Senior Director, Data Analytics
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Job Location:
Reston, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 173832 - 295514
Posted on:
25-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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.
Youll 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 youll 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:
Bachelors 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 youll 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 wed 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 youll 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 were 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 worlds toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer.Together our employees are empowered to share theirexpertiseand collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information please read ourEEOpolicy.
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 withsincerely heldreligious beliefs in all phases of the application and employment process. To requestan accommodationplease emailand we will be happy toassist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extentto provide needed reasonable accommodations.
Read more aboutworkplacediscriminationrightsor our benefit offerings which are included in theTransparency in (Benefits) CoverageAct.
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 orassistwith responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is notpermitted. This policy is in place tomaintainthe integrity and authenticity of the interview process.
However we understand that some candidates may require accommodationthat involves the use of AI. Ifsuch anaccommodation is needed candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at. Weare dedicated to providingthe 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:
$173832.00 - $295514.00Nationwide Remote Office (US99)Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Adobe Analytics
- Data Analytics
- SQL
- Attribution Modeling
- Power BI
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Tableau
- Data Mining
- SAS
- Analytics
About Company
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