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Senior Data Automation Specialist

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$98,000–163,000/year — pay source
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.
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What you’ll work on

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  • Prepare data formats, compile data, and produce reports and presentations

  • Lead data research and analysis tasks

  • Use VBA, SQL and other tools to analyze data sets and systems

  • Support DHS business process improvements and modernization projects

  • Work with cross-functional teams to achieve goals

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Prepares data formats and compiles data to produce reports.
Leads data research and analysis tasks.
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.
Works with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.

What you’ll bring

All qualifications

Core experience

  • Experience should include:- Performing data analytics to address management and operational challenges
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, especially MS Excel and MS PowerPoint

Preferred experience

  • Proficiency in data analytic tools such as SQL, Python, R
  • Proficiency in Tableau, PowerBI, or Qlik
  • Experience in commercial or public sector consulting firms
  • Prior experience supporting federal finance organizations
Qualification wording
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
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, especially MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
Proficiency in data analytic tools such as SQL, Python, R
Proficiency in Tableau, PowerBI, or Qlik
Experience in commercial or public sector consulting firms
Prior experience supporting federal finance organizations
Education & alternatives
- 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

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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- 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
- 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.
- 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:
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 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

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Job description

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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 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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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.
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