Guidehouse

Forward Deployed Engineering Roles

Guidehouse$98K — $163K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Secret clearance required
  • Bachelor's Degree in relevant field
  • Direct user or mission team support experience
  • Expertise with Databricks for building data workflows
  • Proficiency in Python or Spark for data troubleshooting
  • Willingness to work on-site in DC or Northern Virginia

Responsibilities

  • Deploy and integrate advanced data analytics solutions with customer teams
  • Translate operational needs into scalable technical solutions for government stakeholders
  • Implement, test, and optimize data pipelines in a Databricks environment
  • Troubleshoot production issues to ensure reliability and security
  • Collaborate with product teams to enhance and evolve platforms based on feedback

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid sick time and company holidays
  • Eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
  • Parental leave and adoption assistance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Life insurance options
  • Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Student loan repayment assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement and learning opportunities
  • Skills development and certifications support
  • Employee referral program and corporate events
  • Emergency back-up childcare program
  • Mobility stipend
Full Job Description
Job Family:
Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting, Data Science Consulting

Travel Required:
Up to 10%

Clearance Required:
Active Secret

What You Will Do:
  • Deploy, integrate, and support advanced data and analytics capabilities directly with customer teams.
  • Work closely with government stakeholders to translate operational needs into product configurations and scalable technical solutions.
  • Implement, test, and optimize data pipelines and analytics workflows within a Databricks-based environment.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring reliability, performance, and security of deployed features.
  • Collaborate with product teams to deliver enhancements, identify gaps, and ensure field feedback informs platform evolution.


What You Will Need:
  • Active Secret clearance
  • Bachelors Degree
  • Experience working directly with end users or mission teams to support operational needs.
  • Experience with Databricks, including building pipelines, notebooks, and production workflows.
  • Experience with Python or Spark for building and troubleshooting data solutions.
  • Ability to work on-site at a government facility in Washington, DC or Northern Virginia when required.


What Would Be Nice To Have:
  • Experience supporting government or defense missions.
  • Strong foundational knowledge of cloud-based data processing, analytics, and distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with secure data environments and compliance-driven workflows.
  • Ability to operate in fast-paced, ambiguous environments while maintaining high technical rigor.
  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, or containerized deployment approaches
  • Prior work in a forward-deployed or customer-facing engineering role


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 a management consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm provides consulting services to clients in the public and commercial sectors, with a focus on energy, financial services, healthcare, national security, and aerospace and defense. Guidehouse was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from PwC. The firm has over 7,000 employees and operates in more than 50 locations worldwide.
Learn more about Guidehouse
Size
8,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2018

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