Entrylevel Forward Deployed Engineer Jobs in Reston, VA

Job Family:

Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting, Data Science Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Active Secret

What You Will Do:
Support mission users in adopting and effectively leveraging modern data and analytics platforms.
Operate within environments built on Databricks, Advana, and related cloud-native data platforms.
Provide direct technical enablement to users, troubleshooting issues, guiding best practices, and ensuring mission teams can fully leverage deployed capabilities.
Collaborate with government and contractor stakeholders to translate mission needs into platform usage patterns.
Maintain awareness of evolving platform features and communicate updates to mission users.
Ensure all activities comply with security, governance, and data protection requirements.

Specific Responsibilities:

Forward Deployed - Adoption Engineer:
Engage directly with mission users to drive adoption of newly deployed technologies and analytic capabilities.
Provide hands-on assistance, demonstrations, and workflow optimization guidance.
Identify challenges faced by users and coordinate with engineering teams to drive enhancements.
Deliver structured enablement content tailored to user needs.

Forward Deployed - Engineer:
Provide live, hands-on training and onboarding sessions for mission users entering the platform environment.
Develop training materials, instructional labs, job aids, and walkthroughs aligned to platform architecture.
Lead recurring training events and maintain a structured onboarding path for new users.
Evaluate training outcomes and adjust curriculum to ensure mission readiness.
What You Will Need:
Active Secret clearance.
Strong experience supporting data and analytics platforms that leverage Databricks.
Ability to work on-site at a government facility in Washington, DC or Northern Virginia or remotely depending on project needs.
Excellent communication skills working with end users and stakeholders in mission environments.
Ability to troubleshoot basic data workflows, notebooks, cluster usage patterns, and user configuration issues.
What Would Be Nice To Have:

Experience in government digital transformation or mission analytics environments.
Familiarity with modern data engineering or BI workflows.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non technical users.

The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$188,000.00. 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

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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