SOFTWARE ENGINEERING LEAD - BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND DATA ANALYTICS (CI POLYGRAPH)

NorthHill Technology Resources; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthHill Technology Resources seeks an experienced Software Engineering Lead for Business Intelligence and Data Analytics to support a mission-critical Intelligence Community customer in Reston, VA. You will lead a small team of developers and analysts to design, develop, and maintain enterprise BI solutions, dashboards, and data integration pipelines.

The role requires strong SQL/PL-SQL skills, experience with Tableau/Business Objects, and knowledge of IBM DataStage ETL.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and active TS/SCI clearance (or ability to obtain CI Polygraph).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise software development, BI reports and dashboards using Tableau/Business Objects.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to a 5-6 person team of developers and analysts.
• Design, develop, and maintain BI solutions for enterprise financial and acquisition systems.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using Tableau or Business Objects.
• Develop and optimize complex SQL/PL-SQL queries and database objects.
• Support ETL processes and data integration (IBM DataStage).
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable software solutions.
• Troubleshoot data quality and performance issues; support production deployments.
• Produce technical documentation and support customer requirements meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

Tableau

IBM DataStage ETL

PL/SQL

Business Objects

Oracle Database

MariaDB

Job description

Software Engineering Lead – Business Intelligence & Data Analytics
Location: On-site in Reston,| VA. Intelligence Community Customer
Clearance: TS/SCI with CI Polygraph (or ability to obtain)
Our client, a highly respected Federal IC Integrator, is seeking an experienced Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Software Engineering Lead to support a mission-critical Intelligence Community customer. This position supports senior government leadership by designing, developing and maintaining enterprise reporting, analytics, data brokering and data solutions that enable financial and acquisition decision-making.
Position description:
Lead a team of 5-6 data analysts and software engineers working within a collaborative government and contractor environment. The successful candidate will support an enterprise data warehouse environment by developing business intelligence solutions, optimizing data processes, supporting complex data analytics and reporting, and delivering responsive customer support. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with outstanding analytical, communication, and customer service skills.

Experience or knowledge in one or more of the following programming languages and technologies (or similar equivalent) is a must: Tableau, IBM DataStage ETL, PL/SQL, or Business Objects.

Duties and responsibilities:

• - Provide leadership and tasking to team of 5-6 developers; provide expertise during design, test and customer requirements meetings.
• - Report weekly, monthly and quarterly team status to Deputy Program Manager.
• - Design, develop, and maintain business intelligence solutions supporting enterprise financial and acquisition systems.
• Develop, enhance, and support reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using Tableau, Business Objects, or comparable BI platforms.
• Develop and optimize complex SQL and PL/SQL queries, stored procedures, and database objects.
• Support enterprise data warehouse operations, extract transform and load (ETL) processes, and data integration activities using IBM DataStage or comparable technologies.
• Analyze complex business and technical requirements and translate them into efficient, scalable software solutions.
• Troubleshoot application, interface, database, and data quality issues to ensure reliable system performance.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for production issues.
• Provide responsive on-site technical support to government users and senior leadership.
• Support financial system interfaces and transaction processing to ensure data integrity and operational continuity.
• Participate in software releases by supporting integration testing, user acceptance testing, and production deployments.
• Recommend and implement process improvements that enhance system performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and knowledge base articles.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, functional analysts, and technical teams to deliver mission-critical capabilities.

Education and qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Current CI Polygraph or ability to obtain one.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrated experience developing and supporting enterprise software applications.
• Strong experience with SQL and PL/SQL development.
• Experience with Oracle Database, MariaDB, or comparable relational database platforms.
• Experience developing reports and dashboards using Tableau, Business Objects, or similar BI tools.
• Experience supporting enterprise data warehouse environments and ETL processes.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience developing technical documentation and supporting software testing activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• - Experience with IBM DataStage ETL.
• - Knowledge of Federal financial management or acquisition systems.
• - Experience supporting Intelligence Community or other federal agencies.
• - Experience with enterprise system interfaces and data integration.
• - Experience with data analytics, reporting, and performance optimization.