Data Analytics Developer

Guidehouse•Arlington, VA

About The Position

Guidehouse is hiring a Data Analytics Developer for its Defense & Security AI & Data team, supporting the U.S. Department of State in modernizing mission and business processes through secure, scalable solutions. The role translates diplomatic, consular, security, and management needs into low-code solutions, integrations, and data experiences that improve operational efficiency, data quality, collaboration, and decision-making. The developer will work with functional stakeholders, architects, data owners, security teams, end users, Department bureaus and offices, mission stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to analyze processes, define requirements, and design and implement secure Microsoft Power Platform solutions. The work includes automating business processes, integrating enterprise systems, applying application lifecycle management, and meeting government security, privacy, accessibility, records-management, and governance requirements. The position also supports troubleshooting, optimization, peer review, documentation, demonstrations, user-acceptance testing, training, deployment, production maintenance, client delivery, business development, internal firm initiatives, and continued professional development. Support for Department of State stakeholders may involve on-site and hybrid work in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Travel is up to 25%, and an active Secret clearance is required.

Requirements

Active and maintained SECRET Federal security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree.
Minimum three years of relevant professional experience.
Experience developing Power Automate cloud flows using conditions, expressions, approvals, error handling, notifications, and connectors to automate business processes.
Experience integrating Power Platform with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, SQL, Azure services, RESTful APIs, or other enterprise systems.
Working knowledge of Power Platform application lifecycle management, including solutions, environment variables, connection references, source control, deployment pipelines, release management, and separation of development, test, and production environments.
Ability to troubleshoot application, flow, connector, integration, security, and performance issues and implement maintainable resolutions.
Experience gathering requirements, documenting technical designs, conducting demonstrations, supporting user-acceptance testing, and translating technical concepts for nontechnical stakeholders.
Ability to develop solutions that comply with government security, privacy, accessibility, records-management, and data-governance requirements.
Ability to support on-site and hybrid work for U.S. Department of State stakeholders in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting the U.S. Department of State, a foreign affairs agency, or another national security or civilian federal client.
Microsoft Power Platform Developer Associate certification or comparable current Microsoft Power Platform certification.
Experience extending Power Platform with JavaScript or TypeScript, C#, JSON, HTML, Dataverse plug-ins, custom APIs, custom connectors, or Power Apps Component Framework controls.
Experience with Power Platform CLI, Azure DevOps or GitHub, automated build and release processes, deployment pipelines, and managed solutions.
Experience with Power Pages, Microsoft Copilot Studio, AI Builder, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, or Azure integration services.
Experience establishing or applying Power Platform governance, environment strategy, data-loss-prevention policies, Center of Excellence practices, monitoring, auditing, and adoption standards.
Experience applying automated testing, performance analysis, accessibility testing, peer review, user-acceptance testing, and quality assurance to business applications and workflows.
Experience modernizing legacy applications, manual workflows, spreadsheets, or SharePoint-based processes into maintainable Power Platform solutions.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to create concise technical documentation, executive-ready briefings, training materials, and user guidance.

Responsibilities

Design and implement secure Microsoft Power Platform solutions for the U.S. Department of State.
Partner with Department bureaus, offices, mission stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to analyze processes, define requirements, and translate user needs into scalable solution designs.
Build Power Automate cloud flows, approvals, scheduled processes, notifications, and integrations to streamline manual work and improve process consistency.
Implement application lifecycle management practices, including solutions, source control, environment variables, connection references, automated testing, deployment pipelines, and controlled releases across development, test, and production environments.
Apply security, privacy, accessibility, records-management, and governance requirements throughout solution design and delivery, including least-privilege access and data-loss-prevention controls.
Troubleshoot and optimize solutions; conduct peer reviews; document work; deliver demonstrations and training; support user-acceptance testing, deployment, and production maintenance.
Contribute to client delivery, business development, internal firm initiatives, and continued professional development in Power Platform, Azure, and federal consulting.

Benefits

Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance.
Personal and family sick time and company-paid holidays.
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus.
Parental leave and adoption assistance.
401(k) retirement plan.
Basic life and supplemental life insurance.
Health savings account and dental/vision and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Student loan paydown.
Tuition reimbursement, personal development, and learning opportunities.
Skills development and certifications.
Employee referral program.
Corporate-sponsored events and community outreach.
Emergency back-up childcare program.
Mobility stipend.