User Experience Data Consultant

Kearney & Company; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, &

401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Plan

Flexible Spending & Health Savings

Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Kearney & Company is seeking a User Experience Data Consultant to join our team supporting one of the Federal government’s largest agencies. You will develop reports and dashboards within Foundry and work with finance, procurement, and IT to translate requirements.

You’ll train clients, review requirements, and create documentation. The role includes mentoring Associates, communicating status to the Team Lead and client, and thriving under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• BA/BS/BBA degree from an accredited college/university.
• Minimum 4 years of progressive, relevant experience using leading data visualization technologies (Tableau, Qlik, Power BI, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of user design experience.
• Experience with PySpark, SQL or low code to process data for dashboards/visualizations.
• Ability to train clients and other team members on implementation and maintenance.
• Ability to work in-person 2 days per week in the Alexandria VA area.
• Active Interim Secret Clearance (or higher) and U.S. citizenship are required.

Responsibilities

• Develop reports and dashboards within Foundry.
• Collaborate with finance, procurement, and IT to define report requirements.
• Review requirements and prepare client briefings and supporting documentation.
• Demonstrate strong customer service and meet tight deadlines.
• Direct and review the work of Associates.
• Communicate task status to Team Lead and client.

Skills

User design experience

Client training

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

BA/BS/BBA degree

Tools

Tableau

Qlik

Power BI

PySpark

SQL

Job description

Kearney & Company is seeking a User Experience Data Consultant to join our team supporting one of the Federal government’s largest agencies!

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Development of reports and dashboards within Foundry.
• Working closely with cross-functional teams, including finance, procurement, and IT, to understand report requirements.
• Demonstrating excellent writing and communication skills as significant time is spent reviewing report requirements, briefing updates to clients, and supporting the documentation and training for new reports.
• Demonstrating strong customer service skills and the ability to work in occasional high-pressure situations with short deadlines.
• Directing and reviewing the work of Associates.
• Communicating status of project-related tasks to Team Lead and client.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS/BBA degree from an accredited college/university
• Minumum 4 years of progressive, relevant experience using leading data visualization technologies (Tableau, Qlik, Power BI, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of user design experience
• Experience with using programming languages like PySpark, SQL or low code to process data in preparation for dashboards/visualizations
• Ability to train clients and other team members on implementation and maintenance
• Ability to work in-person 2 days per week in the Alexandria VA area
• Must have an active Interim Secret Clearance (or higher, such as Secret, Top Secret or TS/SCI) to be considered for this role (requires U.S. citizenship)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with DoW’s War Data Platform (previously Advana)
• Familiarity with Palantir Foundry development and reporting
• Certification in relevant platforms (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, Palantir Foundry, Microsoft Power Platform, Salesforce, ServiceNow)
• Experience developing applications on enterprise platforms
• Understanding of application lifecycle, platform governance, and integration patterns
• Experience with scripting (Python, SQL, TypeScript, and Palantir), automation, or low-code tools used within platform environments
• Highly proficient skills in MS Excel
• Experience with developing, reporting, and tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Overview

Exclusively focused on the Government, Kearney & Company provides financial services, including auditing, consulting, and technology services. Our commitment to our employees and clients as well as to dedication and trust, critical values to our Firm, have led to Kearney’s recognition as one of the leading accounting firms in the country. Based on our employees’ feedback, we are also consistently rated a Best Place to Work. Employment at Kearney means a flexible, collaborative, and open-minded work environment. We hope it is your “first easy decision.” Learn more at www.kearneyco.com/careers.

The expected salary range for this position is between $80,000 and $140,000. This range is representative of base pay only and does not include straight time pay for hours worked over 40 per week, company contributions towards paid benefits, and/or bonuses. Actual compensation (meeting or exceeding the range) will be determined based on specific experience, education, work location, clearance level, and other factors permitted by law. This position is eligible for bonuses (when applicable).

We also offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Education Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurances
• Legal Insurance and Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program, fitness and wellness benefits, and other firm benefits.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

EEO Notice

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Work location is subject to change based on client requirements.

Kearney & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, genetic information, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, any medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, age, disability, protected veteran status, relationship or association to a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulation. Click here for more information on Kearney’s EEO Policy.

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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

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