Principal Data Analytics Specialist
Listed on 2026-11-05
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IT/Tech
Data Analyst, Data Engineering
Equal Opportunity Employer The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
Equal Opportunity Employer The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
Position DetailsJob Code #: JC-536856
Position #(s):
-001
Working Title:
Principal Data Analytics Specialist
Classification: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST III
$9,507.00 - $12,740.00
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.
# of Positions: 1
Work Location:
Sacramento County
Telework:
Hybrid
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Department InformationThe California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is the nation’s largest public pension fund, providing retirement and health benefits to public employees, retirees, and their families. Headquartered in downtown Sacramento, we are a destination employer with an international reputation for leadership and innovation. At CalPERS, we’re committed to people – the people we serve, our team members, and the larger community around us.
CalPERS is situated near the Napa Valley, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, and other desirable destinations, and we offer competitive benefit packages, compensation, and opportunities for advancement.
If you are interested in becoming part of a diverse and inclusive workforce where talent, experience, and expertise are valued, CalPERS invites you to apply for this employment opportunity. To find out more about our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, visit our website ! To take a look at CalPERS as a destination employer, view this You Tube video .
Job Description And DutiesAnticipated Interview Dates:
We anticipate holding in-person interviews beginning the week of November 11, 2026.
Our Technology, Information, and Business Advancement (TIBA) section is seeking an experienced candidate for an Information Technology Specialist III (IT Spec III), Principal Data Analytics Specialist position. The right candidate will have deep, hands‑on experience in the data/information, programming, business analysis, enterprise architecture, and software design domains and help drive our California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) mission through achieving pervasive data acumen for all CalPERS team members.
The Principal Data Analytics Specialist works under the direction of the Head of TIBA and with our information management, enterprise analytics, data reporting, and enterprise architecture units. This role collaborates with Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and application development teams, internal business data users, senior leadership, and participates in the CalPERS Enterprise Data Management effort.
The incumbent serves as one of two senior‑most data analytics professionals on a team of experienced data professionals and is responsible for various strategic, planning, architecture, governance, technology,…
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