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Senior Data Automation Specialist

Guidehouse

ARLINGTON, VAJob$98–163K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$98–163K/yr
Location
ARLINGTON, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Public Trust clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

Guidehouse seeks a Data Automation Specialist for its Defense and Security Segment, supporting a position management program at the Department of Homeland Security. The role involves collecting, transforming, integrating, and analyzing data; producing reports and presentations; and supporting business process improvement and modernization. The specialist also provides analysis and recommendations on data management and analytics approaches and works with cross-functional teams.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data VisualizationData AnalyticsIndependent AnalysisAction RecommendationsClient Meeting LeadershipMicrosoft OfficeExcelPowerPointExcel FormulasPivot TablesMacrosVBASQLPythonRTableauPower BIQlikTeam CollaborationIndependent WorkClient Needs AssessmentClient Relationship BuildingTask PrioritizationConflict CommunicationAudience-Adapted CommunicationSharePoint

Qualifications

Public Trust AdjudicationBachelor's Degree5+ Years Data Visualization ExperienceConsulting Firm ExperienceFederal Finance Organization Experience

Benefits

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

Full job description

Job Family :

Finance & Accounting Consulting

Travel Required :

Up to 10%

Clearance Required :

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Automation Specialist to join our Defense and Security Segment, where the individual will collect, transform, integrate, and analyze data to identify trends, assess performance, and support decision-making for a position management program within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Knowledge and experience working on multiple projects simultaneously in or like a Contact Center environment

  • Leads data research and analysis tasks.

  • Prepares data formats and compiles data to produce reports.

  • Prepares reports and presentations that convey trends and analysis.

  • Performs data research and analysis tasks related to database planning and design, systems analysis, integration, programming, conversion, and implementation support.

  • May use VBA, SQL and other tools to provide analysis and use of data sets, systems, and software.

  • Supports DHS business process improvements and modernization projects.

  • Analyzes and evaluates data to provide administrative and operational support, and to identify and resolve problems, in a variety of non-technical functional areas such as logistics, finance, programs, and business operations.

  • Identifies, defines, interprets, clarifies scope, and provides guidance regarding existing technical difficulties and potential enhancement solutions.

  • Works with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.

  • Develops and implements policies, procedures, and solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

  • Provides expert analysis and recommendations on current and emerging approaches and technology for big data management and analytics.

  • Ability to conduct detailed research and analysis of technical information.

  • Knowledge of industry leading data quality and data protection management practices.

  • Possesses consulting skills, with change management concepts and strategies, including communication, culture change and performance measurement system design.

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.

  • Bachelor's degree

  • FIVE (5) or more years of experience using various data visualization programs such as Tableau, Power BI, SQL/VBA, etc. Experience should include:

  • Performing data analytics to address management and operational challenges

  • Independently conducting analysis and recommending actions to take based on analysis.

  • Leading client meetings.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, especially MS Excel and MS PowerPoint

What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Intermediate Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables) required, advanced skills (macros, VBA) preferred.

  • Proficiency in data analytic tools such as SQL, Python, R

  • Proficiency in Tableau, PowerBI, or Qlik

  • Collaborating and working in a team environment, as well as the ability to work independently

  • Identifying and addressing client needs, building relationships with clients, demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks, communicating potential conflicts to a supervisor

  • Communicating effectively to various audiences, including various levels of management and external clients, in a professional environment

  • Experience in commercial or public sector consulting firms

  • Prior experience supporting federal finance organizations

  • Experience with SharePoint

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 5,149 open Data Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$98–163K/yr
  • Virginia median$103–150K/yr279 salary ranges
  • US median$88–132K/yr3,261 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 444 open Data Analyst jobs in Virginia and 5,149 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Data Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (3,827 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,211 of the 5,149 open Data Analyst jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 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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