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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Guidehouse Inc.
- **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $85,000 - $141,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, JIRA, Databases, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Python (Programming Language), Metadata, Meta-Data Management, Scrum Methodology, Api Design, Powerapps, Databricks
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9291064/data-engineer

## About the Role

Apply strong technical skills and a mission-focused mindset to understand client needs, identify opportunities, and design data-driven solutions. Leverage tools such as Python and platforms such as Databricks to create and maintain automated workflows to catalog data using APIs to ingest and transform data from various sources and file types. Create and maintain authentication workbooks for connections from data sources to cataloging tools. Work on the Microsoft Power Platform to create and maintain Power Apps solutions. Communicate clearly to translate technical findings for both technical and non-technical audiences, including leadership. Engage directly with clients to gather requirements, adapt solutions to mission needs, and drive initiatives forward. Support business development pursuits, such responses to RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, and the development of whitepapers., * Active SECRET or higher security clearance.

 * Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field.
 * TWO (2) years of relevant professional experience.
 * Experience using Python for data engineering, extract-transform-load (ETL), and wrangling data from various sources and file types.
 * Ability to work independently, proactively identify opportunities to add value to the client, and drive initiatives and innovation.
 * Ability to clearly communicate and present technical solutions, insights, and results to technical and non-technical audiences, including leadership.
 * Ability to support remote, hybrid, and on-site projects in the Washington D.C. metro area.

What Would Be Nice To Have :

 * THREE (3) or more years of relevant professional experience.
 * Experience creating and maintaining automated workflows in Databricks.

 * Experience creating and maintaining authentication workbooks for making connections from data sources to cataloging tools such as Alation.

 * Experience managing databases.

 * Experience working with data cataloging and metadata.

 * Experience working with APIs.

 * Experience creating and maintaining Power Apps.

 * Familiarity with Agile team operations, such as sprint planning, standup calls, writing Jira stories, backlog refinement, etc.

 * Ability to support business development including RFP, RFQ, and RFI responses and white papers.
 * Relevant experience supporting Department of State or other Federal Government organizations.