Data Engineer & Automation Developer

US101 Guidehouse Inc.; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Learning Opportunities

Employee Referral Program

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse seeks a data engineering professional to translate client needs into data-driven solutions. You will build automated data workflows with Python in Databricks, ingest and transform data via APIs, and maintain catalog connections using authentication workbooks.

You will create and maintain Power Apps, communicate complex results to various stakeholders, and collaborate with clients to refine requirements and drive mission success.

Qualifications

• Active and maintained SECRET security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 2 years of data analysis, data science, data engineering or data visualization experience.
• Experience building automated workflows with Python in Databricks using APIs to ingest/transform data.
• Experience creating authentication workbooks for data-source to cataloging-tool connections.
• Experience using Microsoft Power Platform and Power Apps.
• Ability to support remote, hybrid, or on-site projects in the DC metro area.

Responsibilities

• Apply technical skills and mission focus to understand client needs and design data-driven solutions.
• Use Python and Databricks to build automated workflows for data cataloging via APIs.
• Create authentication workbooks for data-source connections to cataloging tools.
• Develop and maintain Power Apps on the Power Platform.
• Communicate technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, including leadership.
• Engage with clients to gather requirements and drive initiatives forward.

Skills

Python

Databricks

APIs

Power Platform

Power Apps

Data cataloging

Communication

Data analysis

Data engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Alation

Job description

Job Family

Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting

Travel Requirement

None

Clearance Required

Active Secret

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.

What You Will Need

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree
• Two (2) years of relevant professional experience in data analysis, data science, data engineering or data visualization.
• Experience in creating and maintaining automated workflows using Python in Databricks to catalog data using APIs to ingest and transform data from various sources and file types.
• Experience in creating and maintaining authentication workbooks for making connections from data sources to cataloging tools such as Alation.
• Experience using Microsoft Power Platform and creating and maintaining Power Apps.
• Ability to support remote, hybrid, or 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 working in Databricks.
• Familiarity with Agile team operations, such as sprint planning, standup calls, writing Jira stories, backlog refinement, etc.
• 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.
• Experience performing data engineering, such as Extract‑Transform‑Load (ETL), managing databases, etc.
• Experience working in the Microsoft Power Platform and creating and maintaining Power Apps.
• Experience working with data cataloging and metadata.
• Experience working with APIs.
• Familiarity with Alation.
• 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.

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

About Guidehouse

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. All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or [e-mail]. Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [e-mail].

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. guidehouse.com