Technical Analyst

Murmuration

12h•Remote

About The Position

You're a technologist who values independence and constantly looks for ways to improve how complex civic data is collected, maintained, and trusted. You apply strong technical judgment, care deeply about data quality and reliability, and take responsibility for delivering robust data. At Murmuration, you'll acquire and maintain high-quality public-sector data (elected officials, judicial districts, municipal offices, and more) that powers research, analytics, and programmatic decision-making across our network. This data forms the foundation for research, analytics, and programmatic decision-making that drives real change: it enables us to publish compelling insights, reach the right voters at the right time, and build organized, effective movements. Your role is to ensure this data is accurate, timely, and reliable. This is a new position, and you'll have a real opportunity to shape it. Emerging technologies (particularly AI-enabled tools and modern automation) create possibilities for scaling data collection in ways that weren't feasible before, but realizing that potential takes attention to detail and strong technical judgment. You'll be on the front lines of building the foundations of a new kind of system, not executing on an existing playbook. As a technical member of the Data Acquisition Team, you’ll independently own complex acquisition tasks end-to-end. You'll identify opportunities to improve quality and efficiency, contribute to decisions around tools, sources, and implementation approaches. You thrive in ambiguous problem spaces, are comfortable leading complex work end-to-end, and use Python, SQL, APIs, and automation to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions. Job level: P3

Requirements

2+ years of experience in technical or data-focused roles (e.g., data acquisition, data management, data engineering, analytics engineering, or similar);
Intermediate to strong proficiency in Python, including writing maintainable, well-documented code for data workflows;
Intermediate to strong SQL skills, including complex querying for data validation, reconciliation, and analysis;
Experience working with APIs and programmatic data ingestion;
Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage priorities, and deliver high-quality results with minimal oversight;
Experience documenting technical processes and explaining them clearly to others;
Proven ability to collaborate effectively across teams and contribute to shared technical decisions; and
Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).

Nice To Haves

Experience working with civic, elections, or public-sector data;
Experience with geographic data and shapefiles;
Experience identifying and implementing improvements to existing data processes;
Familiarity with cloud-based data tools or infrastructure (e.g., AWS);
Experience supporting production data pipelines or operational data systems;
Experience using AI-assisted tools to enhance development workflows;
Comfort working with semi-structured or unstructured data sources; and/or
Experience contributing to multi-project or program-level initiatives.

Responsibilities

Build data acquisition workflows. Design, build, and maintain Python and LLM-based workflows for civic and public-sector datasets, including API integrations, data parsing, transformation, and validation. Use SQL to investigate, validate, reconcile, and analyze datasets across multiple sources.
Implement collection end-to-end. Tackle data acquisition work from requirements and source evaluation through implementation, monitoring, and ongoing improvement. Work with the team and cross-functional partners to design systems supporting new data types and evolving organizational needs.
Improve continuously. Identify and prioritize opportunities to enhance data quality, efficiency, and reliability through better processes or new approaches. This includes deeply understanding the data to help design better systems.
Get Creative. Create and leverage AI-enabled tools to accelerate development and automate repetitive tasks. Make informed judgement calls about where these tools help and where they don't.
Do the work that makes everything else possible. Not everything is automatable and not every dataset comes through an API. You'll track down information through web searches, government portals, and direct outreach, including calls to offices like secretaries of state, and wrangle raw files (PDFs, shapefiles, and worse) into usable formats. This kind of careful, methodical work is foundational to the team's output.
Elevate the team. Document data sources, processes, and assumptions to support long-term maintainability. Support teammates through code reviews and informal technical guidance.

Benefits

Health, vision, and dental insurance with 100% of premiums covered for you and qualifying family members;
Retirement benefits with a 5% employer match;
A flexible unlimited PTO plan;
Generous paid parental leave;
Pre-tax commuter benefits;
A company laptop;
A flexible remote work environment;
A home office setup stipend for all new employees;
Monthly reimbursement for remote work expenses;
A yearly professional development fund;
Mental health and wellness benefits through Calm and Better Help;
Yearly in-person staff retreats;
A welcoming culture that celebrates diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.