Senior Data Analyst - Child Welfare

Job Family: Data Science Consulting Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust We are seeking a Data Analyst with strong child welfare domain expertise to support a state agency modernization effort. This role focuses on working directly with agency stakeholders to translate program needs into data-driven insights, scalable reporting, and actionable dashboards. You will play a central role in strengthening how the agency uses data to support program oversight, decision-making, and service delivery for children and families. This role offers the opportunity to shape how a state agency uses data to support critical decisions impacting children and families, while building scalable reporting and analytics capabilities that will have lasting impact. What You Will Do: • 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 What You Will 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 What Would Be Nice To Have: • Experience supporting state or county child welfare agencies • Familiarity with CCWIS or large human services system environments • Experience working across multiple data sources or legacy systems • Exposure to data governance, metric standardization, or reporting strategy efforts • Experience building executive-level dashboards or performance reporting The annual salary range for this position is $102,000.00-$170,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. What We Offer: Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace. Benefits include: • 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