Senior Data Visualization Engineer

Steampunk • McLean, VA

3d • $115,000 - $170,000

About The Position

Steampunk is seeking a Senior Data Visualization Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert on a large contract supporting a major federal agency. The role focuses on creating visually appealing, operationally impactful dashboards and reports that translate client data into actionable insights. The engineer will use visual analytics platforms to help users understand data, ask better questions, and take action, while designing and delivering solutions for complex data problems.

The position includes designing, developing, and delivering analytics solutions with attention to functionality, data, security, integration, infrastructure, and performance. The engineer will help migrate dashboards to a unified platform, collaborate with clients and stakeholders, define enterprise data and technology needs for business intelligence and analytics, facilitate meetings with diverse viewpoints, and support an Agile software development lifecycle. The role also contributes to the growth of Steampunk’s Data Exploitation Practice.

Requirements

• Ability to hold a position of public trust with the U.S. government.
• Master’s degree and 3 years of relevant experience, or bachelor’s degree and 5 years of relevant experience, or no degree and 10 years of relevant experience.
• At least one professional certification relevant to the technical service provided; maintain a certification relevant to the product being deployed and/or maintained.
• 5–7 years of experience designing, developing, and configuring data visualizations for different types of users.
• 5–7 years of experience using Tableau, Power BI, Cognos, or other tools to create and develop reporting applications.
• 5–7 years of experience with data management disciplines, including data governance, data architecture, data modeling, data storage, data security, data integration, and data quality.
• Experience building dashboards accessing a Data Lake, specifically Parquet files.
• Experience participating in a BI platform migration.
• Ability to lead or participate in business sessions to identify and document analytic use cases.
• Ability to be a self-starter, take ownership of opportunities, work independently, and manage simultaneous projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain advanced concepts in simple terms to audiences with varying levels of expertise.

Responsibilities

• Create visually appealing and operationally impactful dashboards and reports that translate client data into actionable insights.
• Use data visualization tools to help client users understand data, ask better questions, and take action.
• Design, develop, and deliver analytics solutions, considering functionality, data, security, integration, infrastructure, and performance.
• Help migrate dashboards to a single unified platform.
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders.
• Help define enterprise data and technology needs to support business intelligence and analytics.
• Facilitate meetings with diverse and sometimes conflicting points of view.
• Support an Agile software development lifecycle.
• Contribute to the growth of Steampunk’s Data Exploitation Practice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed