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Data Analyst (Senior Consultant)

Guidehouse

ARLINGTON, VAJob$98–163K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$98–163K/yr
Location
ARLINGTON, VA
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Public Trust clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Guidehouse seeks a Data Analyst to support analytics, visualization, program evaluation, workforce planning, and operational improvement engagements for federal civilian agencies. The analyst will work with consulting teams, subject matter experts, and clients to analyze complex data, develop models and visualizations, and deliver recommendations for public-sector challenges. The role also supports surveys, client deliverables, meetings, proposals, and internal capability-building.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Advanced Excel, requiredData Analysis, requiredData Visualization, requiredDataset Joining, requiredCommunicating Analytical Findings, requiredStructuring Complex Datasets, requiredWritten Communication, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredExecutive Briefing Development, requiredPower BI, nice to haveTableau, nice to haveSQL, nice to havePython, nice to haveR, nice to haveAlteryx, nice to haveForecasting, nice to haveStatistical Analysis, nice to havePerformance Measurement, nice to haveWorkforce Studies, nice to haveProgram Evaluation, nice to haveOrganizational Assessment, nice to havePresenting Analytical Findings, nice to have

Qualifications

Public Trust Eligibility, requiredUS Citizenship, requiredBachelor's in Listed Field or Related, required3+ Years Professional Experience, required3+ Years Quantitative Analysis, requiredFederal Civilian Agency Experience, nice to haveMaster's in Listed Field or Related, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Family :

Management Consulting

Travel Required :

Up to 10%

Clearance Required :

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

Guidehouse seeks a Data Analyst to support data analytics and visualization, program evaluation, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, and operational improvement engagements across federal civilian agencies. This role will help clients transform complex datasets into actionable insights that support strategic decision making, organizational design and staffing model development, workforce planning, and performance management.

As a Data Analyst, you will work with multidisciplinary consulting teams, subject matter experts, and client stakeholders to collect and structure complex datasets, perform quantitative and qualitative analyses, develop data visualizations and management tools to support data-driven decision making, construct models and algorithms to support forecasting efforts, and deliver data-driven recommendations for complex public sector challenges.

What You Will Do :

  • Collaborate with team members and clients to collect, validate, structure, manage, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data to produce actionable insights that can drive client decision making.

  • Conduct benchmarking and comparative analyses, research, and data collection activities to support organizational assessments, program evaluations, and workforce studies.

  • Perform forecasting, trend analysis, and scenario modeling to support organizational design and staffing model development, workforce planning, and performance management efforts.

  • Develop client-ready dashboards, visualizations, and analytical products that can support client executive oversight and operational decision making.

  • Translate analytical findings into client-ready recommendations that can support strategic decision-making and organizational transformation.

  • Support survey design, survey analysis, and qualitative research activities.

  • Support the development of client-ready deliverables, including formal written reports, presentations, and executive-level briefings for client stakeholders.

  • Facilitate client meetings and working sessions.

  • Contribute to proposal development, thought leadership, and internal capability-building initiatives.

What You Will Need:

  • Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

  • Must be a US Citizen due to nature of client engagements.

  • Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Data Science, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, Engineering, Public Policy, or a related discipline.

  • Three (3) to Five(5) years of professional experience, including 3+ years of experience performing quantitative analysis.

  • Advanced Excel, data analysis, and visualization skills, including the ability to develop creative methods of joining multiple, disparate datasets to produce meaningful insights

  • Demonstrated ability to develop visualizations and communicating analytical findings to non-technical audiences.

  • Experience working with and structuring large and complex datasets to extract meaningful decision-ready insights.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to develop executive-level briefing materials.

What Would Be Nice To Have :

  • Experience supporting federal civilian agencies.

  • Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, R, Alteryx, or similar tools.

  • Experience with forecasting, statistical analysis, or performance measurement.

  • Experience supporting workforce studies, program evaluations, or organizational assessments.

  • Experience presenting analytical findings to executive stakeholders.

  • Master's degree in Analytics, Data Science, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, Public Policy, Operations Research, or a related field.

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. 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.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected] . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or [email protected] . Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact [email protected] . Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,353 open Data Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$98–163K/yr
  • Virginia median$103–156K/yr292 salary ranges
  • US median$87–132K/yr3,573 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $131K, is close to the Virginia median midpoint ($128K) — in the middle half of Data Analyst salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 390 open Data Analyst jobs in Virginia and 5,353 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Data Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (4,220 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,182 of the 5,353 open Data Analyst jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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