Data Visualization Engineer

SAIC•Chantilly, VA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Data Visualization Engineer to support its Prime Program supporting the NRO in Chantilly, Virginia. The role combines hands-on Tableau expertise with systems engineering and technical advisory skills to deliver visual analytics that support mission execution and senior leader decision-making. The position involves working directly with Government stakeholders, engineers, and mission partners in a highly visible SETA environment. An active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 9 years of experience; master's degree and at least 7 years; or PhD or JD and at least 4 years. Relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
Active/current Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Experience developing Tableau dashboards and transforming complex data into clear, actionable insights.
Proficiency with SQL, Python, data modeling, ETL, and enterprise data platforms.
Experience supporting Intelligence Community, DoD, or mission-focused environments.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data visualization skills.
Experience creating executive-level dashboards and briefing technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and customer engagement skills.
Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced SETA environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting the NRO or other Intelligence Community organizations.
Prior SETA, FFRDC, systems engineering, or technical advisory experience.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy Tableau dashboards providing mission, programmatic, and technical insights across the Ground Enterprise.
Enhance and maintain existing dashboards, improving usability, accuracy, performance, and alignment with evolving Government priorities.
Assess and validate data sources to ensure data integrity, completeness, and readiness for visualization.
Collaborate with Government stakeholders to gather analytic requirements and translate them into visualizations and data flows.
Evaluate dashboard architecture and dependencies and provide SETA advisory recommendations to improve reliability, performance, and scalability.
Perform data modeling, transformation, and integration to support visualizations and analytic workflows.
Conduct testing, verification, regression checks, and quality assurance to ensure dashboards reflect accurate, mission-aligned data.
Document dashboard logic, data pipelines, filters, calculations, and usage patterns to maintain analytic continuity.
Stay current with Tableau features, visualization best practices, and enterprise BI trends to guide capability enhancements.
Recommend improvements to strengthen analytic maturity, streamline reporting, and support leadership decision-making.