Data Engineer/Consultant

The Data Engineer/Consultant role at Noblis in Springfield, VA focuses on transforming complex data into clear insights that support enrollment, scheduling, and student success.

Location

Springfield, VA (onsite)

Salary

USD 82,500 - 128,925 per year

Role Summary

In this position, you will build dashboards and queries, perform data profiling and anomaly detection, support data governance documentation, and communicate analytical findings to stakeholders. The work includes independent execution alongside collaboration with cross-functional teams to integrate analytics into business processes and applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute ad hoc queries for quick-turnaround analytics, including data discovery, schema analysis, and multi-table joins for dashboard development.
• Design and maintain dashboards, reports, and data visualizations using tools such as Tableau and SQL.
• Conduct data profiling and anomaly detection to identify data quality issues and provide recommendations for data governance initiatives.
• Document data definitions, locations, and relationships to support a data catalog, data governance, and business analysis.
• Create slide decks and presentations to communicate data governance guidance and analytical findings to clients and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams while also working independently to integrate data analytics into business processes and applications.

Required Qualifications

• US Citizenship required.
• Active Top Secret clearance required; ability to obtain and maintain SCI with CI polygraph.
• Education/work experience: Bachelor's + 3+ years, or Master's + 1+ years, or Ph.D. + 0+ years, or Associate's + 6+ years, or High school diploma/GED + 9+ years.
• Develop programmatic solutions to aggregate data using SQL, Python, and Syntasa.
• Bring together multiple data sources and create views and joins using performance-optimized query logic.
• Build, update, and maintain Tableau dashboards.
• Validate data and dashboards for accuracy and consistency.
• Manage access requests and ensure data security compliance.
• Document work clearly and keep JIRA tasks up to date.
• Gather project requirements with stakeholders.
• Propose and implement workflow efficiencies such as programming shortcuts and automation.
• Contribute to data dictionaries and shared documentation.
• Provide technical mentorship to teammates.
• Develop data governance recommendations and guidance.

Technologies

• Tableau, SQL, Python, Syntasa
• Excel, R
• GitHub
• JIRA

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
• Paid leave
• Professional development
• Tuition assistance
• Work-life programs
• Award programs recognizing employees for exceptional performance and strong demonstration of service standards
• Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in benefit programs

Travel

Travel up to 10% within the US.

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 30 lbs
• Walk, bend, drive

Desired Qualifications

• Degrees in Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Analytics/Science, or a related field
• Proficiency in Excel and other visualization tools
• Experience cleaning and documenting data sets
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to identify repetitive tasks that could be automated
• Team player with clear communication skills
• Critical thinker who takes initiative and works through setbacks
• Portfolio or examples of dashboards and analysis work
• Familiarity with programming in R for automation, GitHub, and higher-ed data

Additional Notes

US Citizenship is required, and clearance requirements apply. Salary range posted: USD $82,500.00 - USD $128,925.00 /Yr.