Data Engineer

Guidehouse; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Personal and Family Sick Time & Paid H

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a qualified professional to design data‑driven solutions for client needs in the DC metro area. You will leverage Python, Databricks, and the Power Platform to build automated workflows, data ingestion pipelines, and authentication workbooks.

Strong communication is essential to translate technical findings to leadership and to collaborate with clients across remote, hybrid, and on‑site settings.

Qualifications

• Active SECRET or higher security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field.
• 2 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience using Python for data engineering, ETL, and wrangling data from various sources.
• Ability to work independently and drive initiatives.
• Ability to communicate complex findings to diverse audiences.
• Ability to support remote, hybrid, and on-site projects in the DC metro area.

Responsibilities

• Apply technical skills to understand client needs and design data‑driven solutions.
• Use Python and Databricks to create automated data cataloging workflows.
• Create and maintain authentication workbooks for connections to cataloging tools.
• Work with Power Apps to develop and maintain solutions.
• Translate technical findings for both technical and non‑technical audiences, including leadership.
• Engage with clients to gather requirements and advance initiatives.
• Support business development activities, including responses to RFPs/RFIs.

Skills

Python ETL

APIs

Data wrangling

Clear communicating

Remote/Hybrid work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Databricks

Power Apps

Alation

Jira

APIs

Job description

What You Will Do

• Apply strong technical skills and a mission‑focused mindset to understand client needs, identify opportunities, and design data‑driven solutions.
• Leverage tools such as Python and platforms such as Databricks to create and maintain automated workflows to catalog data using APIs to ingest and transform data from various sources and file types.
• Create and maintain authentication workbooks for connections from data sources to cataloging tools.
• Work on the Microsoft Power Platform to create and maintain Power Apps solutions.
• Communicate clearly to translate technical findings for both technical and non‑technical audiences, including leadership.
• Engage directly with clients to gather requirements, adapt solutions to mission needs, and drive initiatives forward.
• Support business development pursuits, such responses to RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, and the development of whitepapers.

What You Will Need

• Active SECRET or higher security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field.
• TWO (2) years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience using Python for data engineering, extract-transform-load (ETL), and wrangling data from various sources and file types.
• Ability to work independently, proactively identify opportunities to add value to the client, and drive initiatives and innovation.
• Ability to clearly communicate and present technical solutions, insights, and results to technical and non-technical audiences, including leadership.
• Ability to support remote, hybrid, and on‑site projects in the Washington D.C. metro area.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• THREE (3) or more years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience creating and maintaining automated workflows in Databricks.
• Experience creating and maintaining authentication workbooks for making connections from data sources to cataloging tools such as Alation.
• Experience managing databases.
• Experience working with data cataloging and metadata.
• Experience working with APIs.
• Experience creating and maintaining Power Apps.
• Familiarity with Agile team operations, such as sprint planning, standup calls, writing Jira stories, backlog refinement, etc.
• Ability to support business development including RFP, RFQ, and RFI responses and white papers.
• Relevant experience supporting Department of State or other Federal Government organizations.

The annual salary range for this position is $85,000.00-$141,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is a global AI‑led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors. With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets. Built to help clients across industries outwit complexity, the firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to achieve lasting impact and shape a meaningful future.

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