Security Data Engineer: AI & Analytics for Government

Guidehouse; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Science Consultant in the Washington, DC area to support the U.S. Department of State with data analytics, BI, and AI initiatives.

You will build secure data pipelines, models, and dashboards to inform senior leaders and mission stakeholders, while ensuring governance and privacy standards. The role requires collaboration across bureaus, offices, and technical teams, with up to 25% travel and hybrid on-site work in the DC metro area.

Qualifications

• Active SECRET clearance required.
• Minimum three (3) years of relevant professional experience, or two (2) years with a master’s degree.
• Minimum two (2) years of hands-on SQL experience, including complex queries and data transformations.
• Experience developing Power BI semantic models, dashboards, and data visualizations for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Serve on a collaborative team delivering AI, analytics, data engineering, BI, and automation solutions.
• Translate needs into scalable data products and analytic capabilities for state or mission.
• Design, build, test, and maintain secure data pipelines, models, datasets, and dashboards.
• Develop Power BI dashboards and decision-support products for leaders and program managers.
• Support governance, privacy, and security requirements across data lifecycles.

Skills

Data analytics

Communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Azure

Databricks

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Science Consultant in the Washington, DC area to support the U.S. Department of State with data analytics, BI, and AI initiatives.

You will build secure data pipelines, models, and dashboards to inform senior leaders and mission stakeholders, while ensuring governance and privacy standards. The role requires collaboration across bureaus, offices, and technical teams, with up to 25% travel and hybrid on-site work in the DC metro area.