Senior Director, Data Analytics

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Description

ICF is a rapidly growing, entrepreneurial, multi-faceted consulting company, seeking a Senior Director, Data Analytics to support our Department of Defense (DoD) Child and Youth Programs (CYP) program.

ICF works with government representatives and users to build and enhance CYP systems.

The DoD recognizes the importance of providing military and DoD-affiliated families with access to quality, affordable childcare programs.

Access to childcare directly affects the efficiency, mission readiness, morale, and retention of DoD personnel worldwide.

You’ll be joining a cross-functional team of full stack developers, data engineers, and data analysts working on mission critical reporting and an exciting cloud modernization initiative.

Your work will help ensure decision-makers have access to accurate, timely, and meaningful data and data products to drive effective service delivery and measurable mission outcomes.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy working independently to solve real-world challenges through data, we want to hear from you.

**Job Location** : This position is fully remote with up to 10% travel to the DC Metropolitan area for client meetings.

**What you’ll be doing:**

+ Support the design and development of SSIS-based data pipelines and ETL routines in DISA environment for many source systems running Microsoft SQL.

+ Lead design efforts for data and analytics modernization strategy.

+ Conduct data profiling, transformation, and quality assurance on structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.

+ Identify underlying issues and translate them into technical requirements.

+ Assist in building and optimizing data lakes, feature stores, and data warehouse structures to support analytics and machine learning.

+ Prepare, structure, and validate data for data science and ML Ops workflows, ensuring it meets the quality and format requirements for modeling.

+ Help monitor and maintain the flow of data across BI dashboards, analytics environments, and machine learning pipelines.

+ Engage directly with clients and stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into scalable solutions.

+ Collaborate with UX designers, business analysts, developers, and end users to define data and reporting requirements.

+ Meet with government employees at executive levels, platform stakeholders, and vendor partners.

+ Work within Agile teams to support iterative development, backlog grooming, and sprint-based delivery.

+ Provide mentorship to junior resources

**What you must have:**

+ Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.

+ 12+years in SQL, data engineering, data modeling, data security practices, data platforms, and analytics

+ 5+ years of ETL Pipeline Development building robust, scalable data pipelines

+ 3+ years in SSIS / Microsoft SQL

+ 3+ years in a modern data platform e.g. Databricks, Snowflake, Redshift, etc

+ 3+ years with distributed computing using Apache Spark

+ Ability to design and deploy performant end-to-end data architectures

+ Experience with deployment pipelines, including Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

+ Candidate must reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S., and all work must be performed in the U.S.

**Technologies you’ll use:**

+ AWS

+ SSIS

+ SQL Server

+ Power BI

+ Python

+ Git, Jira, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, CodeBuild).

+ Jira, Confluence, SharePoint.

+ Mural, Miro, or other collaboration/whiteboarding tools.

**What we’d like you to have:**

+ Cloud certifications

+ Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar.

+ Machine Learning and Analytical Skills including:

+ MLOps - Working knowledge of ML deployment and operations

+ Data Science Methodologies - Statistical analysis, modeling, and interpretation

+ Big Data Technologies - Experience beyond Spark with distributed systems

+ Advanced proficiency in data engineering and analytics using Python, expert-level SQL skills for data manipulation and analysis and experience with Python

+ Demonstrable experience developing rapid POCs and Prototypes

+ History of staying current with evolving data technologies and methodologies

**Professional Skills**

+ Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and willingness to learn new tools and technologies

+ Consulting experience with ability to work directly with clients, executive level stakeholders and manage conflicts

**Why you’ll love working here:**

+ Generous vacation and retirement plans.

+ Comprehensive health benefits.

+ Flexible work environment.

+ Ongoing training and development opportunities.

+ Inclusive and collaborative culture.

+ Meaningful work that impacts communities.

**Working at ICF**

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants.

We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals.

For more information, please read our EEO (https://www.icf.com/legal/equal-employment-opportunity) policy.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.

To request an accommodation, please email  Candidateaccommodation@icf.com  and we will be happy to assist.

All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.



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**Candidate AI Usage Policy**

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge.

As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted.

This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.



However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI.

If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at  candidateaccommodation@icf.com .

We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.

 

**Pay Range** - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$173,832.00 - $295,514.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)

Required Skill Profession

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