Senior Data Analyst (Databricks) - Remote USA

ICF International, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Reston, VA

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Perform hands-on data analysis, profiling, reconciliation, and validation using Databricks, SQL, and modern analytics workflows.
• Validate data quality, data integrity, transformations, business rules, reports, dashboards, and analytic outputs against requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Develop and execute SQL-based test queries for data validation, defect investigation, regression testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Lead the design, implementation, and governance of a robust UAT framework including UAT plans, test scenarios, test cases, acceptance criteria, traceability matrices, issue logs, readiness assessments, and results reporting.
• Coordinate and facilitate UAT sessions with representative users to validate real-world workflows, system functionality, usability, and release readiness.
• Support usability testing by evaluating workflow effectiveness, query performance, dashboard usability, self-service capabilities, accessibility, and end-to-end user journeys.
• Partner with product owners, business stakeholders, data engineers, QA/test teams, UX/CX specialists, developers, and client leadership to translate testing outcomes and user feedback into actionable backlog items.
• Document and communicate data quality issues, usability concerns, defects, risks, and recommendations in clear, client-ready formats for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support Agile delivery by contributing to backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, demos, retrospectives, and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintain requirements, testing artifacts, and traceability in tools such as Jira and Confluence from requirements through test execution, validation, and resolution.
• Work within core business hours of 10am–4pm Eastern Time, with flexibility to start earlier or work later based on time zone.
• May be required to travel once per quarter to an office location.
• Ensure all work is performed within the United States; ICF monitors work locations and blocks access from foreign IP addresses and prohibits personal VPN use.
• Apply data validation practices in production analytics, reporting, dashboarding, and cloud data platform environments.
• Support federal data modernization, emergency management, disaster response, or other mission-driven IT programs.
• Utilize analytical, reporting, and visualization software such as QuickSight, Power BI, Tableau, or ArcGIS.
• Engage with data governance, metadata management, data catalogs, role-based access control, data sharing, and federated data stewardship models.
• Collaborate using tools such as Jira, Confluence, GitHub, or GitLab in Agile delivery environments including SAFe ceremonies.
• Demonstrate strong technical writing skills to document testing outcomes, data validation results, user feedback, risks, issues, and recommendations.
• Manage multiple projects under tight deadlines with strong time management, organizational, facilitation, and communication skills.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of experience as a Data Analyst, Systems Analyst, Quality Analyst, Business Analyst, or related role supporting enterprise data, analytics, reporting, or system validation efforts
• U.S. Citizenship required due to federal contract requirements
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal public trust clearance or equivalent client-required background investigation
• Candidate must reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S., and perform all work within the U.S.
• Candidate must have lived in the U.S. for three (3) full years out of the last five (5) years

🏖️ Benefits

• Pay range of $74,090.00 – $125,954.00 based on full-time employment
• Flexible work hours within core 10am–4pm Eastern Time window
• Opportunity for quarterly in-office travel
• Remote work within the United States
• Equal opportunity employer with accommodations available for disabilities and religious beliefs
• Access to comprehensive benefit offerings as outlined in ICF’s Transparency in (Benefits) Coverage Act

Skills & Technologies

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Remote

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About ICF International, Inc.

Global advisory and technology services provider delivering strategy, analytics, and digital transformation to government and commercial clients. Core capabilities span energy, environment, health, education, and cybersecurity, integrating data science, policy expertise, and implementation support. Founded in 1969, publicly traded on NASDAQ as ICFI, with 9,000+ employees across more than 80 offices worldwide.

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