Data Scientist

Guidehouse; Washington; On-site; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement and Learning机会

Employee Referral Program

Corporate Sponsored Events & Community

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Analytics Consultant to help clients maximize value from data, from querying and wrangling to visualization and BI. The role supports DHS-related goals and requires hands-on technical work and strong communication.

The ideal candidate will design dashboards, clean data with Python, and maintain analytics tools while balancing client priorities and contributing to business development.

Qualifications

• Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS Public Trust.
• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• 5+ years of experience in data analytics, data science, business analytics or data engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of data visualization and dashboard solutions using Power BI.
• Lead and review data cleaning scripts using Python.
• Maintain and enhance dashboards, analytics solutions, and reporting tools for operational and strategic decision-making.
• Balance competing priorities including quick turn and ad hoc requests.
• Support business development and internal firm initiatives and ongoing professional development.

Skills

Public Trust clearance

5+ years experience

Communication

Budget analytics

UI/UX for dashboards

PowerApps

Cloud analytics (Databricks, Palantir,

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Job Family:

Data Science Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

Our consultants on the AI and Data Defense and Security team help clients maximize the value of their data and automate business processes. This high performing team works with clients to implement the full spectrum of data analytics and data science, from data querying and wrangling to data engineering, to data visualization, dashboarding, and business intelligence (BI), to predictive analytics. Our services enable our clients to define their information strategy, enable mission critical insights and data-driven decision making, reduce cost and complexity, increase trust, and improve budget justifications and decision-making. This individual will support organizational and mission goals within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This role requires hands on technical expertise and strong communication skills. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Design and development of data visualization and dashboard solutions to provide required analytics insights using Power BI

• Leading and reviewing, data cleaning scripts using tools such as Python

• Maintain and enhance dashboards, analytics solutions, and reporting tools used in operational and strategic decision-making

• Balance competing priorities including to supporting quick turn and ad hoc requests

• Focus on client services, while also supporting business development, internal firm initiatives, and ongoing professional development

• Support business development (such as RFP, RFQ, and RFI responses and white papers), internal firm initiatives, and ongoing professional development

What You Will Need:

• Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS Public Trust

• Bachelors Degree

• FIVE (5) or more years of experience in data analytics, data science, business analytics or data engineering

What Would Be Nice to Have:

• Strong communication and presentation skills and ability to explain technical topics to non-technical audiences

• Experience working with financial and budget data

• Strong UI/UX capabilities for dashboard development

• Familiarity with PowerApps

• Familiarity with cloud-based analytics environments (such as, Databricks, Palantir, AWS, Azure, or Google)

• Experience performing analytics and data transformation using Python and R

• Ability to gather requirements and present to clients with strong written and verbal communication skills

• Knowledge of ETL/ELT processes and tools for data integration

• Experience with budget, financial management, and workload modeling

The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$188,000.00. 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:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• 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.