Senior Data Analyst – Child Welfare

Guidehouse

Data Analyst focusing on strengthening data use in child welfare decisions for state agencies. Collaborating with stakeholders to develop insights and actionable reporting.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $102,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with agency stakeholders to gather requirements and define analytics and reporting needs
Assess and prepare data from multiple systems for analytics and reporting use cases
Design and develop operational and decision-support dashboards that drive action
Translate program workflows and policy into clear metrics, KPIs, and reporting logic
Build and publish user-centered data products that are accessible and meaningful to business users
Advise stakeholders on opportunities to expand the role and impact of data across the agency
Collaborate across program, policy, and technical teams to align reporting with business priorities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university
Based on our contractual obligations, candidate must be located within the United States and US Citizen
Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal public trust
Prior experience in child welfare, human services, or related social programs (state agency, consulting, or nonprofit)
Minimum 3 + years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or reporting
Proven experience developing dashboards (preferred: Power BI)
Experience with SQL and Python
Ability to prepare and execute data pipelines and integrations
Strong experience preparing, transforming, and structuring data for reporting and analytics
Experience with structured and unstructured data
Experience working directly with stakeholders to gather requirements and design user-centered data products
Ability to translate business needs into actionable insights and visualization
Preference will be given to candidates living in and around Austin, TX, Atlanta, GA and Baton Rouge, LA

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Data AnalyticsDashboard DevelopmentSQLPythonData Pipeline PreparationData TransformationData StructuringUser-Centered DesignKPI DevelopmentReporting Logic

Soft Skills

Stakeholder CollaborationRequirements GatheringAdvisory SkillsCommunication

Certifications

Bachelor’s DegreeFederal Public Trust