Senior Data Visualization Engineer

Steampunk; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk, Inc. is seeking a data visualization expert to lead the design and delivery of dashboards for a major federal contract.

You will transform client data into actionable insights using Tableau, Power BI, Cognos and related BI tools, ensuring secure, scalable analytics solutions across data governance, modeling, and integration. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders, participation in Agile processes, and the ability to migrate dashboards to a unified platform while driving the

Qualifications

• Master's Degree and 3 years of relevant experience; OR Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant experience; OR No degree and 10 years of relevant experience
• Possesses at least one professional certification relevant to the technical service provided. Maintain a certification relevant to the product being deployed and/or maintained.
• 5-7 years of experience in designing, developing, and configuring data visualizations for different types of users
• 5-7 years of experience using Tableau, Power BI, Cognos, or other tools to create and develop robust reporting applications
• 5-7 years of experience with data management disciplines including data governance, data architecture, data modeling, data storage, data security, data integration, and data quality
• Experience building dashboards accessing a Data Lake, specifically Parquet files, is a must
• Have participated in a BI platform migration
• Ability to lead or participate in businesssessions to identify and document analytic use cases
• Ability to be a self‑starter, take ownership of opportunities, work independently, and manage simultaneous projects
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills with the ability to explain advanced concepts to audiences of varying levels using simple terms

Responsibilities

• Will be a Subject Matter Expert for a large contract supporting a major federal agency and will be responsible for creating visually appealing and operationally impactful dashboards and reports. This impactful work will translate our client's data into actionable insights
• Use expert knowledge of data visualization tools to deliver information that allows client users to quickly understand data, ask better questions, and take action
• Design, develop, and deliver analytics solutions with consideration for functionality, data, security, integration, infrastructure, and performance
• Help migrate dashboards to single unified platform
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders
• Help define enterprise data and technology needs to support business intelligence and analytics
• Facilitate meetings with diverse and sometimes conflicting points of view
• Support an Agile software development lifecycle
• You will contribute to the growth of our Data Exploitation Practice!

Skills

Tableau

Power BI

Cognos

Data governance

Data modeling

Data security

Data integration

BI migrations

Stakeholder collaboration

Data visualization design

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

No degree, 10 years experience

Tools

Parquet

Data Lake

ETL tools

Job description

Overview

In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, an organization’s data has never been a more important aspect in achieving mission and business goals. Our data exploitation experts work with our clients to support their mission and business goals by creating and executing a comprehensive data strategy using the best technology and techniques, given the challenge.

At Steampunk, our goal is to build and execute a data strategy for our clients to coordinate data collection and generation, to align the organization and its data assets in support of the mission, and ultimately to realize mission goals with the strongest effectiveness possible.

For our clients, data is a strategic asset. They are looking to become a facts‑based, data‑driven, customer‑focused organization. To help realize this goal, they are leveraging visual analytics platforms to analyze, visualize, and share information. At steampunk you will design and develop solutions to high‑impact, complex data problems, working with the best and data practitioners around.

Contributions

• Will be a Subject Matter Expert for a large contract supporting a major federal agency and will be responsible for creating visually appealing and operationally impactful dashboards and reports. This impactful work will translate our client's data into actionable insights
• Use expert knowledge of data visualization tools to deliver information that allows client users to quickly understand data, ask better questions, and take action
• Design, develop, and deliver analytics solutions with consideration for functionality, data, security, integration, infrastructure, and performance
• Help migrate dashboards to single unified platform
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders
• Help define enterprise data and technology needs to support business intelligence and analytics
• Facilitate meetings with diverse and sometimes conflicting points of view
• Support an Agile software development lifecycle
• You will contribute to the growth of our Data Exploitation Practice!

Qualifications

• Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.
• Master's Degree and 3 years of relevant experience; OR Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant experience; OR No degree and 10 years of relevant experience
• Possesses at least one professional certification relevant to the technical service provided. Maintain a certification relevant to the product being deployed and/or maintained.
• 5-7 years of experience in designing, developing, and configuring data visualizations for different types of users
• 5-7 years of experience using Tableau, Power BI, Cognos, or other tools to create and develop robust reporting applications
• 5-7 years of experience with data management disciplines including data governance, data architecture, data modeling, data storage, data security, data integration, and data quality
• Experience building dashboards accessing a Data Lake, specifically Parquet files, is a must
• Have participated in a BI platform migration
• Ability to lead or participate in businesssessions to identify and document analytic use cases
• Ability to be a self‑starter, take ownership of opportunities, work independently, and manage simultaneous projects
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills with the ability to explain advanced concepts to audiences of varying levels using simple terms

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $115,000 to $170,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human‑Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Steampunk participates in the E‑Verify program.