Analytics Engineering Upskilling for Financial Services
Financial Services
- 12Team Members Trained
- $400KAnnual Savings
- 2x fasterDevelopment Speed
Challenge
A fintech company's data team consisted of SQL analysts who could query data but lacked modern analytics engineering skills. They needed to adopt dbt, implement CI/CD, and build maintainable data models, but hiring was difficult and expensive.
Solution
Delivered 8-week analytics engineering bootcamp for 12 analysts covering dbt, version control with Git, testing and documentation, CI/CD pipelines, and analytics best practices. Paired classroom learning with hands-on projects building their actual data models.
Results
- Transformed 12 SQL analysts into analytics engineers capable of owning dbt projects
- Reduced dependency on external consultants, saving $400K annually
- Cut data model development time by 50% through reusable components and testing
- 8 team members achieved dbt certification within 12 weeks
