Automation Engineer

Govcio LLC•San Diego, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

GovCIO is hiring an Automation Engineer to support data analysis, process and workflow automation, data configuration, and reporting activities for the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The role works with officers and contractors to connect reporting and analytics, configure systems, and analyze data to create real-time metrics and tasking responses that support the ICE mission. The engineer directly supports the San Diego Field Office on-site, helping automate processes to make law enforcement initiatives more efficient. The role includes working with stakeholders to understand operational needs, analyze data and workflows, recommend technical solutions, and provide leaders and end users with clear metrics and information.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience.
At least 5 years of work experience.
At least 3 years of experience working in data and automation client environments.
Experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate and Power BI.
Ability to attain and maintain DHS clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Ability to translate ICE-specific mission needs into practical data elements for analysis.
Excellent data analytics and communication skills.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
Ability to work independently in an extremely fast-paced environment.
Flexibility to change direction on short notice while tracking and executing tasks in progress.
Ability to think creatively while communicating or handling a variety of situations.
Experience in data exploration, data cleaning, visualization, and data analytics.
Experience with data visualization tools such as Qlik or Tableau.
Experience with distributed data and computing tools, including Databricks.
Evidence of skills in data modeling, mapping data flows, and data design.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders, field office teams, and project managers to collect and compile information for timely responses to requests and ad hoc assignments.
Align data with analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, and Qlik dashboards.
Understand existing business workflows and identify opportunities to use tools such as Power Apps and Power BI.
Identify client needs, issues, and challenges; perform gap analysis and recommend solutions that can be enabled within data systems.
Provide trade-off analyses of technical solutions to determine the best tools and methodologies for complex data requests.
Create project deliverables and artifacts that adhere to team compliance and quality standards.
Use source data to assess project and business-process effectiveness.
Analyze changes in requirements with team members and recommend timely, expedient solutions.
Create dashboards and disseminate metrics to enable end-user visibility of data.
Translate complex issues from multiple information sources into a clear picture for mission leadership using advanced analytic skills.