, this leader will:

  • Build and scale a modern investment data platform capable of supporting significant business growth.
  • Establish trusted, governed investment data across the organization.
  • Launch executive-grade portfolio, risk, and performance analytics dashboards.
  • Increase adoption of self-service analytics and reduce dependency on manual reporting.
  • Deliver automation initiatives that improve operational efficiency.
  • Create a roadmap for AI-enabled investment intelligence and decision support.
  • Recruit and develop a world-class data engineering and analytics team.
  • Position data and analytics as a strategic differentiator for the company.

Working Conditions

  • Hybrid Office Environment (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
  • Frequent Travel 25 to 50%


This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

Compensation

The Salary for this position generally ranges between$173,000 - $215,000 annually.Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors includingqualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company's discretion.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in one of our hub locations (Philadelphia, PA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Denver, CO). Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.

Compensation Benefits

  • Competitive Pay

  • Bonus for Eligible Employees

Benefits Package

  • Pension Plan

  • 401k Match

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Disability Insurance

  • Medical Insurance

  • Dental Insurance

  • Vision Insurance

  • Employee Discounts

  • Career Training & Development Opportunities

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

  • Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.

  • Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).

  • Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars

  • Parental Leave - fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.

  • Adoption Assistance

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Back-Up Care Program

  • PTO for Volunteer Hours

  • Employee Matching Gifts Program

  • Employee Resource Groups

  • Inclusion and Diversity Programs

  • Employee Recognition Program

  • Referral Bonus Programs

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We're thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women.

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company-sponsored, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees. They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all.

Giving Back

We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work.

Transamerica's Parent Company

Aegon acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has grown into an international company servi...

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