AML & Financial Investigations Data Scientist

Guidehouse; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 74,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a data analytics professional to support financial crime investigations in Washington, DC. You will clean and analyze large datasets, apply Python/SQL-based analytics, and contribute to data-driven investigative products.

Required are an active Secret clearance, US citizenship, and at least 3 years of experience with data analytics in large environments. The role is on-site five days a week in Washington, DC.

Qualifications

• ACTIVE Secret clearance is required and must be maintained.
• US Citizenship is required due to client engagements.
• Bachelor's degree in data-related field or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of experience cleaning, transforming, and analyzing large datasets.
• Experience with Python, SQL, and data analytics libraries.
• Experience with structured and unstructured data in large-scale environments.
• Experience with statistical analysis, ML, anomaly detection, NLP, or related methods.
• Experience querying data with relational databases and platforms like SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Hive, Spark.
• Experience creating data visualizations, dashboards, and reports.
• Ability to document methodologies and results clearly.

Responsibilities

• Support AML and illicit finance investigations by preparing and analyzing large datasets.
• Apply data science techniques to identify trends and investigative leads.
• Collaborate with senior investigators, analysts, and data scientists on analytical products.
• Document methods and results in a clear, repeatable manner.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data analysis

Data visualization

Large datasets

Statistical analysis

Machine learning

NLP

Data cleaning

Education

Bachelors in data-related field

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Hive

Spark

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a data analytics professional to support financial crime investigations in Washington, DC. You will clean and analyze large datasets, apply Python/SQL-based analytics, and contribute to data-driven investigative products.

Required are an active Secret clearance, US citizenship, and at least 3 years of experience with data analytics in large environments. The role is on-site five days a week in Washington, DC.