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Lead Data Analytics Engineer

Remote/Work from Home within the United States

Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active or interim Secret Clearance.

@Orchard LLC has an immediate need for a Lead Analytics Engineer / Data Analytics SME to serve as a technical leader supporting enterprise data modernization, financial analytics, and executive decision support for a Department of War client. This individual will function as both a hands-on technical expert and client-facing lead, guiding data engineering efforts, shaping analytical products, mentoring team members, and partnering with senior stakeholders to solve complex financial management and resource planning challenges.

Your responsibilities as a Financial Reporting Consultant. 

·        Lead the design, development, integration, and governance of enterprise analytics solutions supporting financial and programmatic decision-making.

·        Architect scalable data pipelines and analytical environments using Databricks, Python, SQL, PySpark, and related technologies.

·        Guide the integration of financial, operational, and programmatic data from multiple authoritative systems.

·        Lead requirements gathering sessions with client stakeholders and translate strategic business questions into technical and analytical approaches.

·        Support PPBE, budget execution, financial analysis, forecasting, scenario modeling, and resource planning activities.

·        Oversee development of executive dashboards, scorecards, analytical reports, and senior leadership briefing materials.

·        Establish and reinforce data governance practices, including data quality controls, lineage, metadata, business rules, documentation, and auditability.

·        Mentor analysts, engineers, and developers while remaining hands-on with technical delivery.

·        Support testing, implementation, configuration management, documentation, and change management activities.

·        Recommend improvements to reporting processes, data management practices, business workflows, and decision-support products.

Your background will include. 

·        Bachelor's degree in business, data, or a relevant field

·        8+ years of experience supporting enterprise analytics, data engineering, business intelligence, or financial data initiatives.

·        Demonstrated experience leading technical projects, workstreams, or client-facing analytics engagements.

·        Advanced proficiency with Python, SQL, and enterprise data engineering practices.

·        Experience architecting solutions using Databricks, Spark, PySpark, cloud analytics platforms, or modern data platform environments.

·        Experience integrating, transforming, validating, and governing data from multiple authoritative systems.

·        Experience with Git, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, or similar version control and delivery management tools.

·        Experience designing executive dashboards, analytical products, and decision-support materials in ADVANA/Qlik and other relevant tools.

·        Ability to lead small teams while remaining hands-on technically.

·        Strong stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering, and executive communication skills.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities. 

·        Experience supporting Department of War financial management, comptroller, resource management, or PPBE organizations.

·        Experience leading data modernization, data migration, or enterprise reporting transformation efforts.

·        Experience with workflow automation, Power Platform, UiPath, Celonis, or process intelligence tools.

·        Experience with GitLab, CI/CD, configuration management, peer review, and code governance practices.

·        Master's degree in business, data, analytics, information systems, finance, economics, engineering, or a related field.

Compensation: Compensation for this role will be determined based on experience and qualifications. The expected base salary range is between $160K and $230K. Generous benefits, bonus eligibility, and significant professional development support are all available.

Established in 2010, @Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent-scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI.  Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atorchard.com.