Financial Management (FM) Palantir Data Management Data Analyst
Guidehouse Open At a glance
Mid-level Data Analysis & BI role at Guidehouse. US - VA, McLean · full-time · $113,000–$188,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead teams building and improving Vantage solutions with Palantir Foundry for financial management work
- Develop data products that strengthen reporting, make financial information more transparent, and support enterprise decisions
- Guide client leaders as their main contact and maintain productive working relationships
- Supervise and coach project staff, setting expectations for collaboration and professional growth
What you bring
- You hold an active Secret clearance and can keep it current
- You have a bachelor’s degree and at least five years of professional experience
- You have built Foundry solutions, including Workshop, pipelines, transforms, datasets, and lineage
- You work with Python, SQL, PySpark, and Spark-based data processing
- You understand federal budget, execution, and accounting data, including controls and reconciliation
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits someone ready to lead a multidisciplinary team and advise senior client stakeholders. You must be able to commute to a client site or Guidehouse office, and travel may reach twenty-five percent.
From the employer
Job Family:
Data Science Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
As a Financial Management (FM) Palantir Management Data Analyst within Guidehouse’s Defense and Security Financial Management Practice, you will lead teams support Department of War clients in designing, developing, and enhancing modern solutions in the Vantage platform, leveraging Palantir Found that strengthen financial management operations, improve financial reporting and data transparency, and enable data-driven decision-making across enterprise financial management transformation initiatives. You will serve as the primary point of contact for client leadership, providing strategic guidance and maintaining strong client relationships. Additionally, you will supervise and mentor project team members and foster collaboration, accountability, and professional development across the program.
What You Will Need:
- Active and maintained Secret Federal or DoW security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of FIVE (5) years of professional experience
- Selected candidate must be able to commute to the client site or Guidehouse offices.
- Experience with Palantir Foundry, including Workshop.
- Experience in Python, SQL, PySpark, and Spark-based data processing.
- Experience building or supporting data solutions using Palantir Foundry, including pipelines, transforms, datasets, and data lineage.
- Experience working with relational and analytical data stores (e.g., Databricks, Oracle, Postgres, SQL Server) and applying sound data modeling principles.
- Experience handling federal financial data, including budget, execution, and accounting data, with an understanding of data controls and reconciliation needs.
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and influence senior stakeholders.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Direct experience supporting DoW financial, PPBE, comptroller/CFO, or audit-related programs.
- Experience supporting or integrating Palantir with DoD Advana
- Understanding and experience with Federal financial systems (e.g., GFEBS, Navy ERP, DAI, DEAMS) and Federal financial management and accounting concepts, data structures, and policy (e.g., Treasury Financial Manual, OMB Circular A-123, SFFAS, USSGL).
- Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Familiarity with Git-based version control, CI/CD concepts, and Agile delivery methodologies in secure environments.
- Prior experience working directly within the Advana/Vantage ecosystems or adjacent DoD enterprise analytics platforms.
- Certifications (Palantir, AWS, Azure, Databricks).
- Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, lineage, and access controls in classified or controlled unclassified environments.
- Understanding of DoW data, security, and compliance frameworks (e.g., RMF, ATO processes).
- Previous consulting experience supporting federal or defense clients.
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.
If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.
All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com. Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.
If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact recruiting@guidehouse.com. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.
Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.
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