Data Profiling & Quality Specialist for Modernization

Guidehouse; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Learning Opportunities

Employee Referral Program

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Profiling Specialist to support a state agency modernization effort focused on data quality, readiness, and reporting foundations. This role collaborates with business and technical teams to evaluate data sources and prepare for system modernization and replacement initiatives.

You will strengthen the agency’s data landscape, enabling better decision-making and outcomes for children and families, while ensuring compliance and readiness for future platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university.
• Located within the United States and US Citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal public trust.
• 2+ years of experience in data profiling, data analysis, or data quality assessment.
• Experience in child welfare, human services, or related social programs.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and data analysis across multi-system environments.
• Experience identifying data quality issues and remediation actions.
• Ability to communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with data modernization or migration readiness efforts.
• Travel up to 10% may be required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and analyze data from legacy systems and disparate sources to assess quality, completeness, and consistency.
• Develop and apply approaches to profile complex datasets, including structured and semi-structured data.
• Identify data gaps, anomalies, and issues impacting reporting or migration.
• Recommend data quality improvements and remediation actions aligned to current and future systems.
• Support data readiness for modernization and system replacement, including migration considerations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to validate findings and align data priorities.
• Document data issues, patterns, and recommendations clearly and actionably.
• Partner with program and technical teams to improve data usability for reporting and analytics.

Skills

SQL

Data profiling

Data quality assessment

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Informatica Data Quality

Talend

Collibra Data Quality

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Profiling Specialist to support a state agency modernization effort focused on data quality, readiness, and reporting foundations. This role collaborates with business and technical teams to evaluate data sources and prepare for system modernization and replacement initiatives.

You will strengthen the agency’s data landscape, enabling better decision-making and outcomes for children and families, while ensuring compliance and readiness for future platforms.