Guidehouse

Forward Deployed Engineering Roles

Guidehouse$98K — $163K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Secret clearance
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Experience with end users to support operational needs
  • Familiarity with Databricks and building data pipelines
  • Proficiency in Python or Spark for data solutions
  • Willingness to work on-site in DC or Northern Virginia

Responsibilities

  • Deploy and support advanced data and analytics capabilities with customer teams
  • Translate operational needs into product configurations with government stakeholders
  • Implement and optimize data pipelines within a Databricks environment
  • Troubleshoot production issues to ensure feature reliability and performance
  • Collaborate with product teams for enhancements and evolution based on field feedback

Benefits

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement and Personal Development Opportunities
  • 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 cloudbased 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.
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8,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2018

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