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Senior Data Analyst - Child Welfare

Guidehouse

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Aug 2026

💰 $170,000/yr($102,000/yr – $170,000/yr)

About the role

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

About Guidehouse

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

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