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$85,000–141,000/year — pay source
Relevant experience supporting Department of State or other Federal Government organizations. The annual salary range for this position is $85,000.00-$141,000.00. 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.
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Citizens onlyActive SECRET or higher security clearance

What you’ll work on

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  • Create and maintain automated Databricks workflows to catalog and transform data

  • Build and maintain authentication workbooks linking data sources to cataloging tools

  • Create and maintain Power Apps solutions on the Microsoft Power Platform

  • Gather client requirements and adapt data solutions to mission needs

  • Support business development with RFP, RFQ, RFI responses and whitepapers

From the employer’s posting
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.
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.

What you’ll bring

All qualifications

Core experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field.
  • 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.

Preferred 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.
Qualification wording
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field.
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.
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.
Education & alternatives
- Active SECRET or higher security clearance. - Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field. - TWO (2) years of relevant professional experience.

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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Nov 5, 20268 days ago
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Last seen by us
Nov 13, 2026

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How this job compares

Pay

Lower than most similar jobs

$85K–$141K against $127K–$190K, the middle half of what similar US postings state.

From 2,239 postings in the last year. Stated ranges, not salaries paid.

Time since we first saw it

Day 8

Similar jobs usually come down between day 6 and day 56.

At Guidehouse, jobs usually come down by about day 30.

From 13,619 similar postings that came down, and 162 of Guidehouse’s. Coming down is not always a hire.

Guidehouse is hiring

108 open jobs

Open jobs by the week we first saw them, last 12 weeks.

  • Takes jobs down at a usual pace
  • 7% of open jobs were reposted
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What You Will Do: 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. What You Will Need:
- 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.
- 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.

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Has Guidehouse posted this job before?

Yes. We’ve followed 4 other Data Engineer jobs there since September 2026. One came down after 12 days. 3 are still up.

  1. HuntsvilleStill up after 66 days, first seen Sep 9
  2. WashingtonStill up after 31 days, first seen Oct 13
  3. Place not statedCame down after 12 days, first seen Oct 30
  4. This jobUp 9 days so far, first seen Nov 5
  5. HuntsvilleStill up after 2 days, first seen Nov 11

Large employers often post one title for several teams, so these can be separate openings.

Demand for Data Engineer roles

New Data Engineer postings at the employers we follow are up 7% over the last 6 weeks compared with the 6 before.

Weekly new Data Engineer postings at the same employers, from the week of August 17 to the week of November 2. The fewest in a week was 860, the most 1,354, and the latest week had 1,335.
August 17Last week

Each bar is one week of new postings. The darkest bars are the last 6 weeks.

Counted from the hiring pages we’ve followed for at least five weeks, so employers we add don’t look like growth. Updated weekly.

About the role

We file this job under Data Engineer, by the work the posting describes.

Data engineers build and run the pipelines that copy data out of apps and outside services into a warehouse or lake, and fix them when a source changes or a load fails.

Expect SQL, Python, a cloud platform, a scheduler such as Airflow, and often tools for large data such as Spark or Kafka.

An analytics engineer works one step later, turning the raw data a data engineer lands into clean tables people can query.

US government figures for database architects

Median yearly pay, May 2025
$139,500
Expected change, 2025 to 2035
9.4% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs

The government has no code for data engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, database architects, which includes data integration and data warehousing specialists.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1243.

Job description

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Job Family:

Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting


Travel Required:

None


Clearance Required:

Active Secret

What You Will Do:

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.


What You Will Need:

  • 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. 

The annual salary range for this position is $85,000.00-$141,000.00. 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 RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. 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 guidehouse@myworkday.com.  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 recruiting@guidehouse.com. 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.

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Pay
Relevant experience supporting Department of State or other Federal Government organizations. The annual salary range for this position is $85,000.00-$141,000.00. 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.
Location & working pattern

US - VA, Arlington

- 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:
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What You Will Need: - Active SECRET or higher security clearance. - Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field.

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